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Professional Profiles & Publications

Independent directories, legal and hospitality media, authored work, and Preston’s own and affiliated sites.

Where Preston Rideout is listed, profiled, and published.

Expert-witness directories

Independent listingJurisPro expert-witness profile

Directory profile identifying Preston as a Dram Shop expert and bar consultant, with alcohol, bars and nightclubs, casino and gaming, hotel and hospitality, negligent security, liquor liability, premises liability, and restaurants among his listed areas.

Independent listingSEAK Expert Witness Directory profile

Listed under Dram Shop & Alcohol Services and Premises Liability, with hospitality, nightclub, restaurant, and bar expert terminology.

Independent listingTestifyingExpert.com profile

Expert Witness & Consultant listing covering Bar & Lounge, Dram Shop, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Nightclub, and Restaurant.

Independent listingExpert Witness Directory profile

Profile focused on Dram Shop matters, alcohol liability, responsible beverage service, and bar, restaurant, and hospitality operations.

Independent listingExpertClick Bar Expert directory

Listed as “Preston Rideout — Dram Shop Expert,” with alcohol, restaurant, security, bar, nightclub, and expert-witness topics.

Independent listingExperts.com expert-witness profile

Bar, nightclub, and alcohol expert-witness profile covering Dram Shop, hospitality, food and beverage, restaurant operations, and risk management.

Independent listingExperts.com consultant profile

Consultant profile connecting Preston’s work to hotels and hospitality, restaurant operations and development, food and beverage, bars and nightclubs, Dram Shop, and security.

Legal media

Law.com and Patch carry Preston Rideout expert-witness listings.

Independent listingAttorney at Law Magazine profile

“Meet the Expert” profile describing Preston as a nightclub and bar consultant specializing in Dram Shop expert-witness testimony.

Independent listingLaw.com

Law.com expert-witness profile for Preston Rideout, Dram Shop Experts.

Independent listingPatch

Patch listing for Preston Rideout categorized under legal and expert-witness services.

Hospitality industry

Independent listingCayuga Hospitality Consultants profile

Identifies Preston as a Nightclub and Dram Shop Expert; lists nightclub and bar concept development, design, training, operations, and Dram Shop and liquor-liability expert-witness testimony.

Independent listingHospitality Net author profile

Hospitality-industry author profile identifying Preston as CEO of Rideout Hospitality, founder of The Dram Shop Experts, and a nightclub and bar consultant with Cayuga Hospitality Consultants.

Independent listingRestaurant Management Consultants profile

Profiles Preston as Senior Nightclub and Bar Consultant and describes the casino, hotel, resort, restaurant, and bar operators who retain him for consulting.

Independent listingRestaurant Management Consultants

Consulting team page listing Preston as Senior Nightclub and Bar Consultant.

Independent listingThe Org profile

Organizational profile connecting Preston’s roles with Dram Shop Experts, Rideout Hospitality, and hospitality consulting.

Publications, articles, and hosted CV

Authored workresponsible alcohol service article on Witness Directory

Preston’s article on Dram Shop, liquor liability, intoxication, and responsible alcohol service, including the role of a Dram Shop expert.

Authored workPublic Safety Demands Responsible Alcohol Service

ExpertPages-hosted version of Preston’s article on responsible alcohol service.

Independent listingSEAK 2026 Expert Witness Directory

Published 2026 print directory listing under Dram Shop & Alcohol Services / Hotel & Restaurant.

Independent listing2026 Yearbook of Experts

Published yearbook indexing Preston under Dram Shop Expert, Dram Shop Testimony, and Dram Shop Witness.

Authored workbartender training manual authored by Preston Rideout and Ryan Dahlstrom

The Bar Starts Here — a bartender training manual co-authored by Preston Rideout and Ryan Dahlstrom.

Professional profiles

Professional profilePreston Rideout on LinkedIn

Professional profile and current industry activity.

Professional profilePreston Rideout on X

Public social profile associated with Dram Shop expert-witness work.

Public web listingIDCrawl aggregation page

Aggregates public web and social references associated with Preston Rideout.

Preston’s own and affiliated sites

Preston founded Dram Shop Experts and is the Dram Shop expert for these expert-witness groups. These are his own and affiliated sites and should not be read as independent listings.

Preston’s own or affiliated sitePrestonRideout.com

Preston’s personal website covering Dram Shop testimony, nightclub and bar operations, casino and hotel beverage programs, bartender training, bar design, and hospitality consulting.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteDram Shop Experts

Expert-witness group founded by Preston; work in alcohol service, overservice, intoxication management, bar operations, security, and hospitality operations.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteDram Shop Experts team profile

Team page covering expert testimony involving alcohol service, training, procedures, operations, and management oversight.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteDram Shop Expert Witness profile

National Dram Shop profile addressing alcohol-service compliance, responsible-vendor standards, overservice analysis, Safe Harbor issues, and seller-server certification evaluation.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteLiquor Liability

Expert-witness site listing Preston as its Dram Shop expert for alcohol-service, intoxication, industry-standard, and liquor-liability matters.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteLiquor Liability Expert Witness

Connects Preston’s role to hospitality operations, alcohol-service evaluation, and liquor-liability case analysis.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteBar Expert Witness

Bar Expert Witness Team site connecting its work to Dram Shop liability, bar operations, litigation consultation, and alcohol-related cases.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteNightclub Expert Witness

Nightclub expert-witness team site focused on nightclub procedures, operations, security, and liability.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteBar Security Expert Witness

Lists Preston as Dram Shop expert alongside bar and nightclub security specialists covering overservice, crowd control, staffing, use of force, and nightlife liability.

Preston’s own or affiliated sitePremise Liability profile

Individual profile describing Preston’s Dram Shop, hospitality consulting, and expert-witness work.

Preston’s own or affiliated sitePremises Liability

Expert-witness team site identifying Preston as its Dram Shop expert for liquor-liability matters involving hospitality operations.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteExpert Witness Team profile

Profile discussing alcohol-service practices, bartender training, operational procedures, hospitality compliance, and expert guidance.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteExpertWitness.co

Multidisciplinary expert-witness site listing Preston as CFO & Expert Witness, with hospitality and entertainment expertise.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteAirport Expert Witness profile section

Lists Preston for Dram Shop liability, alcohol-service standards, and bar and restaurant operations.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteSafe Harbor Texas profile

“Preston Rideout: Texas Dram Shop Expert Witness” — alcohol service, risk mitigation, hospitality compliance, and Texas Safe Harbor issues.

Preston’s own or affiliated siteExpert Witness Construction services page

Lists Preston as CFO of Expert Witness Team.

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