Expert
Witness &
Litigation Support Services
Attorneys, this is for you!
Lloyd M. Gordon
President, M.B.A., C.F.E., L.B.B.
4604 Birchwood Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60076-3835
Phone: 847-674-6310
Fax: 847-674-3946
E-mail: legal@gecconsultants.com
- EXPERT WITNESS FOR RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
- Technical investigation, consulting and testimony in Hospitality
Industry cases.
- Fee schedule available upon request to recognized legal firms
and practitioners by fax or E-mail.
- Lloyd M. Gordon through experience and training is qualified
as an expert witness in legal proceedings involving plaintiffs
or defendants in legal actions. His expertise includes investigations,
counseling, and research using extensive personal database plus
bound magazines, manuals and books.
- Mr. Gordon will analyze the facts presented by your documents
to determine how best to provide his expert opinions. Then, if
he believes he can assist you to achieve the legal settlement you
seek, he will render what in his expert opinion is the truth of
the matter involved, and substantiate this opinion as necessary.
- CERTIFICATION:
 C.F.E.-
Certified Food Executive, International Foodservice Executives
Association. - Sanitation
Certificate - State of Illinois, Licensed Business Broker - State
of Illinois
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Gordies
Restaurants, Chicago, IL, Owner and President (1953-1961)
- John
R. Thompson Company, Chicago, IL, General Manager of Henrici's
on Randolph, Chicago, Illinois (1961-1962); Holloway House Restaurant,
Skokie, IL (1961-1963); Frozen Foods, Development Consultant(1961-1963)
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- Aunt
Jemima Kitchen's, Chicago, IL, V.P. of Operations, Eight Restaurants
(1964-1969)
- Big
Wheel Restaurants, Indiana and Red Wheel Restaurants, Illinois,
Northern Regional Operations V.P., 11 Restaurants (1970-1975)
- Wimpy
Grills, Inc., Assistant President and C. E. O. (1976-1981)
- GEC
Consultants, President (1963-present).
- He
has completed over 380 foodservice projects in which he either
independently created or cooperatively participated in major design
and development of facilities and systems. He has also cooperated
with attorneys as an expert witness, in cases concerning foodservice
operations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky,
New York, California, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,Wyoming
and Guam.
- TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
- Triton
College and Oakton Community College has taught the following courses:
Introduction to Microwave Cooking; Advanced Microwave Cooking;
Accounting for Small Business; How to Start a Restaurant and Catering
Business; How to Make a Profit in Food Service Business; How to
Become a Consultant; Understanding Small Business Computers; Restaurant
Accounting; Layout and Equipment in Restaurants; Menu Writing and
Nutrition; Using Computers in the Hospitality Industry.
- EDUCATION:
- B.A.,
(1951); M.B.A., (1952) University of Chicago School of Business,
Chicago, Illinois
- Introduction
to Computers, Systems Analysis, Oakton Community College
- Use
of Computers in classrooms, "How to Teach
Adults in Continuing Education", Triton College, River
Grove, Illinois
- Programming
in Fortran, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Seminar
by National Restaurant Association on "Raising
Capital for New Development and Expansion."
- PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- National
Restaurant Association
- Illinois
Restaurant Association
- Member, Scholarship Fund Committee,
(1983-88)
- Member, Tourism Committee (1993-94)
- Indiana
Restaurant Association
- International
Food Service Executives Association
- Midwest
Society of Professional Consultants, Chairman, Speaker's Bureau.
- University
of Chicago Alumni Association (Volunteer Counselor, School of Business
Alumni Assoc.)
- Restaurant
Business Magazine, Food Service Advisory Panel
- Food
Industry News, Contributing Editor (1986 - present)
- COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
- Vice
Chairman, Gov. Richard Ogilvie's Advisory Council Task Force on
Mental Health (1971)
- Talent
Assistance Program (TAP), Chicago.. Econ. Cooperation Assoc. (1969-72)
- Skokie
Valley Kiwanis, Treasurer (1986-87), Distinguished President (1987-88)
- Village
of Skokie, Commissioner, Board of Health (1988-present), Chairman
of the Anti-smoking Coalition Committee.
- Skokie
Chamber of Commerce
Business
Curriculum Committee, Oakton Community College (1993-present)
- PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH:
- Over
225 trade articles as a monthly contributor to hospitality
trade magazines.
- Author
of "Starting a Restaurant, Bar or Catering
Business" and five other "How-to" books.
- Developed
research database "Findit" with over 8,000 reference
articles relating to the Foodservice and Hotel Industries and general
business activities.
- QUALIFIED LEGAL OPINION EXPERIENCE:
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Customer Safety
Employee Safety
Restaurant Safety
Safety in Food Preparation
Equipment Appraisal
Business Appraisal
Sales Audit Evaluation
Profit Evaluation
Management Performance Evaluation
Staff Performance Evaluation
Due Diligence
Restaurant Sanitation
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Recipe Analyses
Ethics in Foodservice
Incentives for Management
Management Compensation
Employee Compensation
Workplace Discipline
Rules of the Workplace
Employee Morale
Motivating Employees
Conflict Resolution
Franchise/franchise Conflict Resolution
Restaurant Lease Development
Control of Smoking in the Environment |
- SERVICES OFFERED:
- Expert
Witness for legal proceedings
- Restaurant
Business Appraisals
- Restaurant
Franchise Systems, operational development documents
- Feasibility
Studies
- Business
Plans
- Profitability
Studies
- Lease
Negotiations & Upgrades
Has been active with these professional
organizations |
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Midwest Society of Professional Consultants
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International Foodservice Executive Association
(IFEA) |
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National Restaurant Association (NRA) |
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Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) |
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