THE HOTEL EXPERTS - Florida

Steve and Skip Stearns have nearly 70 years of combined hotel management experience. Skip's responsibilities were primarily as a corporate officer while Steve's years were spent on property in daily operations. Steve has been disclosed as an expert in over 30 cases during the past 10 years. He is experienced as a trial witness, being deposed, guiding attorneys through the discovery & deposition process and submitting detailed opinions. He has appeared both for and against hotel properties, owners, operators and franchisors. Skip joined his brother in 2002 bringing considerable knowledge of franchise and brand management responsibilities. Those responsibilities include contractual negotiations and enforcement, corporate relations with individual hotels and operating companies and development of hotel standards of operation including inspection for compliance. THE HOTEL EXPERTS (THE) works with attorneys to determine who is most knowledgeable to deliver effective support in each case. Steve and Skip are well versed in evaluating the day to day duties of all personnel at resort, hotel and motel facilities and the obligations of hotel owners, management companies and franchisors. THE fees are $295 per hour or not to exceed ten hours per calendar day. While THE clients benefit from the knowledge of two hotel experts, hourly billing is based on ONE person's time. A retainer is required equal to the client's estimated fees projected over a 60-day period from the time of retention.