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: 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…
Case: In re Puda Coal Securities, et al. Litigation, No. 11–cv–2598 (KBF), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; June 26, 2014 Background: In September 2009 Puda Coal Inc.’s chairman, Ming Zhao, and his brother, Yao Zhao, arranged to…
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…
This case involves a dispute over tracking and collection of interest on charged-off credit card debt. An expert with a strong accounting background was sought to explain the process that credit card companies use to remove charged-off debt from their balance…
This case involves a 340B auditor that did audits for pharmacies and drug dispensaries to make sure they complied with Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regulations. The auditor performed an audit at the defendant hospital which showed compliance problems.…
This case involves a seller that collected customer payments for the buyer under a transition services agreement. Although it was undisputed that the seller withheld some of that cash, the parties disputed the amount withheld. The sale agreement identified quantities of…
This case involves an individual who had $500,000 remaining with an escrow company after the sale of her home. The escrow company agreed to wire transfer the net proceeds to the plaintiff’s bank account but instead sent a paper check.…
This case involves a securities fraud claim brought against an insurance company by a class of investors. It was alleged that the insurance company defrauded investors by under-reporting claims to both the state and to policyholder beneficiaries, and by not informing…
This is a professional negligence case against a large auditing firm. The defendant firm was performing the audits for a property insurance firm in Texas. Insurance companies are required to maintain a certain amount of liquidity, however the property insurance…
This is a professional negligence case against a large auditing firm. The defendant firm was performing the audits for a regional medical insurance firm in southern Texas. According to the relevant laws, insurance companies are required to maintain a certain…
This case involves an alleged Ponzi scheme at a hedge fund in which approximately 30 investors lost between $250,000 and $300,000 each, for total losses of about $10 million. The fund’s investment manager chose to invest in unknown companies, rather…