JAMES O. EILER
Partner

Tel: (714) 437-4900
Fax: (714) 437-7997
Email: jeiler@tharpe-howell.com

JAMES O. EILER is a Partner of the Firm and resident in the Firm's Santa Ana office. He is also Chair of the Hospitality Law Practice Group. A nationally recognized authority in Hospitality Law, Mr. Eiler represents hotels, restaurants and recreation industry businesses in all phases of general civil litigation and operational matters.

Mr. Eiler's experience includes:

• Serving as national litigation counsel, managing and monitoring all litigation for a major Hotel group.



• Acting as regional litigation counsel for National Restaurant Group.



• Defending hotel and restaurant clients against a broad range of claims, including Third Party criminal assault cases, premises liability, Legionela and enviornmental and toxic claims, violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, civil rights, employment, boating and/or personal watercrafts, and food borne illness.



• Assisting clients with drafting operational forms for front and back of the house.



• Assisting clients in drafting and implementing crisis management and claims reporting and procedure plans.



• More than 10 years of operational experience in hotel and restaurant operations.

Mr. Eiler is also an Adjunct Professor of Hospitality Law for the William F. Harah School of Hotel Management at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and publishes and speaks regularly on a wide range of issues related to Hospitality Law. As an active participant in several key trade industry associations, he helps shape regulations and legislation affecting the hotel, restaurant and hospitality industries on an ongoing basis.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Hospitality Law & Litigation
  
  
• General Premises Liability
  
  
• Food Borne Illness
  
  
• Franchise Litigation
  
  
• Transportation Law
  
  
• Recreational Boating
  
  
• Employment Law

EDUCATION
J.D., Western States University College of Law, 1986
B.S., University of Nevada at Las Vegas, (Hotel and Restaurant Administration)

BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California

COURT ADMISSIONS
State of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

MEMBERSHIPS
Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys
American Bar Association, Hotel and Restaurant Subcommittee
Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association
Asian American Hotel Owners Association
California Hotel & Lodging Association, Governmental and Legal Affairs Committee
California Restaurant Association
Global Alliance for Hospitality Attorneys
National Restaurant Association
Nevada Hotel & Lodging Association

LOCATION:
Orange/Riverside

PRACTICE AREAS:
Employment and Labor Law
General Litigation
Hospitality Law

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