Mr. Erick C. West has 22 years of experience in the field of Economics. He earned both his BA and MA in Economics from Washington State University. Formerly, this expert served as a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch, as a Trainer at Estate of S.R.D., and as a Senior Economist at Harper Incorporated. Currently, this expert serves as the President of West Economics, Inc. where he specializes in business valuation and appraisal services, forensic economics, and ...
This toy industry marketing and licensing expert has over two decades of experience in the field. He formerly served in Sales and Distribution Roles for Good Humor Ice Cream, as the Director of the Food Division at Unilever and as the Chief Operating Officer at Golden Books Family Entertainment. Currently, this expert serves as the Chairman of a New Jersey based food and beverage product company and the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a New Jersey marketing and ...
This expert has been in the commercial real estate valuation industry for over 45 years. He obtained his BS in business administration from Ball State University. This expert is a certified general appraiser in seven states, and he also holds a real estate broker license in the state of Indiana. Additionally, he is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Society of Appraising and the Indiana Association of Realtors. He has been a real estate property ...
This expert has over 14 years of experience as a professional appraiser. He earned his BA at Iowa State University and is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser in Iowa and Missouri. He is active in his field as a member of the Realtors Land Institute as well as the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. He currently serves as an appraiser at an agricultural appraisal firm in Iowa....
Mr. Robert A. Taylor has 39 years of experience in Accounting. He earned his BS in Accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and his MBA in Finance from San Diego State University. Today this expert is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served at Brodshatzer, Wallace, Spoon & Yip as a Manager of Accounting and then Partner. He also served as a Principal at Brinig & Company, Inc. and Brinig ...
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 ...
Dr. Patricia L. Pacey has 49 years of experience in the field of Economics. She earned both her BA in Mathematics and her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Florida. Formerly, this expert served as an Assistant for Planning and Budget at J. Hillis Miller Health Center, as an Economics Professor for The University of Colorado System and, as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She also served as the Vice-Chair at the Colorado ...
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....
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. Karl Erik Volk has over 35 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Accounting and Economics. He earned his BS in Business Administration, Accounting, and Finance from the University of California Berkeley, and his MA in Economics from the University of San Francisco. Formerly, this expert served as a Financial Economist at the Udinsky Group, Inc. and as a Senior Managing Economist at Cohen Volk Economic Consulting Group. Currently, this expert is the Executive ...
This case involves the multi-million dollar art collection that belonged to the estate of an elderly couple that passed away. A substantial portion of the couple’s collection was comprised of contemporary paintings and sculpture. An expert in art appraisal was…
This is an eminent domain dispute involving the construction of a high-speed train line. A defendant rail company sought to acquire portions of private residential property from property owners along the proposed line route the line. State law required that the…
This case involves an eminent domain proceeding in Nebraska. A large energy company proposed building a power plant complex allegedly for public benefit which required the company to seize residential property in the plant’s proposed vicinity. Residential property owners asserted that the…
This case involves damage to a private residential property arising from exposure to polluted water over the period of several years. The property in question was bisected by a large creek that, over a period of five years, had been carrying industrial pollutants…
This case involves a licensed Alabama real estate broker who listed a property for sale. An appraisal of the property indicated a $4,000,000 valuation. The broker showed the property to a couple who were prospective buyers. The broker did not…
CASE: Powell v. Tosh, 942 F. Supp. 2d 678 (W.D. Ky. 2013) BACKGROUND: Plaintiffs alleged they began suffering from “recurring intolerable noxious odors emanating from the Defendants’ swine waste facilities constituting a nuisance, increasing the probability of a rodent infestation…
CASE: Alexander v. Halliburton Energy Servs., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96825 (W.D. Okla. July 22, 2015) BACKGROUND: From the mid-1960s until 1991, Halliburton Energy Services (HESI) cleaned missile motor casings for the United States Department of Defense and its contractors…
This customs case takes place in Wisconsin and involves a rare bird that died due to inadequate care, necessitating the services of an appraisal expert witness to evaluate the bird’s value. The plaintiff owned a collection of rare and exotic animals,…
This case takes place in California and centers around municipal bonds issued by a city in anticipation of increased revenue from a large construction project on city-owned land. The bonds they issued were based on the incremental tax revenue generated…