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Case Experience

Ryan Dahlstrom has been retained in matters by plaintiff and defense counsel nationwide, involving dram shop and liquor liability, security operations, premises liability, hospitality and venue operations, and event safety.

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Practice Areas

Where Ryan Is Retained

Ryan Dahlstrom has been retained in matters by plaintiff and defense counsel nationwide. A single matter often involves several of these areas at once — a nightclub case can turn on alcohol service, security operations and premises conditions together.

Dram ShopAlcohol overservice, visible intoxication, responsible service, Safe Harbor, and bartender and server conduct.Liquor LiabilityLicensing, regulatory compliance, service policy and the civil exposure that follows.Bar OperationsBartender practice, staffing, service procedure, patron conduct and incident response.Bar SecuritySecurity personnel, entry control, patron removal, altercations and foreseeable violence.Nightclub OperationsHigh-volume nightlife management, licensing procedure, crowd and alcohol service.Restaurant OperationsService practice, staffing, operating procedure and operational standards.Restaurant ManagementSupervisory practice, employee procedure, training and management oversight.Security OperationsSecurity staffing, supervision, procedure, crowd control and incident response.Event SecuritySecurity planning and staffing for events, entry and exit, patron and crowd management.Event ManagementEvent planning, venue coordination, staffing, crowd flow and operational oversight.Event & Stage SafetyEvent and stage-area safety, production operations and patron safety at entertainment venues.Premises LiabilityHospitality and entertainment premises conditions, inspection, and hazard response.Surveillance Video AnalysisReviewing and compiling surveillance, and building operational timelines from it.HospitalityHotels, resorts, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues — operations, policy and management.

Selected Engagements

Representative Settled Matters

Ryan Dahlstrom has been retained in matters by plaintiff and defense counsel nationwide. The concluded matters below are representative of his work in dram shop and liquor liability, security, premises liability, hospitality operations and event safety.

Draskovich v. Richards Bar

Retained by Pullano & Siporin (Plaintiff)Court Circuit Court of Cook County, IllinoisCase No. 2022 L 063072Date March 18, 2026

Bar SecurityDram Shop

Case Review · Expert Report · Deposition

Outcome: Settled

Bar SecurityDram ShopSecurity OperationsBar Operations

Estate of Kenneth McBreen v. Stevens Inn and Cal's Shade Western Lounge

Retained by Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore (Plaintiff)

Dram Shop

Case Review

Outcome: Settled

Dram ShopBar OperationsLiquor Liability

Scope

What Ryan Opines On

  • Retained by both sides. Ryan is retained by attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants. His opinions follow the evidence and hospitality industry standards, not the retaining party.
  • Operations, not engineering. Ryan evaluates hospitality and entertainment operations — alcohol-service practices, staffing, training, supervision, policy and procedure, security, crowd management and incident response. He does not offer opinions on structural, rigging, electrical or biomechanical engineering, toxicology or medical causation, and he does not offer opinions on the law.
  • Surveillance is read operationally. Where video is reviewed or compiled, the opinion concerns what the footage shows about operations and timeline, not image authentication or forensic video engineering.
  • Qualifications. Ryan's qualifications and a selection of his engagements are set out in his curriculum vitae.

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