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45 years of hands-on experience in all retail store procedures
Retail Industry Expert Consultants

With over 45 years of experience in the retail industry, the experts at Balian & Associates draw on a comprehensive understanding of store merchandising, management, and safety procedures to assist attorneys and law firms in a range of litigation matters involving personal injury, premises liability, or employment law. 

 

Firm founder Alex J. Balian is a former supermarket store director, owner, and operator with decades of hands-on experience in retail store operations, advising on training, executing policies and day-to-day procedures.  Mr. Balian now brings that expertise to plaintiffs and defendants needing to understand the appropriate standards and practices in the industry, desiring assistance in case preparation, or requiring expert testimony on critical factual issues at trial. 

 

Regardless of the setting, we can identify the procedural issues at play in safety, merchandising, personnel relations, premises liability, and many other areas of retail operations, evaluating your case in light of the accepted practices, customs, and procedures of the industry.  Our expertise goes beyond supermarkets, encompassing a wide variety of small and large retail establishments, including fast food and fine dining restaurants; convenience and specialty stores; home improvement, hardware, and warehouse stores; and other public facilities. 

 

To find out how our retail store operations and safety procedure experts can provide litigation support to you or your law firm, contact Balian & Associates today.

Specializing In

Trip & Fall

Slip & Fall

Falling Merchandise

Equipment Failure

Training Procedures

Safety Procedures

Risk Management

Loss Control

Customer Behavior

Job Discrimination

Wrongful Terminiation