Fraud Expert Witnesses
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of fraud expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on fraud and related issues. Fraud expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these fraud expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Fraud, Forensic Accounting, Lost Profits, Bankruptcy, Economic Damages, Fiduciary Duty, Business Valuation, Personal Injury, Breach Of Contract, Business Interruption, Intellectual Property, Embezzlement, Opioids, Business Damages, and Chronic Pain.
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Jason A Engel, CPA, CFE, CIRA, CVA, MAFF, ABV
Engel & Engel, LLP
Accounting, Business Damages
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Fraud Investigations, Tracing of Funds, Economic Damages, Alter Ego, Fraudulent Transfers, Business Appraisal & Valuation, Economics, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Intellectual Property, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Employment Litigation, Business Interruption
Engel & Engel, LLP is a Los Angeles CPA firm engaged in the practice of forensic accounting for over 25 years. Mr. Engel has served as an expert witness in over 500 forensic accounting cases including expert testimony in connection with a jury award of $2.3 billion.
Mr. Engel has authored 20 research publications on the subjects of economic damages, fraudulent transfers, intellectual property, alter ego, business valuation, and employment damages.
Mr. Engel's professional credentials include those of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV).
Mr. Engel has been engaged in the practice of forensic accounting and expert testimony for forty years including forensic experience at two of the Big 4 accounting firms. Mr. Engel has testified in federal courts, bankruptcy courts, state ...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Alabama
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Joe Carnes
Medical Billing Expert Witness
Medsurity Experts
Birmingham, Alabama
Medical Billing, Medical Coding
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Usual customary reasonable charges, damages, fraud, Over-billing statistical analysis, Electronic health records, clinical documentation, insurance coverage determinations, provider, biller, insurance disputes
Two decades of Medical Billing expertise in multiple care settings. 24-hour turnaround on billing consultations. Thorough analysis and reporting.
Expert in analysis of contract rates compared to actual billed charges
Patents trade secrets, electronic medical records, Medicare fraud, medical billing fraud, qui tam false claims act fraud
Usual Customary Reasonable (UCR), Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records, HITECH Act, Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid,insurance, CRPS, EMTALA, HIPPA compliance
Katheryn R Scott
Driftwood Investigations LLC
Daphne, Alabama
Fraud, Accounting
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White-Collar Fraud, Embezzlement, Bank Fraud, Securities Fraud, Public Corruption, Credit Card Fraud, Elderly Exploitation, Locate Hidden Assets, Heirs Research for Probate Estates, Financial Forensics, Money Laundering, Criminal Defense, Civil Cases, Capital Murder Cases, Mitigation Specialist
I have extensive experience in the areas of fraud prevention, detection and investigation; data analytics; controller and general accounting; Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance; internal auditing; internal control assessments; business process mapping; financial analysis and reporting; and reconstruction of financial records. My career was built on taking apart financial records and putting them back together again in a cohesive story.
I am currently licensed in Alabama as a Private Investigator (#689) and have held the Certified Fraud Examiner designation for over 21 years. I retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) as Sr. Forensic Accountant in 2017, which led to my starting my own practice to continue doing the work I love with the U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI, Secret Service, Defense Attorneys and the public. I previously held certifications in: Certified Internal Auditor (2001-2016), Certified in Control Self-Assessment (2002-2016), Accreditation in Internal Quality Asses...
Justin Maile
CipherBlade
Anchorage, Alaska
Cryptocurrency
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blockchain, bitcoin, ethereum, theft, fraud, SIM swap, NFT, investment scam, ponzi scheme, smart contract, pig butchering, digital asset discovery, ransomware, compliance, crypto
Justin Maile is an expert in cryptocurrency investigations and forensic analysis. He has trained and led a team of the best cryptocurrency analysts in the world at Chainalysis before leading the team at CipherBlade. Over the last 7 years Justin has supported some of the most impactful cases to affect the crypto industry involving dozens of SIM swap cases, most of the crypto exchange hacks, numerous smart contract exploits, multiple ponzi schemes with total losses in the billions of dollars,
multiple strains of ransomware, assisted international law enforcement with the takedown of illicit services including child abuse sites, darknet markets, money laundering, malware as a service, and others, and has lead the investigations into hundreds of "pig butchering" and other romance and investment scams. More recently Justin has focused on supporting civil litigation cases like digital asset discovery for divorce cases, bankruptcies, estate management cases involving crypto, and has been ...
Craig Cherney, Esq.
Private Equity Real Estate & Homebuilder Expert
Scottsdale, Arizona
Real Estate, Fraud
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Real Estate Funds, Syndicated Real Estate Investments, Land, Failure to Disclose, Fiduciary Duty, Standards of Care, Real Estate Fund Management, Acquisitions, Real Estate Entitlements, Land Development, Land Use, Land Valuation, Management Fees, Commissions, Pre-Acquisition Diligence, PrivateEquity
Have deep experience in acquisition and disposition of hundreds of millions of investment capital in residential land, master plan communities, real estate development projects and entitlement and zone change opportunities throughout the United States.
Joint Venture expert between institutional capital, private investors and local real estate operators or real estate sponsors. Pooled real estate funds, real estate syndication and private equity real estate fund management and duties of care to investors.
Expert in fiduciary standards of care that relate to real estate managers' fiduciary duty and operating protocol when executing a real estate business plan or pooled investment scheme. Expert in the mandatory duty to disclose by sellers and what is or is not material disclosure when selling real estate to arms length buyers.
Can conduct multiple financial models and sensitivity analysis showing present value and projected IRR rates of return and equity multiples that a rea...
Christopher G Linscott, CPA, CFE, CIRA
Keegan Linscott & Associates, PC
Tucson, Arizona
Fraud, Accounting
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Financial, Insolvency, Forensic Accounting, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Economics, Mining, Business Operations, Accounting investigations, Forensic investigations, Litigation support, Litigation services
Chris Linscott is the Director of Keegan Linscott & Associates consulting practice with more than thirty-five years of experience. His background includes eight years with KPMG Peat Marwick in the New York City and Boston offices, two years with Coopers & Lybrand in Tucson, two years as a CFO in industry and twenty-six years with Keegan Linscott & Associates. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. Chris has served as an expert witness and consultant to attorneys involved in litigation throughout the country. He has also served as a Financial Advisor to Debtors and Creditor Committees in Chapter 11, served as a Chapter 11 Trustee, court appointed Receiver, Financial Fiduciary, Special Master and Examiner in various court cases. Chris is adept at analyzing allegations of fraud in civil, criminal, and bankruptcy matters and working with counsel to understand the financial aspects of litigation. He has testified ...
Sarah Purifoy, CFE, CVA, MAFF, CCI
Lux Analysis, LLC
Chandler, Arizona
Fraud
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Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigations, Private Investigations
Sarah Purifoy, CFE, CVA, MAFF, CCI is the Managing Director of Lux Analysis, LLC and has extensive experience in fraud investigations and forensic accounting services. As a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator, and licensed private investigator in Arizona, she has considerable knowledge and experience in civil, criminal, and family cases.
Ms. Purifoy assists attorneys, governmental agencies, and individuals in analyzing financial statements, tax returns, bank and credit card statements and other records related to each case. Marital dissolutions, elder financial abuse, criminal defense, tracing of assets, and analyzing records related to shareholder disputes are several of the types of investigations she has completed.
Ms. Purifoy investigates alleged fraudulent activity, traces assets, prepares sources and uses analysis, and issues reports as requested. She has completed complex frau...
Shishir Shah, DO, CWS, ABPM
Top Doctor Award Winning Wound Expert
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona
Wound Care, Medical Management
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bedsores, skin injuries, surgical wounds, burns, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, hyperbaric oxygen, infections, nursing home, medical devices, telemedicine, scar, qui tam, medical necessity, fraud, patents, medical director, decubitus ulcers, diabetic ulcers, regenerative medicine
Award-winning wound care physician in active clinical practice. Wound care clinical, safety ,and leadership experience in acute care, skilled nursing (nursing homes), rehabilitation, and home health settings. Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) with additional Board Certifications in Hyperbaric Medicine and Family Practice. Has served as the medical director of several wound programs. Over twenty years of medical necessity/utilization review and expert witness experience. Midwestern University Medical School faculty. Significant private equity, medical device, startup, and consulting experience. Undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Deposition and trial experience in multiple states. Over 85,000 wound encounters. Key roles have included medical director oversight of several level 1 hospital trauma wound programs, 5 community hospital wound programs, and over 15 SNF/LTACHs. Co-implemented one of the largest wound care/hyperbaric clinical de...
Kevin Herzberg, MBA, BSEE, LSSBB
Serpentine Partners, LLC
Los Angeles, California
Banking, Real Estate
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Automated Valuation Models/AVMs, Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities/RMBS, Mortgage Lending/Originations, Lending Practices, Loan Underwriting, Mortgage Servicing, Mortgage Banking, Fraud, Valuation/Appraisal, foreclosures/Loan Modifications, Trade Secrets/Misappropriation, Mortgage Insurance/MI
Executive leader with more than 20 years of experience in business strategy, operations, and fiscal excellence for major banking and lending corporations. I have served as an expert witness in over 40 cases and submitted comprehensive written reports on complex matters that were presented to the courts in layman terms.
