Stephen Barth


Stephen Barth is an American lawyer, professor, 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 also the co-author of Hospitality Law 5th Edition and Restaurant Law Basics. He is a distinguished speaker and the founder of HospitalityLawyer.com, the annual , and the . 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.

Education

Legal

After 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. He was also a founding member of the Hospitality Industry Bar Association. Barth's articles on legal issues are regularly published in a variety of leading hospitality publications. Barth assisted in developing the Safety and Security Seminar and the Responsible Service of Alcohol program for the National Restaurant Association.

Academia

Barth's thirty 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. He was also selected as an instructor by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association to teach its Certified Hospitality Educator program.

Hospitality industry

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

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, and The Hospitality Law Conference, each year in Houston, Texas both of which serve as an intellectual convergence of hospitality and travel professionals.

Professional speaker

Barth was a longtime member of the National Speakers Association. 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. He was a keynote speaker for the World Association of Chef's Societies and the 2012 Best Western Business Travel Forum.

Publications

Books