A liquor liability and dram shop expert witness with more than 30 years of professional experience in alcohol service investigations, consulting, and expert testimony, this specialist provides analysis in matters involving alcohol service practices, intoxication assessment, and compliance with responsible alcohol service standards. The expert has more than 25 years of expert witness experience and has been retained in numerous cases involving allegations of over service, service to minors, and alcohol-related incidents occurring in bars, restaurants, and nightclub environments. Professional work includes evaluation of establishment policies, staff conduct, service records, surveillance, and timelines to determine whether alcohol providers complied with recognized standards of care governing alcohol sales and service.

The expert’s background also includes law enforcement service specializing in liquor enforcement investigations, involving alcohol-related fatalities, serious injury collisions, assaults, and disturbances associated with alcohol-serving establishments. Responsibilities included enforcement of liquor statutes and administrative rules, coordination with prosecutorial authorities in criminal and civil matters, and sworn testimony regarding investigative findings. Additional professional activities include development of responsible alcohol service training programs, evaluation of employee training practices, and delivery of professional seminars addressing dram shop liability, alcohol service compliance, and risk management practices for alcohol providers.