Disputes have argued the following issues:
* The 2008 Financial Crisis Involving Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)
* Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
* Predatory Lending
* Multiple County Tax Assessors
* Environmental Contamination and Real Estate Valuation Stigma
* Loan Origination / Employment Compensation
Topics covered included:
* Real Estate Automated Valuation Models (AVMs)
* Intellectual Property (IP) / Software Source Code Theft
* Errant Lending Practices
* Mortgage Fraud
* Loan Servicing
* Foreclosures
* Loan Modifications
* Loan Workouts
* Real Estate Owned (REO...
Alex AKulikov, MS, Certified Financial Crimes Specialist, GAAP, PMP
Forensic, Risk and Financial Crimes Expert Witness
Expert CA
Dublin, San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, California
Financial, Forensic Science
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Financial crimes, Forensic examination, Money laundering, Negligence, Forensic accounting, Identity theft, Fiduciary duty, Breach of contract, Money laundering, Cybersecurity, Misappropriation of funds, Bribery, Compliance, Risk Management, Fraud, Corruption, Sanctions, Tax evasion, Delays, RICO
Mr. Alex Kulikov, M.S. (Master of Science), CFCS (Certified Financial Crimes Specialist), GAAP (General Accounting), PMP (Project Management Professional) is a risk management, compliance, forensic examination and financial crimes prevention consulting professional with nearly 30 years of corporate and private consulting, serving over 200 clients across the U.S. and Canada.
Among his proven consulting proficiency in financial, construction, health, technology and other industry claims are matters involving risk management; general financial analysis; forensic examination; breach of contract; dispute resolution; data analytics; general accounting (GAAP); due diligence; standard of care; fiduciary duties; negligence and liability claims; AIA and general conditions; procurement risk management; analysis of schedule delays and impacts; budget and cost analysis; general conditions and code compliance; LEAN management; project methodologies; green design, manufacturing and environment; q...
Deanna L Allen
Buena Vista Group
San Clemente, California
Pharmacist, HIPAA
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Home infusion pharmacy, OSHA, Malpractice, Calculations, Risk assessment, Pharmacy law, Computer order entry, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), Formulas, Pharmacology, High alert medications, Standard of Care, Medication safety, Warnings and labels, Fraud, Policies and Procedures, Pharmacy workflow
I am a licensed California pharmacist, and a licensed Hawaii pharmacist currently working in hospital pharmacy. My travel pharmacy work throughout facilities in California include the following: ambulatory care clinics, long term care, home care and home infusion pharmacy, retail pharmacy and community pharmacy, and acute care hospitals. I have a combined background in pharmacy with a law degree. I have used the combined expertise to write reports for the California State Board of Pharmacy, conduct risk analyses and assessments, ensure regulatory compliance, identify safety improvement areas, and help prevent errors and near misses, among other activities. My current work is hands-on/front line experience. I am witness to changes happening in real time in many different pharmacy venues: changes in management, pharmacy workflow, policies and procedures, personnel training and competencies, drug protocols, computer documentation, software updates, management of new drugs, and safe...
Bart A Baggett
Handwriting Experts Inc
Sherman Oaks , California
Document Examination, Fraud
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signatures, handwriting analysis, electronic signatures
Bart Baggett is a Forensic Document Examiner and an experienced expert witness. He is a skilled authority in handwriting identification and has examined over 15,000 documents as part of over 1,350 cases. He is a court-qualified expert witness in the field of questioned documents across the United States. He has testified over 131 times in both civil and criminal trials, jury and bench trials, and even in Federal Court. He has consulted on cases nationwide and for the nation’s top media personalities, lawyers, and district attorneys.
He has been called America's #1 handwriting expert by media and working attorneys. He is the expert trial attorneys call to help win million dollar cases when forgery or fraudulent documents are involved.
"Bart Baggett is the best I've ever met or worked with. He is both amazing at Questioned Document Examination and handwriting analysis, but has an excellent personality, resulting in very powerful testimony." Alec Scott Rose, Criminal Defense Attorn...
Sidney P Blum, CPA, CFE, CFF, CPEA
FLARE
Los Angeles and San Francisco , California
Business Damages, Intellectual Property
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Damages, Economic Damage, Accounting, Intellectual Property, DMCA, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Royalty Audit, Fraud, False Advertising, Valuation, Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Employment Law, Brands, Complex Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Lost Profits, Unjust Enrichment
ECONOMIC DAMAGES, IP, ROYALTY AUDIT, BREACH OF CONTRACT EXPERT. "the Expert's Expert".
Leading testifying forensic expert on financial damages in litigations for intellectual property, general damages, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing disputes, reasonable royalty rates, lost profits, fraud, & royalty auditor competence. His 30+ years experiences includes corporate and as an in-charge KPMG Partner. He was the Chief Audit Officer of Beats (now Apple). Author of two books on contract financial language and auditing (Oxford University Press & LexisNexis). His well-written grounded reports are cited as best examples by judges.
Economic Damages
Mr. Blum has been a damages expert on more than 100 federal and state cases. Cases include complex litigation, intellectual property (patents, copyrights, trademarks, false advertising, royalty auditor competence, fraud, DMCA), wrongful termination, construction defect, internet, marketing, unfa...
Lester B Caplan, SCREA, AGA, CLHA
100's of litigation appraisals, few needed a trial
American Valuation Company
Palm Desert, California
Real Estate Appraiser, Appraisal & Valuation
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Luxury, High Value, Solar Electric, Residential, Commercial, Deferred Maintenance, Diminished Value, Easements, Encroachments, Building Permit, Zoning, Fraud, External Depreciation, Views, HOA, Estate, Bankruptcy, Family Law, Retrospective, Divorce
My name is Lester Caplan, I have been a CA State Certified General Appraiser since 1991, license number ~ AG001751. I am the owner of American Valuation Company. I have been a Real Estate Appraiser since 1982 and now have over 42 years of diversified appraisal experience. I am an (AGA)Accredited Green Appraiser and an expert in the appraisal of PV Solar Electric Systems. I am a (CLHA) Certified Luxury Home Appraiser and have appraised many homes, existing or proposed construction that were exceptional, very high value homes, with values in excess of $10,000,000.
I have a wide range of appraisal experience which includes residential & commercial Real Estate appraisal, review appraisal for several major lenders, litigation & expert witness services and tax appeal experience. I founded American Valuation Company in 1989. Since 1989 I have serviced the Southern California Real Estate Community and have been approved by over 290 direct funding lenders throughout the USA and have worked...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
California
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
James F. Davidson, CPA, CFE, CFF, FCPA, CGMA, CM&AA, CM&AP, CIRA, CTP, CBA, CD
Forensics, Fraud, M&A, Distressed, Governance
Avant Advisory Group
Newport Beach, California
Accounting, Business Operations
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Financial forensics, operational turnarounds, restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, CEO, CFO, CRO, governance, fraud, corporate investigations, certified, turnaround, insolvency, restructuring, CPA, chartered global management accountant, credentialed, fraud examiner, board advisory
Business, forensic accounting, consulting. mergers & acquisitions, distressed, insolvency, bankruptcy, financial restructuring, operational turnarounds, performance & profitability improvement
Forensics, fraud, dispute resolution, financial diligence, strategic planning, corporate governance & board advisory, quality of earnings
Board of Directors OC Forensic Expert Witness Association, Board of Directors LA Association Certified Fraud Examiners, Co-founder/board of Private Directors Association
Consumer products, services; franchising; retail, wholesale distribution; food processing, packaging; restaurants; agribusiness; real estate; engineering, construction; industrial manufacturing, assembly; trucking, transportation; aerospace, defense; waste management; energy – oil & gas, shale, mining; chemicals; fertilizers; lending; dealerships, service, repair; education; telecom, media, technology.
Distressed Asset Acquisitions; Underperforming companies; Due Diligence; Capital Stac...
Marty Dirks
Investment Mgt - Alternative Investments Expert
Investment Strategy & Analysis
San Francisco, California
Securities & Investments, Business Damages
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Materiality of Information, Damages, Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insider Trading, Stock Options, Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Pension Plans, Ponzi Scheme, Short Selling, Suitability, Business Valuation
Marty Dirks has more than 30 years of institutional investment experience with expertise in hedge fund management, valuation and analysis of securities, analysis of corporate accounting fraud, and other complex investment-related issues. As an analyst and short selling hedge fund manager from 1989 through 2010, he has special expertise in the analysis of fraud and misrepresentation by publicly-traded companies.
Mr. Dirks is a Senior Adjunct Professor of Finance at Golden Gate University (2006-present). He was the director of research at McCullough, a value equity manager, from 2010-2012. He was a board member for the San José pension plan from 2011-2019. From his roles as an Adjunct Professor and Investment Consultant he has proven his ability as a confident public speaker with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.
