Relevant Experience

Providing expert services for a partner in a dispute with the other partner in an accounting services company.

Providing expert services for a CPA firm defending an allegation of professional malpractice related to amended tax returns.

Provided expert services for a large internet company culminating in testimony in Federal court in 2009 regarding lease accounting standards and materiality in financial statement preparation.

Provided expert services for a Big Four CPA firm defending an allegation of audit failure related to the sale of a private company.

Providing expert services for a regional CPA firm defending an allegation of audit failure and failure to comply with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services related to an embezzlement.

Provided expert services for a local CPA firm defending an allegation of audit failure related to anembezzment.

Provided an independent expert report in 2009 for the audit committee of a privately held company and its Big Four CPA firm relating to a failure in the internal control system that resulted in a prior period adjustment.

Participated as managing partner of Ziner, Kennedy & Lehan in defense of a claim of audit failure against ZKL.

Participated in a mediation session and an arbitration session in 2009 that resulted in an award to the plaintiffs of "zero dollars".

Participated in all 45 days of an arbitration hearing successfully defending the president of a company against the charge of fraudulent financial reporting brought by the owner of the company.

Testified for approximately 5 days.

Provided an expert report on lost profit a contractor suffered as a result of an awarding authority improperly awarding a contract to another contractor.

Provided expert services in a dispute regarding sale of a company resulting in testimony in Middlesex Superior Court.