Charles W. Spitz

Charles W. Spitz is a Principal in the Firm's Casualty Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the Firm's Hospitality & Retail Practice Group. He focuses his practice on representing members of the hospitality industry in a variety of legal disputes in both state and federal court. His clients include local and national food & hospitality companies, including hotel chains, management groups, and restaurants, as well as a variety of retail companies.

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• Provided next-day counsel to national hotel and resort chain in regards to a violent altercation at one of the company’s locations that received national media attention. Includes internal and e-discovery investigation, including witness interviews and serving as the hotel’s liaison with police and other authorities.
• Defense of national hotel and resort chain against allegations of assault on premises that received state and local media attention. Includes investigation of assault that originated lawsuit, as well as internal and e-discovery investigation of the matter.

• Defense verdict for national mobile operator and retailer in premises liability matter involving permanent injuries to shoulder, neck, and back.
• Defense verdict for business owner in premises liability matter involving permanent and catastrophic injuries to foot.
• Defense verdict for business owner in premises liability matter involving permanent and catastrophic injuries to foot.
• Defense verdict for general contractor in indemnification claim.
• Defense verdict for business owner and employee in defamation action.

• Successfully defended national hotel and resort chain in numerous matters involving premises liability, bed bug, negligent security, and liquor liability claims.
• Successfully defended food manufacturer in foodborne illness claim.
• Successfully defended national retail chain in numerous matters involving serious bodily injury.
• Successfully defended snow and ice removal contractors and landscapers in numerous matters involving serious bodily injury.

• Presenter, "Liability Issues Facing the Church,"  Evangelical Presbyterian Church General Assembly, Denver, CO (June 18, 2019)
• Presenter, "What to Do When Law Enforcement/Government Comes Knocking," HospitalityLawyer Annual Hospitality Law Conference, Houston, TX (April 10, 2019)
• Co-Presenter, "Managing a Catastrophic Loss: From Accident Response Through Litigation," Continuing Education Seminar Co-Sponsored by Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of RIMS, Dallas, TX (June 11, 2015)
• Presenter, "The 360 Degree View of a Hospitality Claim," Resort Hotel Association Webinar (April 21, 2015)
• Co-Presenter, "The 360 Degree View of a Hospitality Claim," HospitalityLawyer Annual Hospitality Law Conference, Houston, TX (February 11, 2015)