His corporate industry experience includes working at Cooper Industries (1987-1989), a Fortune 100 manufacturing company, and at Texas Instrume...
David K Golbahar, CPA, CFF, CGMA
High Stakes Disputes and Investigations
Armanino, LLP
Los Angeles, California
Accounting, Business Damages
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Partnership dispute, Economic Damages, Business interruption claim, employment, wrongful termination, business litigation, lost profits, business valuation, unjust enrichment, fraud, white collar criminal defense, intellectual property, toxic tort, forensic accounting, breach of contract
ECONOMIC DAMAGES | FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS | FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
David is a skilled forensic accountant, expert witness, and turnaround consultant. Shareholders, creditors, and attorneys rely on David’s focused approach to investigating fraud, determining damages for complex financial disputes, and assisting in bankruptcy matters. Business owners and management teams trust his deep operational experience to guide them through turnarounds and business expansion. David fulfills multiple needs in commercial litigation matters.
Mr. Golbahar has been named expert on over 25 cases. The California Superior court appointed him as a monitor in a well-know restaurant group dispute.
Testimony Experience
- Economic Damages
- Lost Profits / Business Interruption
- Wrongful Termination (Employment Law)
- Business valuation
In 2018, Mr. Golbahar received AICPA’s FVS Standing Ovation award for significant contributions in forensic accounting and in the community.
Christopher Hanson, Esq., CCIM
Real Estate Standard of Care -- Title Insurance
Real Estate Mediation Service, LLC
San Leandro, California
Real Estate, Real Estate
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44+ years in the industry .... Broker negligence, fraud, standard of care, non-disclosure, breach of contract, fiduciary duty, lease, sale, easement, partition, partnership disputes, foreclosures
44+ years in the industry - that's the expertise I bring to the table.
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As a retired trial lawyer of over 25 years, I dealt exclusively with real estate cases. Over 880 trials, arbitrations, mediations (only 3 UDs). Negligence, fraud, non-disclosure, breaches of fiduciary duty & contract. I've defended, and sued, brokers, and their insurance companies. I've represented bidders, borrowers and banks in regard to foreclosures; and both sides in loan workouts. I've worked with national chains doing state-wide store rollouts, and lease renegotiations. That followed 12+/- years as a broker actively selling/leasing property (commercial and residential) - I hold a CCIM designation, earned by doing deals. That followed 7+/- years as a title insurance company Advisory Title Officer. I researched and wrote Preliminary Reports.
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There isn't much in this business I haven't seen, done, or litigated.
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As an attorney looking for an 'expert' witness, I needed someone that was unbiased, an...
Brad A LaPorte
Top Cybersecurity & Information Technology Expert
High Tide Advisors
California
Cybersecurity, Information Technology
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Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack
Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments.
Pior Cases:
Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent.
Career History and Expertise:
Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...
Barbara C. Luna, PhD, CPA, CFE, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFF, MAFF, CGREA, CREA, CMC
Damages
White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, & Hunt, LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
Business Damages, Accounting
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Forensic Accounting, Damages, Lost Profits, Lost Earnings, Lost Value of Businesses and Real Estate, Fraud. Extensive Expert Testimony in breach of contract, business interruption, dissolutions, intellectual property, construction, fraud, securities, personal injury, wrongful termination matters
Barbara Luna is a Senior Partner in the accounting and litigation services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt. She has served as a forensic accounting, damages and valuation expert witness for over forty years in business and personal injury litigation and bankruptcy matters. She analyzes financial, accounting, economic, business, real estate and valuation issues relating to liability and damages in litigation matters and reorganization of businesses. She has testified on numerous occasions in U.S. District Court, Superior Court, Bankruptcy Court, arbitrations and depositions.
Linda Rae Paul
CRE Transaction Experts, Inc.
Sausalito, California
Real Estate, Fraud
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Commercial Title, Commercial Escrow, Title Insurance, Underwriting, Escrow Procedures, Fiduciary Duty, Escrow Documentation, Curative Work, Due Diligence, Multi-State Customs and Practices, Escrow Operations, Standard of Care
Linda Rae Paul is the President of CRE Transaction Experts, Inc. She works closely with all segments of the legal community to expeditiously perform escrow and title expert services in a professional manner and provide the most objective analysis in reports and testimony. Specialties include the following:
• Escrow and title industry standard practice
• Jurisdictional closing customs and practices
• Parties to an escrow and what role they play
• Escrow instructions – Southern California version
• Escrow instructions – Northern California version
• Escrow instructions – closing instructions from third parties
• Funds and escrow audits
• Funds from third parties
• Understanding and identifying escrow fraud events
• Payoffs – institutional and private
• Drafting of documents
• Fiduciary duties – escrow holder
• Fiduciary duties – title insurer
• Improper title clearance
• Standard of Care for title and escrow personnel
• Interpretation of real estate documents and forms
• Interpretati...
Thomas Peatman, CIME, MD
San Ramon, California
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Trauma, Causation, Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedics Non Surgical, Independent Medical Examinations, IME, Life care planning, Disability evaluation, Impairment Evaluation, Medical Coding, Medical billing, Fraud, Workers’ Compensation, Motor Vehicle Accident, Patents, MVA
Board-Certified orthopedic surgeon in active clinical practice. Additional sub-specialty Certification in Sports Medicine. IME certified.
Have performed over 8,000 joint replacements, hip, knee and shoulder arthroscopies and open surgeries. After developing a hand tremor, I now focus on the non-operative management of orthopedic disease and trauma.
Former Team Physician for the Oakland Athletics. United States Navy veteran.
I have been participating in expert witness work for 13+ years. I perform complex case reviews with or without an exam, as well as provide clarity to simpler incidents. I am timely and prioritize scheduling exams, depositions and court appearances.
Brad Roth
Thousand Oaks, California
Real Estate, Fraud
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real estate agent, residential real estate, disclosures, short sales, foreclosures, MLS, listings, offers, pricing, negotiation, staging, single family homes, hard money loans, open houses, distressed properties, closings, conflicts of interest, fiduciary duty, standards of care, market evaluations
Multiple award-winning residential real estate agent. Thought-leader. Over $300M in sales. Active consulting practice mentoring and training agents. Founder and host of “All Things Real Estate” podcast. 25+ years part-time acting experience including “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “General Hospital,” and “Saved by the Bell.”
Steven E. Roth
Life and Disability Insurance Analyst
Agoura Hills, California
Insurance
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life insurance, disability insurance, indexed annuities, annuity, annuities, premium financing, indexed universal life, illustration, bad faith, unfair, deceptive, sales practices, misrepresentation, fraud, negligence, standard of care, STOLI, IOLI, IUL, FIA
Served as a consultant and/or testifying expert witness to national law firms and top lawyers in numerous pro-consumer cases, ranging from deceptive investment and insurance sales practices to unfair insurance claims handling (predominantly life and disability insurance and annuity cases). To date, these cases resulting in estimated $200 million plus of settlements, awards and judgments. Testified in state courts, before FINRA and arbitrations. Never disqualified or had opinions stricken.
1991 - present: Life and disability insurance agent. 2014 - present: Life & Disability Analyst.
ARTICLES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Articles (partial list)
Featured in Forbes Magazine: “Sounding The Alarm On Indexed Universal Life Insurance”, a consumer warning piece concerning complex premium financing and Indexed Universal Life insurance – September 23, 2020
Featured in Forbes Magazine: “Kill The Messenger”, an critique of investment advisors and products – December, 2008
Featured in Forbes Mag...
Michael Spindler, CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV, CAMS
B. Riley Advisory Services
Los Angeles, California
Accounting, Fraud
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Forensic accounting, damages, alter ego, Ponzi schemes
Michael Spindler is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner who brings over 40 years of experience to complex disputes including matters related to forensic accounting and business fraud investigations across a wide range of industries. He has provided expert testimony on dozens of occasions in bench trials, jury trials and arbitration proceedings. He has served as a court-appointed forensic accountant and as an accounting referee. He has conducted numerous high-profile investigations of public company financial statement fraud and other matters. Mr. Spindler has presented his findings to special committees and various government agencies on behalf of clients, including the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Tatevik Torossian
Forensic CPA Litigation Support & Expert Witness
Grobstein Teeple LLP
Woodland Hills, California
Fraud, Accounting
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Complex commercial litigation, expert witness, economic damages, lost profits, fraud investigations, trust disputes, partnership disputes, wrongful termination, wage disputes, personal injury, family law, wrongful death, bankruptcy, lost wages, fidelity losses
General Background: Tatevik has worked in the field of Forensic Accounting since 2009, having over 15 years of experience with forensic accounting and fraud investigations. Her expertise includes the analysis and measurement of economic damages resulting from business interruption losses, commercial litigation disputes, loss of earnings calculations, family law, and employee theft. She has been designated as an expert witness and assisted in the evaluation and preparation of expert witness reports and calculations for Federal and State Courts. Tatevik is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California and is Certified in Financial Forensics by the AICPA. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Master Analyst in Financial Forensics. Tatevik earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, Los Angeles. She comes from an extensive background of forensic accounting as well as business management and tax services. Tatevik is trilingual, ...
