Deposition and trial history
Prior Testimony
20 matters from 2021 through 2026, listed with court, retaining counsel, party represented, and the type and date of testimony.
Matters are listed most recent first. States represented: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Texas. Venues named in these matters include bars and taverns, nightclubs and lounges, restaurants, a hotel, a resort, a casino, and a veterans’ post; several matters name individual defendants.
| Case | Court | Retained by | Party | Testimony | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lockhart v. CTB Investors, LLC, d/b/a PBR Big Sky Cowboy Bar, Entertainment Consulting International, LLC, The Cordish Companies, Inc., Entertainment Holdings, LLLC, Brent Ault and Erik Storms | Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Kansas City | Mike Ketchmark | Plaintiff | Deposition | April 17, 2026 |
| Zachary Ghowiba v. James Nash, Jan Nash and Erik Nash | Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Seminole County, Florida | Ryan Will | Plaintiff | Deposition | January 23, 2026 |
| Todd M. Lopez, as Personal Representative of the Wrongful Death Estate of Lawrence Anzures, v. OL Texas Restaurants, LLC, FedSec Services, LLT, Michael Romero, Ashlee Vargas, and Haydee Lucas | State of New Mexico, County of Santa Fe, Judicial District Court | Chris Begeman | Defendant | Deposition | October 16, 2025 |
| Eloise Sandoz, Individually and as Next Friend of Joe Palacios, v. Mathew Martinez | District Court, 345th Judicial District, Bexar County, Texas | Tim Maloney | Plaintiff | Deposition | August 11, 2025 |
| Paulo A. Ribeiro v. Vision’s d/b/a Peppermint Hippo | Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, Civil Division | Andy Taylor | Plaintiff | Deposition | October 21, 2024 |
| Kelly Prow v. Jack McDowell Post No. 5484, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc., and Jarrod Jones, and Jesse Lowe | Webster Circuit Court, Division One, Kentucky | Davis Hunter | Plaintiff | Deposition | August 16, 2024 |
| Gerald D. Fredrickson v. Dennis Leporin, et al. | Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri | Tim Morgan | Plaintiff | Deposition | May 8, 2024 |
| Karen Boots v. Rouss Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Gabriel’s Café; Chad Wayne Hughes; TP Hoover, LLC, d/b/a Twin Peaks | Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama | Trey Traylor | Plaintiff | Deposition | March 22, 2024 |
| Frency Moore v. Billy Ray Bowman Jr. | Florida’s First Judicial Circuit Court, Escambia County | Joe Zarzaur | Plaintiff | Deposition | March 14, 2024 |
| Ruth Halpine v. Gulf Shores Tacky Jack’s, LLC | Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Alabama | Howard Glick | Defendant | Deposition | December 14, 2023 |
| Samuel Moore, Victor Sambade v. Laisses Les Bons Temps Rouler, Inc., d/b/a Zydeco | Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama | Jason Yearout | Plaintiff | Deposition | November 30, 2023 |
| Frenrick Lamont Cathey, Jessaciah A. Peres, and Daniel Tharp v. Mario Eduardo Martinez Buenrostro and Kalahari Resorts | District Court of Travis County, Texas | Nicholas Kotonias | Plaintiff | Deposition | September 11, 2023 |
| Sandra Cortez v. TRT Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza, Omni Hotels Management Corporation; Edward Moreno and Leticia Sandoval | Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, Central District | Carmen Aguado | Defendant | Deposition | August 16, 2023 |
| The Estate of Corey Aufiero v. David L. Stewart, Raiser LLC, Perle Nightclub and Lounge | Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County | Michael Camarinos | Defendant | Deposition | August 7, 2023 |
| Sonya Gore, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen Gore, v. Whiskey Joe’s | Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida | Peter Oppenheimer | Defendant | Deposition | November 15, 2022 |
| Allan Leffew v. Midwest Gaming d/b/a Rivers Casino | Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Law Division | Adam Ingber | Plaintiff | Deposition | October 4, 2022 |
| Smith v. Clarke Fish House | Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, in and for Duval County, Florida | Lawrence Najem | Defendant | Deposition | August 22, 2022 |
| Jeff Scarborough v. Chateau Nightclub LLC, d/b/a The Beer Parl | District of Nevada, Clark County, Nevada | Christian Smith | Plaintiff | Deposition | June 30, 2022 |
| Jack C. Massey v. Retreat at Gainesville, LLC | Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, in and for Alachua County, Florida | Jamie Holland | Plaintiff | Trial | April 22, 2022 |
| Jarnetta Glen v. Imani Monique Willis; 300 Bar, LLC; Black Market Bar & Grill | Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama | Rodney Bargainer | Plaintiff | Trial | November 5, 2021 |
For counsel’s file: this list is provided to support expert evaluation and disclosure requirements. Case-specific opinions, reports, and transcripts are available only through retaining counsel and subject to any protective orders.
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