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Ms. Harper is a nationally recognized marketing and consumer perception expert retained by hundreds of law firms in high-stakes matters involving trademark infringement, false and misleading advertising, licensing disputes, branding conflicts, and complex marketing issues.
Since 2005, Ms. Harper has conducted or rebutted nearly 300 litigation-focused consumer surveys and reports, authored over 75 expert marketing reports, and testified more than 150 times. Her work is grounded in rigorous methodology, real-world marketplace experience, and a deep understanding of how consumers perceive brands, messaging, and competitive claims.
With more than 35 years of senior executive leadership, Ms. Harper previously served as a Chief Marketing Officer for Walmart/Sam's Club and VF Corporation/VFI. She also was the Global Director for Marketing Communications at UPS and a Senior Vice President and General Manager Ketchum Communications. She has also served as an adjunct marketing professor and is a successful serial entrepreneur.
Ms. Harper's rare combination of courtroom expertise and Fortune 500 leadership gives clients practical, defensible, and strategically sound opinions in complex marketing disputes.
Her work is split approximately 60% for Plaintiffs and 40% for Defendants.

Ms. Rhonda Harper served as Plaintiff's marketing expert in Sonate v. Beyond Meat.
Partner, Greenberg Traurig

Ms. Rhonda Harper served as Plaintiffs' marketing expert in Walter Peters v. Apple.
Rhonda Harper has conducted more than 200 likelihood of confusion, secondary meaning, genericness, and fame surveys as well as factor analyses.
Rhonda Harper has conducted and rebutted more than 40 misleading/ fraudulent advertising and materially surveys and reports.
Rhonda Harper has provided more than 75 opinions across a wide range of business and marketing topics, including licensing and standards and practices..
Rhonda Harper has successfully authored more than 75 expert rebuttal reports. She also provides guidance on how to approach the opposing expert's testimony.
Rhonda Harper has provided deposition and trial testimony more than 150 times in state and federal courts, TTAB, AAA, and JAMS.
Ms. Rhonda Harper served as Defendant's marketing expert in State of TN v. LLPS, Inc.
Partner, McCutcheon Joseph

Ms. Rhonda Harper served as Plaintiff's survey expert in Riot Hospitality Group v. Koe Wetzel's Riot Room.




Ms. Rhonda Harper served as Plaintiff's survey expert in Reflex Media, Inc. v. Successful Match
Serving law firms nationwide since 2005.
Partner, Wells St. John

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