Amy M. Zheng, MD, M.Phil., CHSE
Amy Zheng Consulting
San Diego, California
Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care Medicine
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Opioid Prescribing, Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, CPR, Heart Attack/Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism/PE, Head Injury, Stroke/CVA, Aneurysm, Appendicitis, abdominal pain, Trauma, aortic dissection, Covid, Cauda Equina, epidural abscess, code blue, pneumonia, Insurance reimbursement, fraud
Since 2003, Dr. Zheng has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including academic teaching centers, VA healthcare system, community hospitals, and rural critical access hospitals. She is a frontline clinician in the Coronavirus Pandemic, working in five urgent care centers and two emergency departments in two counties. She is an expert in NP and PA supervision and the Medical Director of the Point Loma Nazarene University Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Zheng is the Medical Director of Quality at Sharp-Rees-Stealy, a multi-specialty medical group.
Dr. Zheng is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California San Diego and University of California Riverside. Since 2013, she has led an annual teamwork exercise for 350 students and faculty from three professional schools, which have been featured by the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She has presented at scientific conferences on inter-professional collaboration and...
Andrew R. Zimbaldi, MBA
Kidder Mathews
Irvine, California
Real Estate, Premises Liability
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Property management, brokerage, agent, apartment, commercial, HOA, slip and fall, premises liability, maintenance, standards of care, disclosure, owner and broker disclosure, personal injury, mold, bedbugs, water intrusion, health and safety, fiduciary duty, fraud, receivership
Currently active as the Senior Vice President of Asset Management Services for Kidder Mathews: one of the largest commercial and property management brokerage firms in the western United States. In excess of seventy million square feet of assets under management.
Serves as an expert witness in property management, standards of care, brokerage, owner and agent disclosure, premises liability, water intrusion, mold, bedbugs, personal injury, health and safety, fiduciary duty, and most all aspects of the real estate industry.
Max Holmes
Investor / Lawyer / NYU Stern Professor
Useful LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut
Appraisal & Valuation, Securities & Investments
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Antitrust, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Business Valuation, Contract Disputes, Cryptocurrency, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Financial, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Insurance, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Lending, Leveraged Buyouts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Max Holmes has over 40 years of experience as a portfolio manager, research analyst, board member, lawyer, NYU Professor and expert witness.
Since 1993, Max Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, teaching "Bankruptcy and Reorganization."
Max Holmes has been the Chief Investment Officer / Lead Portfolio Manager for two large hedge funds ($2.7 billion and $5.4 billion of peak AUM) as well as an insurance company portfolio and a mutual fund portfolio. The funds invested in credit, capital structure arbitrage, distressed debt, rescue finance, direct lending, specialty finance, event stocks and special situations securities, including long and short positions. The funds invested across the capital structure: bank debt, DIP loans, second lien debt, secured and unsecured bonds, floating rate and fixed rate notes, trade claims, preferred stock, common stock, put and call options and credit default swaps (CDS). In...
David Bano
P/C Insurance. Claims, Sales, Agency, Underwriting
Enterprise Associates LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Insurance, Legal
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Customs Standards Practices, breach, coverage, exclusions, bad faith, extracontractual, automotive, E & O, UI & UIM, class actions, homeowner, wildfire, commercial, catastrophe, excess surplus, Claims Sales Underwriting Agency, SIU, arson, flood, disaster
I began my insurance career as an adjuster-trainee and over 35 years, worked through many assignments to ultimately become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. I was also cross trained in General P/C Management and assigned to large business territories as both a Regional Manager and a State Officer, with full P/L responsibility for Sales/Agents, Underwriting and Claims. Initially, I led the Philadelphia market area and was subsequently promoted to manage the State of Michigan. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management and all aspects of Claims, I offer expertise across the entire Property & Casualty spectrum. Retiring from my role as Chief Claims Officer in 2019, I was responsible for all claims operations countrywide, across all lines of coverage and every business unit. I partnered very closely with General Counsel teams and held decision-making authority over all claims-related litigation, including extracontractual and bad faith situations...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Florida
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Gina Edwards, CFE, CAMS
Ascalon Analytics LLC
Naples, Florida
Fraud, Investigation
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Data analytics, machine learning, fraud, financial crime, forensic accounting, securities fraud, complex investigations, asset investigations, investment due diligence, proxy contests, shareholder disputes, risk assessment for mergers and acquisitions, public records research, public corruption, AML
Investigations director and research consultant. Former national award-winning investigative reporter and private investigative agency owner with 20+ years of experience specializing in complex investigations, public records research, and data analytics. Leading edge data analytics skills including Python, Jupyter Labs, R Studio, Alteryx, Microsoft Access, ESRI, QGIS. Coursework in machine learning. Master of Science in Accountancy, CPA candidate. Licensed investigative agency (#A2700239).
Have provided investigative work to Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, venture capital funds, foundations, family offices, private companies, law firms, and accounting firms. Have supervised and conducted investigations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia.
Assist clients with assessing risk for mergers and acquisitions, public, private, and cross-border. Conduct extensive investigations for investment due diligence, asset investigations, litiga...
Brad A LaPorte
Top Cybersecurity & Information Technology Expert
High Tide Advisors
Juno Beach, Florida
Cybersecurity, Information Technology
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Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack
Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments.
Pior Cases:
Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent.
Career History and Expertise:
Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...
Peter W. Leibundgut, Esq.
PD&J Associates, LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Banking, Financial
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Banking, loans, contract disputes, commercial and consumer finance, mortgages, derivatives, lender liability, legal malpractice, public finance, fraud, bankruptcy, debtor and creditor's rights, banking regulations, lending compliance, bank policies and procedures
Peter has over forty years of transactional, public and private commercial and real estate finance, legal and bank consulting experience. He serves as an expert in cases involving public, commercial and real estate financing transactions. He provides litigation support in cases involving contract disputes and complex public and commercial finance matters centering on debtor and creditor rights.
Based upon his experience representing banks, finance companies, borrowers, investors and public entities in conventional and innovative financings, Peter provides litigation support and expert services in contract disputes, commercial and residential real estate, lender liability, legal malpractice, public finance, complex lending and credit facilities, and financial fraud cases. His experience spans thirty years of due diligence, structuring, closing and restructuring public and commercial financial transactions on behalf of lenders; county, state and federal authorities and issu...
Stephen B McWilliam, ABR,CRB,CRS,GRI
Florida Real Estate Standard of Care Expert
Florida State Realty Group, Inc
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Real Estate, Financial
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Florida REALTORS®/Florida BAR (f/k/a FAR/BAR) Purchase Contracts, REALTOR® Code of Ethics, Procuring cause, Residential and Commerical real estate transactions, REALTOR® Standard of Care, REALTORS® negligence, fraud, malpractice claims, MLS (Multiple Listing System) Best Practices and Policies
Stephen is one of Florida's very best and methodical real estate experts involving both residential and commercial issues. These issues typically include state and federal litigation, arbitration, mediation, and areas of ethical concerns/challenges.
Steve, originally from Massachusetts, began his real estate career in 1984 with a local Century 21 franchise. He has been living in the Fort Lauderdale area since 1989 and consults exclusively throughout the State of Florida. Stephen has earned four of the most prestigious real estate professional designations offered by the National Association of REALTORS®, ABR (Accredited Buyer's Representative), CRB (Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) and GRI (Graduate of the REALTOR® Institute). Stephen is a Florida licensed real estate broker, school instructor, and mortgage loan originator.
Stephen served as the elected 2012 president of one of the largest REALTOR® associations in the USA. Additional...
Patrick J. Regan, DO
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
General Surgery
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General/Acute Care Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, Peer Review Chairman, Quality Committee Chairman, Standards of Care, Causation, Patient Safety, Operating Room Safety Standards, Operating Room Policies and Procedures, Sham Peer Review, Fraud, External Peer Review, Federal/State cases
The Medical Expert Witness that you don't need a dictionary to understand!
Dr. Patrick J. Regan has more than 25 years of experience in General Surgery, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Surgery and the Medico-Legal realm. Dr Regan trained at the World Renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr Regan has built programs and is in active surgical practice. Dr Regan is actively teaching and holds academic appointments. He is Board Certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. In addition to his academic appointments, Dr Regan supervises other healthcare practitioners and is experienced in their scope of practice. Dr Regan also consults with the Prosecution Services Unit of the Florida Board of Medicine. He has extensive experience in the areas of Peer Review, External Peer Review, Sham Peer Review, Bad Faith Peer Review and medical staff quality issues having served both as a member and as Chairman of various hospitals Peer Review Committees and Quality Committees. Dr Regan al...
