DORMAN WOOD associates, Inc. has more than 65 years of direct domestic and international creditor-to-debtor experience in more than forty (40) different industries, including: computer hardware and software, Internet equipment, industrial and agricultural chemicals, video, voice and data telecommunications equipment, food packaging and processing, wineries, farming, aerospace and aviation, transportation, banking, insurance, legal, education, medical services, utilities, leisure and hospitality and industrial parts/supplies to name a few (a complete list is available at www.Witness4U.com ).

Dorman Wood, Co-Founder and President, is a Certified Expert Witness and Certified Credit Executive with over 35 years of professional credit, treasury and financial management experience ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in a variety of industries. He is an alumnus of the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management - Stanford University, St. Mary's College of California, and a FELLOW of the Credit Research Foundation. A former faculty member of the Northern California Institute of Credit, and adjunct faculty member at Delta College and University of California-Berkeley, Dorman is nationally recognized in the professional credit community as a proven asset manager, educator, seminar leader, published author, e-commerce and bankruptcy specialist. He specializes in large, complex, multi-client adversary preference matters.

Maxine Wood, Co-Founder and Secretary-Treasurer, is
a Certified Expert Witness and Certified Credit Executive with over 30 years of professional credit and financial manage-ment experience in small to medium- sized firms in a variety of industries. Maxine is an alumnus of the University of California-Los Angeles and NACM’s Mid-Career School of Credit. She is a past National Chairman of NACM’s Credit & Financial Development Division and past President of NACM-Northern & Central California.

Background

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
A: Certified Expert Witness
Certified Credit Executive

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Bankruptcy Institute
-Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
-Unsecured Trade Creditor's Committee
-Co-Chair Preference Task Force
Credit Research Foundation
National Association of Credit Management

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Please see web site www.Witness4U.com for full list of speaking and teaching activities.

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 20

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Bankruptcy preference - ordinary course of business defense

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: None

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: To date, 100%

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 2

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 09/06/06

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 3

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: None to date, matters in which I have been retained have been settled prior to trial.

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Since 1989.

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Creditor's rights litigation support; A/R valuation; credit and collection techniques and processes; cash and treasury management processes; developing and implementing policies and procedures

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Please contact us for our rate schedule.

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Please contact us for our rate schedule.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Please contact us for our rate schedule.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Please contact us for our rate schedule.

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel related expenses, copy fees, etc. are billed at actual cost.

References

D. Charles Macdonald
Faegre & Benson, LLP
90 So. 7th Street, #2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-766-7000
cmacdonald@faegre.com
Craig N. Johnson
Kutak Rock, LLP
1801 California St., #3100
Denver, CO 80202
303-297-2400
craig.johnson@kutakrock.com
Richard Macias
Creim, Macias & Koenig, LLP
633 W. 5th Street, 51st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-614-1944
rmacias@cmkllp.com
James S. Yoder
White & Williams, LLP
P. O. Box 709
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-467-4524
yoderj@whiteandwilliams.com

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