Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC - Employment, vocational and life care expert witness

Based inDelray Beach, Florida

Main fieldEmployment, vocational and life care

Areas of expertise11 listed

About Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC

Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC principal is R. Britton Colbert, who has more than 35 years of experience with operations, franchising agreements, PIP and standards, development/acquisition financing and acquisition due diligence; experienced in preparing/participating with retaining counsel for Mock Trial exercises. Colbert operated a 9-hotel portfolio of 5 Embassy Suites, the Pasadena Hilton & several independent hotels in CA, WA, TX and IL. Franchising experience with Holiday Inns, Inc. Sheraton Hotels and most recognized hotel brands. Recent cases include wrongful death from alleged premises defect, wrongful death due to absence of control and the proper selection of outside contractors, near-drowning related to mismanagement, sexual assault cases from absence of any criminal or background checks and alleged wrongful death related to a third party vendor agreement for large, chain-affiliated resort in the Bahamas.

Services

Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC, provides the following services: provide assistance with litigation support evaluating all aspects of hotel operations, franchise standards/brand standards compliance; assists in preparing retaining counsel for opposing depositions, detailed discovery requests, affidavits, disclosures, interrogatory responses and Mock Trial exercises; conducts industry research consistent with the retained assignment; assists in evaluating acquisition and financing hotel due diligence.

Mr. Colbert offers litigation support experience with defense & plaintiff cases associated with hotel acquisition due diligence, wrongful death matters (fire, drowning & carbon monoxide poising), assaults, fraudulent hotel accounting procedures, cash-flow/Income Statement matters, business interruption disputes, franchise agreement compliance, hotel company operating and brand standards, corporate structure/reporting responsibilities, hotel condemnation matters, hotel eviction claims all within the responsibility of the property manager and with the expectation of safety and security of the premises.

Litigation Support Services

Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC provides unbiased and impartial expert lodging industry testimony and litigation support for plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Areas of Expertise

Employment
Financial Analysis
Franchising
Hospitality

Hotel
Hotel Franchise Disputes
Hotel Franchise Evaluation
Hotel Operations

Hotel Wrongful Death
Real Estate
Wrongful Death

Profile

R. Britton Colbert focuses on Hotel operations coupled with generally accepted operating practices and standards in the lodging industry to meet the Duty of Care expectation of guests and employees. My practice concentrates on catastrophic injuries resulting from assaults, shootings and wrongful death matters associated with hotel drowning, fire, and carbon monoxide poisoning occurrences at hotels and resorts. I routinely work on matters involving Hotel Franchise Agreements, Hotel Brand Standards, and Hotel Operating Standards vis--vis property control for safety and security. Approximately 50/50 distribution between Plaintiff and Defense retention with Hotel testimony in State and Federal Courts.