Wayne S. Josleyn, EnCE, CCE, CDRS, OFE, MCP
G2 Research, Inc.
Boise, Idaho
Information Technology, Computers
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Digital Forensics, Cell Phone Forensics, Data Recovery, eDiscovery, Video/Audio Forensics, Computer Forensics, DVR Forensics, Password Recovery, Social Media Forensics, Email Forensics, Spyware, Embezzlement, Trade Secret Theft, Fraud, Cyberstalking, Deleted File Recovery, Document Authentication
I have been a digital forensics expert since 2006 and have testified in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Texas, California, Colorado, Federal District, Federal Appeals, and Quebec, Ontario Criminal courts. Some areas of investigative and court experience include embezzlement, theft of trade secrets, fraud, misappropriation of funds, tax evasion, network breach, domestic violence, cyberstalking, breach of contract, and divorce. My skills include cell phone forensics (JTAG, chip-off, and geolocation), eDiscovery, data recovery from fire- and water-damaged media, DVR analysis, decryption, and social media investigation. I am an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), a Certified Computer Examiner (CCE), an Oxygen Forensic Expert (OFE), and a Certified Data Recovery Specialist (CDRS) with experience in all industry-recognized commercially available digital forensic tools.
James (Jim) McMahon, CPP, CISSP, Director Certified
Board certified in Physical & Info Sys Security
McMahon & Associates
Eagle, Idaho
Security, Law Enf & Criminal Justice
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Intellectual Property protection, Physical /Personal/ Information/Network Security, Criminal Investigations, POLICE, CCTV, Computer Forensics, evidence collection, Standard of Care, Training, Fraud, Premises liability, Use of Force, premise security, truth
Multiple professional certifications.
Accomplished professional with comprehensive international investigative skills, information security, and regulatory compliance background and success in achieving and exceeding organizational goals and objectives. Set goals, priorities, manage resources and develop safety plans. Accepted in state and federal courts as an expert witness.
Wide spread work in risk management, premises liability, duty of care, production, manufacturing, customer safety, executive protection global travel, employee training, fraud investigations, pre-employment background, drug testing, innovative regulatory compliance and loss prevention activities within local, state and federal guidelines. Frequent corporate advisor. Significant international experience and operations.
Successful multiple international projects. Research & evaluate industry trends, using findings to design & execute strategies. Excels at interacting with broad populations, including C-le...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Illinois
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Mitchell M. Cohen, CPA, CFE, FCPA, CFLC
Bronswick Benjamin, PC
Chicago, Illinois
Accounting, Fraud
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Forensic Accounting, Financial Investigations, Fraud Audits, Reconstruction of Accounting Information, Lost Profits, Divorce
Mr. Cohen has more than twenty four years experience in the field of public accounting which includes providing compilation, review and audited financial statements along with tax preparation and business advisory services. He has also submitted expert reports in the areas of divorce, lost income, financial misrepresentation, financial conversion and corporate veil cases in both the private and public sectors. He has testified and been deposed in several counties in Illinois.
Victoria Coraglio, MD, CWSP
Chicago, Illinois
Wound Care, Nursing Homes
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Wound Care, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Sores, Wound Prevention, Standard of Care, Nursing Home, Skilled facilities, Assisted living, Long Term Care, Geriatrics, Diabetic Ulcer, Venous ulcer, Arterial ulcer, Surgical wound, Telemedicine, Medical Necessity, Malpractice, Fraud, Medicare B, Osteomyelits
Dr Coraglio is a current active wound care physician for 5+ years, seeing over 150 patients a week at nursing/long term and skilled nursing facilities. Her main focus is treatment of wounds as well as implementing wound care practices in these facilities. Dr Coraglio is also a peer physician medical chart auditor, where she reviews data to ensure the accuracy of the medical record and assess the quality of patient care. She is a Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP) by the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM).
MICHAEL P GOLDMAN, CPA, CVA, CFE, CFF, MM
More than 40 years experience in business analysis
Michael Goldman & Associates, LLC
DEERFIELD, Illinois
Business Damages, Fraud
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Forensic Accounting, Economic Damages, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, Litigation Support, Business Valuation, Lost Profits, Business Plans, Start-ups, Financial Analysis, Business Interruption, Distressed Business, Divorce, Shareholder Oppression, Reasonable Compensation
Michael Goldman has been qualified as an expert numerous times in both state and federal courts in matters requiring opinions on forensic accounting, solvency, business valuation, fraudulent conveyance, fraud, economic damages, contract disputes, marital dissolution, and shareholder oppression. He has been deposed more than 25 times and has testified more than 25 times. Michael is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Valuation Analyst and is Certified in Financial Forensics by the AICPA.
Mr. Goldman has worked for bankruptcy courts and trustees, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, and debtors in numerous insolvency and restructuring engagements. He has provided opinions for both plaintiffs and defendants in economic damages cases, divorce, and partnership dissolutions. Michael also maintains a tax preparation practice.
Mr. Goldman was a professor teaching Entrepreneurship at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management for fifteen years a...
Eugene Lipov, MD
Westmont, Illinois
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property
Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD.
Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN.
Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions.
Significant medical device experience.
Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
University of Illinois faculty.
Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablati...
Michael D. Pakter, CPA, CFF, CGMA, CFE, CVA, MAFF, CA, CIRA, CDBV
Economic Damages
Gould & Pakter LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Business Damages
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Lost Profits, Economic Damages, Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy Core Proceedings, Insurance and Business Interruption Claims, business valuation, Fraud, Internal Investigations
Michael focuses his professional practice on determining lost profits, lost earnings and other economic damages, forensic accounting, financial analyses, investigations and business valuation. He provides consulting and expert services regarding economic damages, forensic accounting, business interruption, contract disputes, GAAP, GAAS, solvency, alter ego, fraud and bankruptcy and financial transactions and balances.
Michael provides consulting and litigation services to trial lawyers, trustees, receivers, business owners and units of federal, state and local government. Many engagements combine complex litigation, forensic accounting, financial analysis, economic damages, valuation and distressed business issues with the reconstruction of all or portion of incomplete, misstated and/or falsified accounting books and records and financial statements.
Michael has more than 40 years of experience in accounting, forensic accounting, business economics and investigations including m...
Chad M Garland, CPA/ABV/CFF/CGMA, ASA, CVA MAFF, CFE, CTP, MBA
Chad M. Garland, CPA, LLC
Shreveport, Louisiana
Accounting, Business Valuation
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Forensic Accounting, Litigation Services, Economist, Fraud
A licensed CPA in Louisiana since 1981 and in Texas since 2009, Chad Garland has an extensive education and working experience in the fields of accounting, finance and banking. Chad has served on the board of directors for two prominent companies and as President of the Ark-La-Tex Cash Management Association. His experience includes bankruptcy, expert witness testimony, litigation services, business valuations, small business consulting, budgeting, tax planning, financial reporting, management oversight, and as a workout specialist for troubled companies.
Currently, Chad focuses his expertise on the areas of litigation services including bankruptcy, forensic and fraud accounting and expert witness testimony, business valuations, income taxes, and small business consulting. As an expert witness, he has testified in both district and federal courts.
CPA, Licensed in Louisiana and Texas
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Chartered Global Man...
Vipul M Kella, MD, MBA FACEP
Emergency and Hospital Administration Expert
Vipul Kella
Potomac, Maryland
Emergency Medicine, Long Term Care
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COVID, overdose, anaphylaxis, appendicitis, fraud, hospital administration, mental health, aortic dissection, sexual assault, myocardial infarction, fractures, negligence, sepsis, wound care, trauma, cardiac arrest, brain hemorrhage, stroke, medical devices, aneurysm
Background:
Dr. Kella is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who practices in the D.C area. In his eighteen years of practice, he has worked both clinically and as a hospital executive in large hospital systems. He currently practices in the Washington, D.C. area.
Experience in hospital administration reviewing standards of care and implementing numerous quality of care and utilization programs.
Board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and highly experienced expert witness, having reviewed over 200 cases and having testified in 4 depositions in the past 3 years. Retained in federal, criminal, and civil cases.
Education/Training:
University of Michigan (B.S.)
University of Toledo (M.D.)
Johns Hopkins University (MBA)
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Areas of focus:
Emergency Medicine
Sepsis
Wound care
Cardiovascular Disease
Infectious Diseases
Stroke
Hospital/Healthcare Administration
Personal Injury
Automobile Accidents
Nursing Home Negligence
COVID
Fraud/Abu...
Tom Simopoulos, M.D., M.A.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Southborough, Massachusetts
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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opioids, spinal cord stimulator, radiofrequency procedures, spinal injections, complex regional pain syndrome, Persistent pain after injuries, interventional pain, criminal, fraud, CRPS, ablations, nerve injury, chronic pain, failed back surgery, over dose, personal injury, RSD, disc herniation
Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, MA, is a Harvard trained and faculty pain management specialist at the Arnold Pain Management Center and an anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). He is also an Associate Professor in Anesthesia at the Harvard Medical School. He has multiple teaching awards by fellows in training and recognized as "Top Doctor" in the Boston area since 2017.
