Steve and Skip Stearns have over 70 years of combined hotel management experience. Skip’s responsibilities were primarily as a corporate officer while Steve’s years were spent in senior management on hotel sites in daily operations.

Steve has been disclosed as an expert in over 50 hospitality-related cases during the past 15 years. As litigation consultant he is experienced at guiding attorneys through research, discovery & depositions. He has delivered unbiased opinions and reports as well as impartial testimony at deposition and trial. Steve has appeared both for and against hotel properties, owners, operators, franchisors and individual litigants.

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 and casino facilities and the obligations of hotel owners, management companies and franchisors. THE frequently enlists and refers other non-employee associates when further specialized knowledge or experience benefits attorneys and their clients.

THE fees are $395 per hour. When traveling for site inspection, deposition or trial, THE will not charge more than ten hours per calendar day. A retainer is required equal to the client’s estimated fees projected over a 60-day period from the time of retention. Other applicable terms are disclosed prior to retention.