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Bar Operations Case Experience

Bartender practice, staffing, service procedure, patron conduct and incident response.

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Scope

Bar Operations Matters

Matters where the question is how the bar actually ran: who was working, what they were trained to do, what the procedures required, and what happened when something went wrong.

  • Disclosed matters in this category: 20.
  • Retaining parties: 14 plaintiff, 5 defense (remainder not stated in the CV).
  • Jurisdictions named in the CV: California, Illinois, Kentucky, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Washington.
  • Services performed: Case Review, Expert Report, Deposition, Surveillance Compilation, Rebuttal Report.

Disclosed Matters

20 Bar Operations Matters

Drawn from the 2026 CV. Courts and docket numbers appear where the CV discloses them. Several of these matters also appear under other categories — the same case, not a duplicate.

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 · Settled

Bar SecurityDram ShopSecurity OperationsBar Operations

Hernandez v. Potrero LLP

Retained by Veatch Carllson LLP (Defense)

Bar Management

Case Review · Expert Report

Bar OperationsHospitality

Smith v. Lucky's of Columbia

Retained by Harling & West Attorneys at Law (Plaintiff)

Bar Liability

Case Review · Expert Report

Bar OperationsPremises Liability

Sanders v. AJB Holdings

Retained by Flickinger, Bolton, Robson, Weeks (Plaintiff)

Bar Management

Case Review

Bar OperationsHospitality

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

Retained by Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore (Plaintiff)

Dram Shop

Case Review · Settled

Dram ShopBar OperationsLiquor Liability

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Other Case Experience Categories

Dram Shop15 disclosed mattersLiquor Liability11 disclosed mattersBar Security6 disclosed mattersNightclub Operations3 disclosed mattersRestaurant Operations6 disclosed mattersRestaurant Management2 disclosed mattersSecurity Operations10 disclosed mattersEvent Security4 disclosed mattersEvent Management4 disclosed mattersEvent & Stage Safety4 disclosed mattersPremises Liability7 disclosed mattersSurveillance Video Analysis2 disclosed mattersHospitality10 disclosed matters

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