Dr. Simopoulos attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. He completed his postdoctoral training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Faulkner Hospital in Boston. Dr. Simopoulos holds a Masters of Arts degree in Biochemistry from Brandeis University in Waltham. He is board-certified in Anesthesiology with a Pain Medicine subspecialty. Dr. Simopoulos has strong clinical interests that include radiofrequency technology, intradiscal therapies and e...
Donald A Walker Jr, MBA CPA CGMA
Donald Walker Consulting LLC
Massachusetts
Accounting, Fraud
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Financial Fraud, SEC Investigations, SEC Accounting and Reporting and Disclosures, Whistleblowers, Accounting and Auditing Malpractice, Bank Loan Loss Allowances, Bank Accounting and Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, GAAS, SEC Former Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Accounting Professor
Currently providing litigation support and testifying services in civil and criminal matters regarding SEC accounting and reporting, financial fraud, internal control certification, Graham- Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank matters, bank and loan accounting, MD&A, whistleblower matters, revenue recognition, and accounting and auditing malpractice.
Recently testified in Federal District Court criminal fraud case regarding SEC banking GAAP and MD&A disclosures and SEC procedures.
Deposed in whistleblower case and have provided expert reports in whistleblower cases.
Advising counsel and companies on SEC inquiries and investigations and civil litigation over accounting and disclosure matters including bank loan loss reserve controversies.
Providing services in all US states.
Co-author of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 102.
Provided expert opinions related to internal controls and internal audit function of financial institution, applications of GAAS and GAAP.
FTI Co...
Eugene Lipov, MD
Michigan
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property
Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD.
Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN.
Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions.
Significant medical device experience.
Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
University of Illinois faculty.
Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablati...
Lora Princ, MD, MBA
Dr. Lora Princ LLC
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fraud
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Obstetrics, Birth Injury, Obstetrical Complications, Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring, Labor Management, VBAC, Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes, Macrosomia, Shoulder Dystocia, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Uterine Rupture, Birth Center, Midwife Deliveries, Vacuum deliveries, Induction, Fraud
My name is Dr. Lora Princ (pronounced "Prince"). I am a board-certified OBGYN and fellow of ACOG, in practice in the Minneapolis metro area since 2005. I received my MBA with a focus in healthcare management in 2022. I have worked in private practice as a clinic part-owner for 11 years and have been an OBGYN hospitalist since 2016 with a focus on high risk obstetrical patients. I am organized and efficient, and my MBA training has honed my ability to analyze data and extract both system and medical/ provider factors that are relevant for malpractice cases. In addition I perform hospital utilization management reviews, insurance appeals, and prior authorizations, making me uniquely qualified to identify healthcare fraud and waste.
As of the start of 2024, I have been retained in nearly 40 cases in 19 states and counting. I have appeared in both deposition and trial and completed numerous expert reports.
My flexible schedule allows me to efficiently review large amounts of docume...
Michael F Richards
Manhattan, Montana
Banking, Fraud
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Bank Practices and Procedures, Banking Industry Standards, Bank Operations, Bank Policies, Bank Regulations and Law, Lending, Lender Liability, Loan Documentation, Bankruptcy, Bank Fraud, Commercial Real Estate and Mortgages, Bank Credit Administration and Credit Policy Issues
Mr. Richards has more than 34 years of banking experience in all aspect of banking. His experience as a Founder, President, and Director of two De-novo banks and heading up a work-out department for a regional bank give the client and attorney a behinds the scene understanding of banks. He has extensive experience in lending, lender liability, banking operations, regulatory oversight, policies, procedures, documentation, and standards of banking practice.
In 2009 he began his consulting and expert witness career, serving both plaintiffs and defendants. He has qualified and testified at trial in state and federal courts as an expert witness. He has also testified as an expert witness in a white collar federal criminal case. He serves clients nationally and has represented clients in 38 states since beginning his expert witness career. He has been retained in over 120 cases as an expert witness.
Steven J. Kitnick, CNE, CFAC, CSP, GRI, RRG
Real Estate Standard of Care Expert
Steven Kitnick Seminars, LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Real Estate
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Standard of Care, Fiduciary Duties, Agency, Seller Disclosure Obligations, Buyer Due Diligence, Real Estate Contracts, Broker Supervision & Responsibilities, N.A.R. Code of Ethics, Negligence, Fraud, Non-Disclosure, Reasonable Skill & Care
Provided case review, consultation, expert opinion reports, and/or expert rebuttal opinion reports in over 30 cases in the past 4 years on behalf of Plaintiffs and
Defendants. 38 years of real estate experience. California real estate broker since 1987. Nevada broker-salesman since 1999. Nevada real estate education provider, author, and instructor teaching courses in pre-licensing, continuing education, and post-licensing for over 20 years. Authored over 55 Nevada Real Estate Division-approved continuing education courses. Presented over 4,000 live classroom Nevada real estate continuing education courses representing over 12,000 classroom hours. Approved by the Nevada Real Estate Division to instruct pre-licensing, continuing education, and post-licensing education courses. Approved by the State of Nevada Commission on Post-Secondary Education to instruct online Nevada pre-licensing courses. Extensive historical, practical knowledge, and understanding of the practices of...
Mark D. Kraft, MD
Pain Medicine & Medical Devices Expert Witness
Advanced Pain Consultants
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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Failed back, chronic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Practice guidelines and standards, Nerve Injury, Injections, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, patents, intellectual property, pharma, medical billing, pill mill, spinal cord stimulators, ablation
Fellowship trained pain physician. Experienced expert witness with excellent communication skills. Co-author of international pain practice guidelines. Active clinical practice after recovering from a disabling spine injury. Pharma and medical device experience. Inventor of a patented system and method for objectively verifying internal disc disruption. Former master instructor for International Spinal Injection Society.
Performs pain procedures including: Spinal cord stimulators, radio frequency ablations, stellate ganglion blocks, epidural injections, steroid injections, spinal nerve root injections, facet injections, and nerve blocks.
Licensed in Arizona, California, and Nevada
Jennifer Oyadomari
Forensic Accounting & BV Expert Witness
Forensic Solutions, LLC
Henderson, Nevada
Fraud, Accounting
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Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigation, Embezzlement, Business Valuation, Economic Damages, Lost Profits, Tracing Analysis, Financial Analysis, Litigation Support, Expert Witness, Fraud Risk Assessment, Business Interruption, Asset Tracing, Income Determination, Family Law, Cannabis
Jennifer Oyadomari is the President of Forensic Solutions, LLC, an accounting firm that specializes in forensic accounting, business valuation, lost profits, and litigation support services. Ms. Oyadomari has almost two decades of professional experience in the areas of financial accounting, business valuation, and forensic accounting. This experience includes positions in the cannabis industry and in the Forensic Advisory practice of BDO USA, LLP.
Ms. Oyadomari is the current instructor of the Fraud Examination course at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which is a senior- and graduate-level accounting course.
Ms. Oyadomari has testified in depositions and trials, assisted with mediations and settlements, served as a joint and neutral expert, and served as both a Special Master and as a Receiver.
Ms. Oyadomari earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and her Master of Science in Accounting from University of Nevada, Las Vegas....
Donald A Walker Jr, MBA CPA CGMA
Donald Walker Consulting LLC
Bedford, New Hampshire
Accounting, Fraud
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Financial Fraud, SEC Investigations, SEC Accounting and Reporting and Disclosures, Whistleblowers, Accounting and Auditing Malpractice, Bank Loan Loss Allowances, Bank Accounting and Auditing, Internal Controls, GAAP, GAAS, SEC Former Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Accounting Professor
Currently providing litigation support and testifying services in civil and criminal matters regarding SEC accounting and reporting, financial fraud, internal control certification, Graham- Leach-Bliley and Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank matters, bank and loan accounting, MD&A, whistleblower matters, revenue recognition, and accounting and auditing malpractice.
Recently testified in Federal District Court criminal fraud case regarding SEC banking GAAP and MD&A disclosures and SEC procedures.
Deposed in whistleblower case and have provided expert reports in whistleblower cases.
Advising counsel and companies on SEC inquiries and investigations and civil litigation over accounting and disclosure matters including bank loan loss reserve controversies.
Providing services in all US states.
Co-author of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 102.
Provided expert opinions related to internal controls and internal audit function of financial institution, applications of GAAS and GAAP.
FTI Co...
Barclay T. Leib, CFE, CAIA
Sand Spring Advisors LLC
Morristown, New Jersey
Financial, Fraud
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Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Due Diligence, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA, Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals
Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 20 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years.
Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions.
Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as currently inactive Series 7 & 63 license...
