Stephen Barth

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Stephen Barth
Born August 27, 1956
Dallas, Texas United States
Education Texas Tech University (BA, MA, JD)
Occupation American Lawyer, Professor, Author, Speaker and Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com
Children Alixandre Barth

Stephen Barth is an American Lawyer and Professor of Leadership and Hospitality Law at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. He is also the author of Hospitality Law and the co-author of Restaurant Law Basics. In addition to this, he is a speaker and the Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com, the annual Hospitality Law Conference, and the Global Congress on Travel Risk Management. His hospitality interest combined with his legal experience have made him a pioneer in the hospitality industry, where he focuses on making hospitality law a specialty area of the law. [1]

Education

Career

Legal

After working in the hospitality industry to implement his education and post-graduate life, Barth attended law school and was licensed to the State Bar of Texas, where he remains an active member to this day. He is also a founding member of the Hospitality Industry Bar Association. Barth is certified as a mediator, and therefore strongly supports alternative dispute resolution. Barth's articles on legal issues are regularly published in a variety of leading hospitality publications.[2] Barth assisted in developing the Safety and Security Seminar and the Responsible Service of Alcohol program for the National Restaurant Association.[1]


Academia

Barth's twenty year career at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, focuses on researching and teaching hospitality law and leadership. Previously, he taught Legal Aspects of Hospitality Management at Texas Tech University. Barth researches and teaches many topics involving hospitality law, including the evolution of international student education in hospitality schools in the United States.[3] In addition to his teaching accomplishments, he was also selected as an instructor by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association to teach its Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) program.[4]

Hospitality Industry

Barth spent over twenty years working, managing, owning, and consulting in the restaurant and night club industry.

HospitalityLawyer.com

In 2000, further pursuing his career in hospitality law, Barth founded HospitalityLawyer.com, an online resource for the hospitality industry's legal, safety, and security solutions, as well as products and services. HospitalityLawyer.com hosts two industry conferences, The Global Congress on Travel Risk Management and The Hospitality Law Conference,[5] each year in Houston, Texas both of which serve as an intellectual convergence of hospitality and travel professionals. [6] [7] [8]

Professional Speaker

Barth's presentations focus on topics including emotional intelligence, positive leadership techniques, and methods for preventing liability in the hospitality industry and other customer service centered businesses (such as health care, sales organizations, corporate associations and more). He was a keynote speaker for the World Association of Chef's Societies [9] and the 2012 Best Western Business Travel Forum. [10] Stephen has also developed numerous other presentations concerning success in the workplace and emotional competency, including STEM the Tide of Litigation, Positive Leadership for Positive Performance, A Model for Reducing Worker’s Compensation Costs for the Hospitality Industry, Enhancing Your Presentation Effectiveness, Managing Your Emotional Energy, and Legal Updates for Lodging, Restaurant and Club Operations. [1] [6] [11]

Publications

Books

  • Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry. 4th Ed. (John Wiley & Sons, 2012).
  • Restaurant Law Basics: Wiley Restaurant Basics Series (John Wiley & Sons, 2001).

Articles[12]

  • “Alcohol Accountability, Responsible Service Must be a Cultural Element.” NightClub&Bar, July 2009, (pg 39)
  • “Defining Hospitality Entities in Contracts and Statutes: A Proactive and Preventative Approach,” Golden Gate University Law Review, Volume 33, No. 2, Spring 2003. Co-authored with Andrea Bastian.
  • “The Impact of 9/11 on the Hospitality Industry.” Praxis – The Journal of Applied Hospitality Management, volume 6, number 1, (Spring 2003), 30-45. Co-authored with San San Lee.
  • “How Private Is Private?” Club Management Magazine, (Vol. 82, No.2; April 2003), 18, 22.
  • Barth, Stephen and San San Lee. “Threats of Terrorism: Practical Implications for Day-to-Day Hospitality Operations.” Probate and Property - A publication of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association, (Volume 16, Number 5, September/October 2002), 43-48.
  • Barth, Stephen. “Eliciting Feedback on Your Teaching.” Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, (Volume 12, Number 1, 2000), 19-20.
  • Barth, Stephen, and Nancy L. DeLeon, J.D. “The Dynamics of Sexual Harassment: Prevention Techniques.” Praxis – The Journal of Applied Hospitality Management, volume 1, number 2, (Fall 1998/Winter 1999), 118-135.
  • Barth, Stephen. “Third-Party Harassment: Expanding the Scope of Sexual Harassment.” Hospitality and Tourism Educator, volume 7, number 2, (Spring 1995), 5-6.
  • Barth, Stephen, Nancy Graves and Kevin Hopper. “Administrative Campus Responsibility For The Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages.” Hospitality and Tourism Educator, volume 6, number 1, Topic Paper Article, (Winter 1994), 29-32.

Referenced in the Following Articles

December 22, 2013 <http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/21/mom-takes-on-stadium-vendor-beer-sales-daughter-death/4161629/>

  • Ryckaert, Vic "Mom takes on Colts' stadium vendor over beer sales, daughter's death

IndyStar, Web. December 21, 2013 <http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2013/12/21/mom-takes-on-colts-stadium-vendor-over-beer-sales-daughters-death/4158339/>

Awards and Honors[13]

  • “HVS” Research Award, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 2009
  • Outstanding Teacher Award, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 2007
  • Distance Education Award, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 2000
  • Teaching Excellence Award, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 1998
  • Honorary Member of Eta Sigma Delta, International Hospitality Management Society
  • State Bar College of Texas, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 1996
  • Advisory Committee to the National Restaurant Association on Responsible Service of Alcohol, 1994, 1995
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 1995
  • Certified as an Attorney-Mediator, granted in 1995
  • Honorary member of Golden Key National Honor Society, 1994
  • Advisory Committee to the National Restaurant Association on Crisis Management, 1994
  • Advisory Committee to the National Restaurant Association on Safety and Security, 1992

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stephen Barth Bio, Stephen Barth.
  2. ↑ "HOSPITALITY LAW: Know what to expect in a personal injury case". 
  3. ↑ "The Education of International Students at U.S. Hotel Schools". 
  4. ↑ "Stephen Barth- EMCEE". Retrieved 15 June 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Management deals hot topic at Law Conf.". 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 HospitalityLawyer.com, Hospitality Lawyer Website.
  7. ↑ "Global Congress 2012 Brochure". 
  8. ↑ "Hospitality Law Conference". Retrieved 15 June 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Wacs congress 2012 Daejeon Key Note Speaker, Stephen Barth". 
  10. ↑ "2012 Best Western Business Travel Forum". 
  11. ↑ "Best Practices". Hotel Business Review. 
  12. ↑ "Stephen Barth- University of Houston". 
  13. ↑ "Stephen Barth- University of Houston". Retrieved 15 June 2012. 
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