• Apparel & Textile Industry
• Business
• Food
• Human Resources
• Premises Liability
• Retail Real Estate
• Retail Security
• Retail Store Design & Operations
• Safety
• Shopping Center/Mall Real Estate
• Slip, Trip & Fall

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration specializing in Marketing; UCLA 1965
Master of Business Administration; Pepperdine Univ. 1978

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: Member: California Grocer's Association
Consumer Attorneys Association
Food Market Institute Risk Mgnt

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Speaker: Mexican American Grocer's Association
Consumer Attorney's Association

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)

A: No

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?

A: More than 2000 times

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: All areas of retail store operation, management safety procedures in light of the accepted practice of the industry

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: 50

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: 50

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: I have had over 900 times taken

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: April, 2019

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: 600

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: 100

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: 30 years

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Consulting regarding the industry, write reports, site inspections, policy & procedure review, store operation evaluations. Determine policy & procedures of retail establishments in light of the retail industry. Determine adequacy and implementation of such policies and procedures in the retail establishment.

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: 500

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: 500

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: 600

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: 600

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: Travel time at $200/hr. All out-of-pocket expenses incurred will be changed at my cost.

Clifford Clancey
Manning & Kass

Edward Deason, Esq.
Del Amo Financial Center
21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 1000
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 792-2175