RW Rosenblum, CFE, CFCS
Real Estate Expert - Negligence / Prem. Liability
RW Rosenblum, CFE, CFCS
Washington, New Jersey
Real Estate, Slip Trip & Fall
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Realtor, Broker and Agent Standard of Care, Real Estate Negligence, Fraud, Premises Liability, Slip and fall, Mold, Environmental, Title Insurance, Title Agency, Mortgage, Real Estate Appraisal Valuation, Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Real Estate Investment Ponzi Scheme
Nationwide services. Mr. Rosenblum provides complete expert witness and litigation support . As a practicing Real Estate Agent and Broker (in several states) for over 31 years, Mr. Rosenblum is a real estate expert on Standards of Care, fiduciary responsibility, agency representation, material defects, premises liability, and valuation / marketability. The discipline of his daily work is that of an active Real Estate Broker overseeing agents and transactions. Additionally he provides brokerage and mortgage operations management consulting and litigation support.
A FEW PREVIOUS CASES:
Residential Real Estate - Undisclosed Structural Defects
Residential Real Estate - Undisclosed Toxic Environmental Conditions, Mold, and Water
Residential Real Estate - Broker and Agent Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duties, Agency, Standards of Care, Malpractice
Residential Real Estate - Unjust Enrichment (Insurance Claim)
Residential Real Estate - Diminution of Value (damages / marketability)
Residenti...
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, New York
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Michael J. Garibaldi, CPA,ABV,CFF,CGMA
Garibaldi Group
Garden City, New York
Business Valuation, Accounting
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Appraisal, Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Business Damages, Fraud, Business Operations, Financial, Economics, Management, CPA, Accountant, Tax, Business Divorce, Appraisal & Valuation
Russell Kranzler, CPA, CFF, CRFA
Expert Witness - Business Interruption Losses
HKMP LLP
New York, New York
Accounting, Business Damages
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Litigation, Economic damage Calculations, Claims Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Bankruptcy, Lost Profits, Insurance claims, Contract Disputes, Business Interruptions, Fraud
My name is Russell Kranzler, I am a managing partner at HKMP, specializing in forensic accounting and auditing, with a focus on litigation support and claims valuation services. As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), and a Certified Forensic Accountant (Cr.FA), I leverage my investigative skills, financial expertise, and extensive accounting background to tackle complex business issues.
My experience spans insurance claims, economic damage calculations, lost profits, frauds, bankruptcies, and contract disputes. I am frequently sought after by attorneys, private investigators, and insurance companies for my expertise in identifying and valuing losses due to business interruption, employee dishonesty, burglary, and other insured events. My credibility as an expert witness is further bolstered by my wide-ranging experience in corporate accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting.
I am a graduate of Ohio State University and hold memberships in v...
Brad A LaPorte
Top Cybersecurity & Information Technology Expert
High Tide Advisors
New York
Cybersecurity, Information Technology
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Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack
Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments.
Pior Cases:
Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent.
Career History and Expertise:
Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...
Barclay T. Leib, CFE, CAIA
Sand Spring Advisors LLC
New York
Financial, Fraud
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Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Trading Practices, Security Manipulation, Fiduciary Duty, Due Diligence, Forensic Audit, CFE, CAIA, Options, Foreign Exchange, Precious Metals
Barclay Leib, CFE, CAIA is an accomplished alternative asset due diligence professional who has been conducting due diligence and asset allocation on a variety of alternative investments (hedge funds, venture capital, private equity, alternative direct lending) for the majority of the past 20 years. He previously was a senior derivatives trader at firms including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, and Societe Generale for the first 20-years of his career. He also ran Alternatives Research for Fortigent LLC ($70 bln of assets advised) for two years.
Mr. Leib has testified in both AAA arbitration and in Court cases in matters related to hedge funds, due diligence, fiduciary duty, and market manipulation. He has also assisted the SEC, CFTC, SDNY, and FBI, as well as several law firms, in various financial investigations that have resulted in successful criminal prosecutions.
Mr. Leib holds an active FINRA Series 65 license, as well as currently inactive Series 7 & 63 license...
Andrew T Clark, CPA, CFE, CFF
Meaden & Moore, LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
Accounting, Business Damages
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Litigation Support, Loss of Profits, Economic Damages, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Interruption, Inventory & Contents Claims, Employee Dishonesty, Construction Contract Analysis, Financial Motive, Subrogation, Extra Expenses, Product Liability, Fraud
With over twenty-five years of public accounting experience, Mr. Clark specializes in forensic accounting services for the legal and insurance profession. He has been designated as an expert and testified in Federal and State courts on a variety of matters including commercial insurance claim evaluations, contract disputes, loss of profits, personal injury, wrongful death, professional liability, and white-collar crime. Mr. Clark has also been appointed as an Appraiser on a variety of commercial property insurance disputes.
Mr. Clark’s experience spans a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, hospitals, retail, hotel and hospitality, construction, agriculture, transportation, colleges and universities, restaurants, stadiums and theatres. He evaluates damages related to loss of profits, economic damages, contract disputes, shareholder disputes, financial motive, business interruption claims, inventory and contents claims, extra expense claims, employee dish...
Thomas Peatman, CIME, MD
Oregon
Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Trauma, Causation, Spine Surgery & Spine Care, Orthopedics Non Surgical, Independent Medical Examinations, IME, Life care planning, Disability evaluation, Impairment Evaluation, Medical Coding, Medical billing, Fraud, Workers’ Compensation, Motor Vehicle Accident, Patents, MVA
Board-Certified orthopedic surgeon in active clinical practice. Additional sub-specialty Certification in Sports Medicine. IME certified.
Have performed over 8,000 joint replacements, hip, knee and shoulder arthroscopies and open surgeries. After developing a hand tremor, I now focus on the non-operative management of orthopedic disease and trauma.
Former Team Physician for the Oakland Athletics. United States Navy veteran.
I have been participating in expert witness work for 13+ years. I perform complex case reviews with or without an exam, as well as provide clarity to simpler incidents. I am timely and prioritize scheduling exams, depositions and court appearances.
Jessica Sands, CPA
Jessica Sands CPA, LLC
Bend, Oregon
Fraud, Accounting
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Forensic Accounting, Fraud, Economic Damages, Financial Reporting, Lost Profits, Corporate Litigation, Accounting Investigations, CPA, Business Litigation
Jessica Sands is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Oregon and has obtained the Core Forensic Accounting Certificate promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She has worked in both public accounting and industry since graduating from Linfield University with a degree in accounting in 1998.
A few of Jessica’s notable areas of expertise include family law and divorce, financial analysis, and investigative financial review, complex financial reporting (business plans, budgeting, and forecasting), fraud investigation, and business damages.
Jessica can provide expert support for clients in litigation or pre-litigation. She can provide an expert report, such as a damage calculation or business valuation, which can be leveraged in litigation. She can also provide testimony in depositions and trials:
• Unbiased case analysis
• Discovery review and recommendations
• High-impact demonstrative exhibits
• Strategy and tactic...
Gary S. Barach, CPA, CFE, CFF, CVA
BCG Forensics, LLC
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Business Damages, Economics
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fraud, business valuation, business interruption, lost profits, product recall, personal injury, employment cases, discrimination, contract disputes, dispute resolution, economic damages, construction defects, insurance claims, class action, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy, commercial litigation
Gary S. Barach, CPA, CFE, CFF, CVA, is the founder of Barach Consulting Group, LLC (f/k/a Barach & Company). The firm was established in 1976. He has been retained as a financial forensic and economic expert in over 3,800 cases. His experience in litigation includes business valuation; fraud investigation; bankruptcy; and determining economic damages arising from contract and shareholder disputes, recalled product, and construction defects. Mr. Barach is also a well established expert in economic damages arising from personal injury and discrimination litigation.
Mr. Barach’s professional credentials include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). He has been qualified as an expert in federal, state, and local courts throughout the United States and has never been precluded from offering testimony as the result of a Daubert motion.
Mr. Barach’s 40 years of experience include...
Howard B Brownstein, CTP
The Brownstein Corporation
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Business Operations, Business Valuation
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Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Valuation, Distress, Turnaround Management, Crisis Management, Corporate Governance & Boards, Banking/Lending, Finance, Investment Banking, Business Practices, Fraud, Risk Management, M&A
Howard Brownstein is a nationally-known turnaround and crisis management professional, and is the President of The Brownstein Corporation, which provides turnaround management and advisory services to companies and their stakeholders, as well as investment banking services, fiduciary services, and litigation consulting, investigations and valuation services. He has extensive experience in valuing businesses, obtaining financing, and selling businesses.
He serves as Financial Advisor to Debtors, lenders and Creditor Committees in bankruptcy proceedings, and as a litigation expert in several cases including the landmark Merry-Go-Round bankruptcy. Mr. Brownstein served as Chief Restructuring Officer in U.S. Mortgage, a $138 million mortgage fraud, and as Plan Administrator in Montgomery Ward LLC, the largest retail liquidation in history.
Mr. Brownstein has been involved in the above activities for over 30 years.
Mr. Brownstein regularly serves as an independent corporate board ...
