Stephen Barth

Stephen Barth is an American lawyer, award-winning professor,[1] author, keynote speaker and entrepreneur. He is a professor of leadership and hospitality law at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. He is the author of the e-book Intelligent Emotions: On Self Responsibility, Owning Our Emotional Power, and Changing Our Reactions[2] and the co-author of Hospitality Law, 5th Edition[3] and Restaurant Law Basics.[4] In 2000, Barth founded HospitalityLawyer.com along with the annual Hospitality Law Conference. In 2011, he founded the Global Travel Risk Management Summit Series. His hospitality and travel interests combined with his legal background enabled him to make a positive impact in the hospitality and travel industries, including the development of hospitality law as a specialty area of the law.[5] Through his articles, presentations, and conferences, Barth has been influential in creating awareness for the concept of reasonable care for the business travel and hospitality communities.[6][7][8]

Stephen Barth
BornAugust 27, 1956
Dallas, Texas, United States
EducationTexas Tech University (BA, MA, JD)
OccupationAmerican Lawyer, Professor, Author, Speaker and Founder of HospitalityLawyer.com
ChildrenAlixandre Barth AlixBarth.com

Barth was born in Dallas, Texas, USA, on August 27, 1956 to Carol Caroli Barth and Paul Owen Barth. He is of Italian, German, and English descent. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics, a master's in communications, and a doctorate in jurisprudence, all from Texas Tech University.

Career

Hospitality industry

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

While working in the hospitality industry to implement his education and post-graduate life, Barth attended law school and was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1984. He was also a founding member of the Hospitality Industry Bar Association. Barth's articles (100+) on legal issues are regularly published in a variety of leading hospitality publications. Notable articles include "Litigation Trends: Looking Ahead Into 2020" published by Hotel News Now,[9] "Food-and-beverage legal compliance worth the time, money" published by Hotel Management,[10] and "HOSPITALITY LAW: Know what to expect in a personal injury case" published by Hospitality Leader Online.[11] Barth assisted in developing the Safety and Security Seminar and the Responsible Service of Alcohol program for the National Restaurant Association.[5]

Litigation support

Barth has and continues to be designated frequently as an expert in litigation involving the responsible service of alcohol as well as safety and security aspects in the hospitality industry, including high profile cases such as Andrews v. Marriott International, Inc., 2016 IL APP (1ST) 122731[12][13] and the Melissa Blaylock v. Schwartz Brothers Restaurants/SBR Holdings, L.L.C./WAS, Inc., and Bruce Greene, No. 16-2-07043-4-SEA.

Academia

Barth's thirty+ year career at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, begun in 1990, focuses on researching and teaching hospitality law and leadership. Previously, he taught Legal Aspects of Hospitality Management at Texas Tech University. 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, which provided a disciplined pedagogy to hospitality and culinary faculty.[14]

HospitalityLawyer.com®

In 2000 Barth founded HospitalityLawyer.com, an online resource for the hospitality industry's legal, safety, and security solutions. HospitalityLawyer.com hosts two industry conferences, The Global Travel Risk Summit series, an intensive educational conference surrounding a business's "Duty of Care" to mobile employees,[15] and The Hospitality Law Conference,[16] each year in Houston, Texas, both of which serve as an intellectual convergence of hospitality and travel professionals.[17][18][19]

Professional speaker

Barth was a longtime member of the National Speakers Association and frequent keynote speaker. His presentations focus on topics including emotional intelligence, emotionally intelligent leadership, positive leadership techniques, mutual meeting contracts, and methods for mitigating liability in the hospitality and business travel industries.[20][21] Barth has given over 500+ presentations to a variety of audiences and organizations.

Publications

Books
  • Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry. 5th Ed. (John Wiley & Sons, 2017).
  • Restaurant Law Basics: Wiley Restaurant Basics Series (John Wiley & Sons, 2001).

Articles[22]
  • Barth, Stephen. "Is emotionally intelligent leadership a solution to your labor challenges?" eHotelier. (Web.) June 24, 2021
  • Barth, Stephen and Marilyn Faz. "Travel Safe/Stay Safe." Business Travel Executive. (Web.) February 12, 2020.
  • Barth, Stephen. "Litigation trends: Looking ahead into 2020." Hotel News Now. (Web.) February 29, 2020.
  • Barth, Stephen. "5 reasons good employees leave hotels." Hotel News Now. (Web.) September 27, 2018.
  • Barth, Stephen. "The Emotionally Intelligent Leader." The Publican, (Summer 2018). May 2018. Print.
  • Barth, Stephen and Paige Tidwell. "Two sides of the hotel security equation." Hotel News Now. (Web.) April 20, 2018.
  • Barth, Stephen. "Food-and-beverage legal compliance worth the time, money" Hotel Management. (Web.) April 27, 2017.
  • Barth, Stephen. "Reasonable care reduces labor, transaction issues" Hotel Management. September 2015. Print
  • Barth, Stephen. "Compliance, common sense help ensure guest safety" Hotel Management. August 2015: 14. Print
  • Barth, Stephen. "Mutually Beneficial Meeting Contract Clauses" themeetingmagazines.com,(Web.)July 1, 2014.
  • Barth, Stephen. "Food Safety and Sanitation" foodsafety.ecolab.com, (Web.) March 26, 2014.
  • "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.

Referenced in the following articles

Awards and honors[23]
  • Ranked #16 in Global Guru's World's Top 30 Hospitality Professionals for 2021[24]
  • Career Teaching Excellence Award, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston, 2018
  • HospitalityLawyer.com Twitter Feed included in Top Hospitality Leaders to Follow on Twitter, Capterra Hotel Management Blog, 2016
  • 2014 Groundbreakers, Connectyourmeetings.com, 2014
  • "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
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  2. "Intelligent Emotions: On Self Responsibility, Owning Our Emotional Power, and Changing Our Reactions, an Ebook by Stephen Barth". Smashwords. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. "Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry, 5th Edition | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. "Restaurant: Law Basics | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  5. Stephen Barth Bio, Stephen Barth.
  6. Mohn, Tanya (2017-06-19). "For the Business Traveler Worried About Security: You're Not Alone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
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  8. Ida (2013-11-22). "Hospitality Risk Solutions". HOSPITALITY RISK SOLUTIONS. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  9. "Litigation Trends: Looking Ahead Into 2020". CoStar. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  10. "Food-and-beverage legal compliance worth the time, money". Hotel Management. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  11. "HOSPITALITY LAW: Know what to expect in a personal injury case". www.hospitalityleaderonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  12. Barchenger, Stacey. "Erin Andrews' stalker a terrorist, expert says". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  13. "Erin Andrews Trial - Day 7 Highlights, Day 8 Preview". The Durst Law Firm. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  14. "Stephen Barth- EMCEE". Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  15. "Global Travel Risk Summit". www.businesstravelnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  16. "Management deals hot topic at Law Conf".
  17. HospitalityLawyer.com, Hospitality Lawyer Website.
  18. "Global Congress 2012 Brochure" (PDF).
  19. "Hospitality Law Conference". Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  20. "STEPHEN C. BARTH, J.D., CHE - CMAA". www.cmaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  21. "eSpeakers Marketplace". www.espeakers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
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  23. "Stephen Barth- University of Houston" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  24. "World's Best Hospitality Thought Leaders, Speakers, and Trainers". Global Gurus. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
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