OUR EXPERT TEAM
Our specialists have investigated bar and nightclub incidents for decades, delivering professional insight and reliable assessments recognized by attorneys and legal teams across Las Vegas, Clark County, and the nation.
Trusted professionals bringing clarity to complex Las Vegas hospitality cases.
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Ryan Dahlstrom
Expert Witness
Ryan Dahlstrom is a nationally recognized bar and nightclub operations expert with over 35 years of industry experience across management, consulting, safety training, and event operations. His expertise in alcohol service standards, negligent security, and venue safety has been retained by law firms representing both plaintiffs and defendants in bar injury and nightclub assault cases throughout Las Vegas, Clark County, and across the United States.
As founder of The Bar and Restaurant Experts, Ryan has developed more than 1,000 pages of training manuals, handbooks, and operational guides used by hospitality professionals nationwide. His leadership roles at Questex Media Group and the Nightclub Hall of Fame established his position as a thought leader in nightlife operations, event management, and the industry standards that define professional bar and nightclub operations in Las Vegas venues.
Specialties: Alcohol Overservice Analysis | Expert Witness Testimony | Venue Operational Safety | Security and Risk Management | Management Practices Evaluation
Phone: (702) 696-8745
Email: ryan@expertwitness.co
Silver Gordon
Security Expert
Silver Gordon is a nationally recognized security and risk management expert with decades of experience in hospitality venue security operations across Las Vegas and major entertainment markets. He has evaluated security conduct, use of force decisions, crowd control procedures, and incident response protocols at bars, nightclubs, and casino venues on the Las Vegas Strip and throughout Clark County. His findings have supported both plaintiff and defense counsel in nightclub assault and bar fight litigation.
Silver specializes in evaluating whether Las Vegas venue security personnel met the professional standards expected in high-volume nightlife environments. His assessments cover staffing adequacy, de-escalation training, use of force proportionality, and protocol compliance. Attorneys retain Silver when they need a security expert who can explain, clearly and credibly, what professional nightclub security is required to do and where a Las Vegas venue fell short of that standard.
Specialties: Security Response Evaluation | Use of Force Analysis | Nightclub Assault Cases | Crowd Control and Staffing Assessment | Negligent Security Expert Testimony
Preston Rideout
Dram Shop Expert
Preston Rideout is a specialized dram shop and alcohol liability expert with extensive experience evaluating alcohol service conduct, overservice patterns, and management protocols at Las Vegas bars, nightclubs, and casino venues. He provides expert analysis on visible intoxication indicators, alcohol service standard of care, and the specific decisions made by bartenders, servers, and management supervisors that contributed to patron intoxication and the injuries that followed.
Preston’s expertise is particularly valuable in Las Vegas cases where Nevada’s liability framework requires establishing overservice, negligence, and premises liability rather than relying on traditional dram shop statutes. His evaluations translate alcohol service records, surveillance footage, and staff conduct into clear, fact-based findings that attorneys can rely on at deposition and trial in Clark County courts and throughout Nevada state proceedings.
Specialties: Dram Shop Liability Analysis | Alcohol Overservice Evaluation | Visible Intoxication Assessment | Nevada Alcohol Liability Framework | Management Protocol Review
Kim Schioldan
Expert Witness
Kim Schioldan is an experienced expert witness specializing in incident documentation analysis, evidence review, and the reconstruction of event timelines in Las Vegas bar and nightclub injury cases. She brings a methodical, detail-focused approach to reviewing surveillance footage, staff statements, incident reports, and physical evidence to identify what the documentary record actually establishes about how an incident occurred and who bears responsibility under Nevada liability standards.
Kim’s documentation reviews have supported attorneys in Clark County and across Nevada in cases involving bar fights, nightclub assaults, alcohol overservice injuries, and premises liability incidents at Strip and Fremont Street venues. Her reports provide attorneys with a clear, organized analysis of the evidentiary record that supports both discovery strategy and expert testimony, ensuring the case is built on a factual foundation that can withstand scrutiny at every stage of litigation.
Specialties: Incident Documentation Review | Surveillance and Evidence Analysis | Timeline Reconstruction | Staff Statement Evaluation | Litigation-Ready Evidence Reporting
OUR VISION
We aim to improve bar and nightclub safety across Las Vegas and the nation through accurate, evidence-based insights and professional expert witness evaluations that raise operational standards throughout the hospitality industry.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide detailed, unbiased evaluations that clarify the causes behind alcohol-related incidents and security failures in Las Vegas hospitality venues, delivering findings that give attorneys the clarity they need to build stronger cases.
OUR GOAL
We strive to support attorneys with reliable, fact-based analysis that ensures clarity, accountability, and stronger case outcomes in Las Vegas bar and nightclub injury matters handled across Clark County and Nevada courts.