Paul Sibenik
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cryptocurrency, Securities & Investments
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blockchain, bitcoin, blockchain forensics, hacks, theft, fraud, pig butchering, embezzlement, ransomware, ethereum, crypto, SIM Swaps, compliance, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency tracking, cryptocurrency tracing, staking, NFTs, ponzi schemes, smart contracts
Paul Sibenik is a blockchain forensics and cryptocurrency tracing expert. He frequently conducts investigations in a range of niches, including cryptocurrency hacks, exploits, vulnerabilities, thefts, fraud, SIM Hijacking, fraud, ransomware, embezzlement, and pig butchering scams. Tracking cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin and Ethereum often plays a critical role in his investigations. Additionally, Paul has been appointed as an expert in many civil disputes, including bankruptcy divorce matters, having worked on more than 100 cases involving cryptocurrency in divorce alone. He has also frequently been asked to open on matters related to Anti-money laundering (AML), compliance, cybersecurity, NFTs, and staking.
Mark A Anderson, SCLA, AIC, AIM, AIS, CCI
Anderson Claim Consulting, LLC
Ninety Six, South Carolina
Insurance
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Bad Faith, Coverage, P&C Claims, Commercial Property Claims, Personal Property Claims, Best Practices, Exclusions, Denials, E&O Claims, Class Action, Extracontractual, Catastrophes, Hurricanes, Fraud, SIU, Subrogation, Commercial Auto Claims, P&C Operations
I began my career as an adjuster trainee and worked through every operating level within Claims. As VP of Property, Auto and Liability claims at Liberty Mutual for 36 years and AVP of Commercial Property, Auto and Agribusiness claims with Nationwide for 8 years, I was responsible for Claims operations nationwide. I partnered with defense, coverage and bad faith counsel in the review and oversight of coverage disputes and bad faith litigation.
Throughout my career, I have been responsible for the handling, management and leadership of PL and CL Property and Auto claims, field operations along with technical oversight, including the development and implementation of Claim Handling Guidelines "Best Practices".
I am extremely familiar with coverage interpretation, best claim practices, bad faith situations, limits, exclusions, claim procedures and building construction issues.
As a P&C Insurance claim consultant, I work for both plaintiffs and defendants. I am currently available as...
Curt Baggett
Handwriting Expert LLC
Pottsboro, Texas
Document Examination, Fraud
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Handwriting, Forgery, Forgery, Handwriting Analysis, Forged Signatures, Digital & Electronic Signatures, Document Alteration, Authenticate Signatures, Cursive & Print Writing
Adam J Carinci, MD, JD, MBA
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Texas
Pain Management - Medicine, Anesthesiology
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Life Care Plan Analysis, Nerve Injury, Nerve Pain, Failed Back, Epidural Injections, Hematoma, Chronic pain, Opioids, Pill Mills, Overprescribing, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, Medical Billing
Dr. Adam J Carinci MD, JD, MBA is a nationally recognized CRPS thought leader and expert witness with over a fifteen years of pain medicine experience. With his dual training as both a physician and a lawyer Dr. Carinci is a sought-after expert witness in medico-legal matters on a national stage where he combines distinct acumen and expertise at the intersection of medicine and law. He is double-board certified in both Anesthesiology and in Pain Medicine and maintains an active, full time medical practice. Dr. Carinci is Chief of Pain Management and Director of the Interventional Spine and Pain Treatment Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Prior to his current position, Dr. Carinci was the Director of the Pain Medicine Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carinci trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical ...
Matthew C Deal
Deal Sikes
Houston, Texas
Real Estate Appraiser
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Condemnation, Bankruptcy, Fraud, Construction
Holds the CRE designation from the Counselors of Real Estate
Brad A LaPorte
Top Cybersecurity & Information Technology Expert
High Tide Advisors
Texas
Cybersecurity, Information Technology
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Fraud, Defamation, Analyst, Ransomware, Endpoint, network, cyber, insurance, penetration, testing, malware, computer, breach, managed, risk, vulnerability, crime, threat, attack, hack
Brad A. LaPorte is a cybersecurity and Information Technology consultant and currently serving as a founder of High Tide Advisors. He has over 20+ years of experience as a consultant in the cybersecurity industry spanning various industry segments.
Pior Cases:
Pior cases have involved high profile companies and persons such as Bungie the Video Gaming Division of Sony, SentinelOne, BlackBerry, Red Canary, and the Miami-Dade Mayor Candidate and Influencer Alexander Otaola. Topics have included intellectual property theft, wire fraud, real estate fraud, lack of adherence to cybersecurity best practices and regulations, conflicts of interest, malicious tampering and reverse engineering of software and hardware, interference with business relationships, defamation, and matters involving impersonation with malicious intent.
Career History and Expertise:
Prior to forming High Tide Advisors, he served as a top Gartner Research Analyst, including but not limited to the following spec...
Richard V. Lyschik, DDS, FAGD, CFE, Ret. USAF
Clinical & Business Operations National Expert
DENTAL OFFICE NETWORK
Plano, Texas
Dentist, Business Valuation
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Appraisal , Fraud, GP & Specialty Dentistry, Solo & Multi-Doc Practices, DSO, Staff Issues, Estate, Divorce, Malpractice, Mergers, Entrepreneur, Practice Interruption, Income Loss, Practice Transition, Associateships, Management, HR, Coaching, Valuation, Bankrupsy
PRIVATE PRACTICE: 3 Start-ups; MD & DC; 1982-1996
USAF DENTIST: WA: 1998-2001
OFFICE NETWORK: TX & MD: 1999-2014; Practice Broker for National Company
DENTAL OFFICE NETWORK: 2014-Present; Independent Practice Broker; Entire US
PRACTICE RESCUE: 2015-PRESENT: Trademarked as: "Regulatory compliance consulting services and business management services in the fields of dentistry and medicine."
Formal Training as AFTCO Transition Analyst 1999-2014 (RARE for any dental broker!). #1 (out of 70+) National Analyst numerous years! Started own practice transition company, DENTAL OFFICE NETWORK, 2014.
Expertise in all forms of GP & specialty dental transition arrangements: solo & multi-Doc, private and corporate, DSO, urban and rural, leased, owned, and shared real estate locations, new construction, remodel and compliance renovation, mergers, associateships, estate, divorce, and family practices.
Specialty dental practice sales experience includes endodontics, periodontics, OMS, ped...
Luke Fischer, CPA, MBA
Veritas Forensic Accounting & Economics
Sammamish, Washington
Accounting, Fraud
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Economic Damages, Wage Loss, Loss of Income, Wrongful Death, Fraud Examination, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Business Interruption, Class Actions, Construction Defect, Builder’s Risk, Employee Dishonesty, Receivership, Bankruptcy, Property Damage, Intellectual Property
Mr. Fischer has been with the Veritas team since June 2012. Mr. Fischer has amassed thousands of hours of experience in investigative accounting, financial analysis, and economic research. He has worked on economic loss, valuation, and investigative engagements in Alaska, across North America, in Mexico, and throughout the Gulf. He is also an accomplished leader and academic scholar. Additionally, Mr. Fischer is a guest speaker and lecturer on investigative accounting, internal control, and review practices.
Eli C Neal, CPA, ABV, CFF
Cannabis Business Valuation and Damages Expert
4 Corners Financial Forensics
Bellevue, Washington
Business Damages, Cannabis
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Business Valuations, Forensic Accounting, Economic Damages, Cannabis, Lost Profits, Bankruptcy, Business Damages, Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Dissolution, Business Appraisal, Economics, Fraud, Insurance Claims, Products Liability, Lost Wages Damages, Wrongful Death Damages, Invoice Review
Eli solves financial problems for attorneys and their clients with strategic, detailed, and well-reasoned work products. Eli provides business valuations, forensic accounting, and economic damages calculations based on historical financial records and informed assumptions about the future. Ultimately, he thrives when testifying in trial and arbitration to help triers-of-fact understand the financial effect of real-world actions.
In 2018, Eli was selected as an AICPA Forensics and Valuation Services Standing Ovation Award Recipient which recognizes CPAs under 40 years old who exhibit exemplary professional achievement in the forensic accounting and valuation services arena.
Eugene Lipov, MD
Wisconsin
Pain Management - Medicine, Medical Devices
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PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD, Stellate Ganglion Block, SGB, Ketamine, Nerve Injury, Injections, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Addiction, Fraud, IME, Independent Medical examinations, hot flashes, patents, intellectual property
Pain Medicine thought-leader. Founding member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Developer of multiple innovative pain treatments. Developed hybrid stimulator that combined convention dorsal column stimulator and sub-q stimulator. Evaluated needle design that lead to improvement of Sprotte needle. Pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and hot flashes. Developed the Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) protocol to treat PTSD.
Work has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and featured on ABC, NBC and WGN.
Experienced expert witness – has given over 1,000 depositions.
Significant medical device experience.
Active clinical practice. Board Certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology.
University of Illinois faculty.
Performs the entire range of pain procedures including: dorsal column stimulators (DCS), radio frequency ablati...
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