Expert No. 167583 – CA(S) / NV
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Expertise Description: Experienced in forensic accounting, business valuation, and economic loss damages. Over 24 years of experience in forensic accounting. Representative cases include lost profits, breach of contract, intellectual property damages, trade secrets, personal injury, labor and employment, marital dissolutions, corporate and partnership dissolutions, shareholder disputes, business valuation, fraud, embezzlement, arson for profit, bankruptcy, business interruption, wrongful death, class action analyses, construction costs review, construction delay claims, workers compensation fraud, inventory / stock valuations, lost rental calculations, real estate damages, and estate trust analyses. Public speaking experience. Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.). Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Adversarial Bankruptcy Proceedings
- Business Interruption
- Business Valuation
- Class Action Lawsuits
- Construction Defect/Delay Claims
- Contract Disputes
- Corporate & Partnership Dissolutions
- Economic Loss Calculations
- Employee Dishonesty Claims/Litigation
- Employment
- Fire
- Fraud
- Fraud - Workers Compensation Insurance/Brokerages
- Intellectual Property
- Inventory/Stock Valuation and Loss Calculations
- Loss of Profits
- Lost Rents
- Marital Dissolution
- Natural Disasters
- Personal Injury
- Shareholder Disputes
- Theft
- Wrongful Death
- Wrongful Eviction
- Real Estate
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
Calculated diminution of value for manufacturing companies and firms Calculated the business interruption loss for a wholesaler of art products and collectible in Phoenix, Arizona Calculated past and future lost profits for voice technology manufacturer after a flood caused damage to the room and business had to move Calculated the value of a litigation-marketing firm owned by employees for an ESOP valuation Calculated the damaged in class action wage lawsuit for unpaid breaks, lunches and other alleged violations Analyzed the disbursements and payments on construction loan and reconcile the actual construction costs to the loan documents; calculated total due on the project Acted as trustee in various construction defect litigation cases Reviewed the books and records of company to determine the amount owed to each shareholder upon dissolution of the corporation; researched and analyzed accusation of accounting irregularities made by each party Calculated the back profits due and the buy-out
Licenses & Certifications:
| CPA/CFF/ABV |
| CFE |
| CMA |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS | Accounting | Rochester Institute of Technology | |
| MBA | Finance | CSU Fullerton |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Partner, RGL Forensic Accountants & Consultants
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- California Society of Certified Public Accounts
- Financial Management Honor Society
- National Association of Forensic Economics
- Association of Certified Fraud Examines
- Institute of Management Accountants
- American Society of Appraisers
- Participated in seminars and presentations involving investigative accounting, fraud and measurement of damaged to colleagues and members of the insurance industry and legal profession
Awards & Honors:
| Board Member - Coastline Community College Foundation |
| Board Member - California State University Fullerton Blue Ribbon Committee |
| Board Member - Boys & Girls Club of Tustin |
Other Career Highlights:
| Authored many speeches to insurance professionals, accountants, lawyers, risk managers, businesses |
| Cross-Examining a Financial Expert and How to Use an Accountant as a Trustee in Construction Defect |
