Gary L Deel, PhD, JD, CHSE, CHIA, CHE, CFE, SHRM-CP, APP

Dr. Gary L Deel, PhD, JD, CHSE, CHIA, CHE, CFE, SHRM-CP, APP

FC Consulting & Expert Witness
8385 Vivaro Isle Way
Windermere, FL 34786
Office: 845-220-8284
Introduction

Gary Deel, PhD, JD has 10 years of experience in executive-level positions in the hospitality industry and 10 years of experience teaching hospitality management and law curriculum for some of the nation's top hotel schools.

Dr. Deel holds both a PhD in Hospitality and a JD in Law, so he understands the nuances of expert witness testimony from the perspective of attorney strategy. He has also worked in a variety of different hospitality industry capacities including operations, sales, security and risk management, training and administration, and others. His services are available to help attorneys make the strongest possible arguments for clients in hospitality-related cases. Dr. Deel offers expert witness services nationwide in the areas of:

Hotels
Resorts
Restaurants
Travel and Tourism
Meetings and Events
Theme Parks
Airlines
Cruise Lines
Casinos
Golf Courses
Recent Cases:

Suit against Miami beach resort involving catastrophic injury in the ocean and hotel duty to warn about latent hazards known to hotel and not obvious to visitors (plaintiff).
Suit against Orlando city center convention hotel involving sexual assault of a minor guest by an employee and hotel duty to monitor employee whereabouts and activities (plaintiff).


Areas of Expertise
  • Bars/Lounges/Night Clubs
  • Casino & Gaming Industry
  • Fire & Life Safety
  • Food
  • Hotel & Hospitality
  • Hotel Security
  • Liquor Liability/Dram Shop
  • Premises Liability
  • Restaurants
  • Tourism & Travel Industry

References

William Mulligan
Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 1150
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305)442-8666
wpm@grossmanroth.com

Alex Arteaga-Gomez
Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 1150
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305)442-8666
aag@grossmanroth.com