Mr. Peter Macrae Mazonas has 50 years of experience in Accounting. He earned his BS in Chemistry and Political Science from San Francisco State University and his MBA in International Business and Trade and Tax Law from San Francisco State University. Today, this expert is certified as a Chartered Global Management Accountant by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/ Chartered Global Management Accountant and licensed as a Certified Public Accountant ...
Mr. David A. Kennedy has 35 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property Valuation and Forensic Accounting. He earned his BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia. Today, this expert is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia. Formerly, he held roles as Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, and as the Vice President at Peterson Worldwide, LLC. Currently, he serves as the Managing Director at Berkeley ...
Mr. Jeremy C. Harkness has 18 years of experience in Accounting and Litigation Support. He earned his degree from Regis University and is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Colorado. Formerly, this expert was a Litigation Support Manager at Causey Demgen and Moore, PC. Currently, he is the Director of Litigation Consulting at Causey Demgen and Moore, PC....
Dr. Barbara C. Luna has () years of experience in Accounting and Litigation. She earned her BA in Physics from Wellesley College, her MS, and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. Today, this expert is a Certified Public Accountant by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Certified Fraud Examiner by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Valuation Analyst by the National Association of Certified Valuators and ...
Mr. James T. Schmid has over 23 years of experience in the fields of Accounting, Business Valuation, and Fraud. He earned his BS in Engineering from Oakland University and his MBA in Accounting and Finance from Ross School of Business. Today, this expert is Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois and Michigan. Formerly, this expert held ...
Mr. James Anthony Stavros has 38 years of experience in Economics. He earned his BS in Business Administration from Widener University and his MBA from Rider University. Today, this expert is Certified in Financial Forensics by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania. Formerly, this expert served as the Principal at Lindquist Avey MacDonald Baskerville Inc, as the Principal at Kroll ...
Ms. Juli M. Saitz has 25 years of experience in Forensic Analysis and Forensic Accounting. She earned her BS in Accounting from New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Today, this expert is certified as an Accredited Business Valuation. Formerly, this expert served as the Senior Managing Director at Ankura Consulting Group, as the Managing Director and as the Director at FTI Consulting. Currently, this expert is a partner at HKA Global Inc....
Mr. John E. Seright has over 38 years of experience in Accounting and Tax Law. He earned his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his MS in Accounting from Texas Tech University. Today, this expert is a Certified Public Accountant and Accredited Business Valuator by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Formerly, this expert served as a Financial Advisor at 1st Global Inc. Currently, this expert is a Co-managing Partner at Robinson Burdette ...
Holly Sharp has 40 years of experience in the field of Accounting and Forensic Services. She earned her BS in Business Management from Tulane University and her MS in Tax Accounting from the University of New Orleans. Today, this expert is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and also Certified in Financial Forensics. Currently, this expert is a Shareholder and the Director of Consulting at LaPorte CPAs and Business Advisors/ She is also an Adjunct ...
Mr. Gregory J. Cowhey has 39 years of experience in the field of Finance. He earned both his BS in Finance in Marketing and his MBA with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance from La Salle University. Today, this expert is an Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation through the American Society of Appraisers and a Certified Valuation Analyst through the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. Formerly, this expert served as the Managing ...
Mr. Kyle D Jacobson has 38 years of experience in the field of Accounting. He earned his BS in Business Administration and Accounting from San Diego State University and today, he is a Certified Public Account in the State of Wyoming and the State of California. Formerly, this expert served as a Financial Analyst at the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation and as a Consultant at Karraker & Taylor, P.C. He also served as a Principal at Taylor & Company, P.C. He ...
Mr. Mark L. Guilford has over 19 years of experience in the fields of Statistics, Finance and Data Analytics. He earned his BS in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder. Formerly, this expert served as Vice President, and Principal at Headwaters MB, LLC, and held multiple positions at Newmont Corporation including as a Senior Manager and Finance and Strategy Manager. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer at AccuMed HealthCare Research, LLC. Currently, ...
Case: Teresa Hipple v. SCIX, et al., No. 12–1256, U.S. District Court Eastern District Pennsylvania; Aug. 13, 2014 Background: Defendant Clement Hipple founded SCIX in 1999 to market and sell Steel Seal, an automotive-repair product used to seal blown head…
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Case: United States v. Curtis L. Morris, No. 12–1474, 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; July 28, 2014 Background: Defendant Curtis L. Morris is an accountant and bookkeeper accused of playing an integral part in a tax-fraud conspiracy. Morris would…
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In this class action, the basis of an actuary expert’s report was under review via a Daubert challenge. Daubert focuses on the validity of an expert’s methodology. The plaintiffs claim that a third party’s audit report constituted unsubstantiated “hearsay” and…
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Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Chick-Fil-A, Inc. v. CFT Dev., LLC Citation: 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139186 In this case involving a restrictive covenant between two fast food…
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas Jurisdiction: Fourteenth District, Houston Case Name: Cargotec Corp. v. Logan Indus Citation: 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 10621 Facts In this case, the appellant, Cargotec Corporation, breached the confidentiality provision of a letter of intent…
This case involves allegations of copyright infringement against a virtual reality game studio that produced a series of architectural design games. One of the buildings in the game is depicted with real-life murals, which were commissioned and designed by an…
This case stems from an appeal pending before a state Supreme Court in which an insurance company was the defendant. After the judgment was entered, a vacancy arose on the Supreme Court. An election to fill that seat took place.…
This case involves a business dispute between a celebrity clothing designer and a department store she previously entered into a partnership agreement with. The designer entered into a business partnership with the department store to launch a new line of teen-casual…