Litigation Support activities are conducted in an objective, thorough manner, with a view to providing defensible findings. The CRI team is led by Paul R. Dorf, APD, a qualified Expert Witness in the field of Compensation. Paul possesses over thirty years of Compensation and Human Resource-related experience as both a corporate executive and the head of major compensation consulting practices.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
AND COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY 1968 - 1971
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Major in Industrial Relations
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 1957 - 1961
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Major in Personnel and Labor Relations
Accredited Personnel Diplomate (APD) - American Society of Personnel Administration (predecessor to the Society for Human Resource Management)
Academy Certified Diplomate - American Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts
Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
Various officer and board positions - Society for Human Resource Management
Lifetime Achievement Award - WorldatWork
Licensed by New Jersey Board of Accountancy to provide Continuing Professional Education
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Society of Appraisers
Institute of Management Accountants
Nat'l Association of Stock Plan Professionals
PA Assn. of Mutual Insurance Companies
Society for Human Resource Management
WorldatWork
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Amer. Assoc. of Homes & Services for Aging
American Bar Association
American Institute of CPAs
American Management Association
American Society of Appraisers
Assn. of the Bar of the City of New York
Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America
Cambridge Health Resources
Commerce and Industry Association
Connecticut Business & Industry Association
Employment Management Association
Executive Manufacturing Network
Executive Study Conference
Florida Institute of CPAs
Foundation for Accounting Education
Home Care HR Excellence
Int’l Quality & Productivity Center
Lorman Educational Services
Nat’l Association of Home Care
Nat’l Managed Health Care Congress
National Retail Merchants Assoc.
Nat'l Association of Water Companies
New Jersey Bankers Association
New Jersey Saving League
New Jersey Society of CPAs
New York State Society of CPAs
NJ Institute for Cont. Legal Education
North Carolina Society of CPAs
Royal Council of Canada
Society of Human Resource Management
Synygy
The Executive Committee
UNTZ – Global HR Institute
Visiting Nurse Assoc. of America
World Trade Institute
WorldatWork
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: Over 200
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Reasonableness of Compensation (private and public companies)
Earnings Potential
Equitable Distribution Issues
Job Availability and Competitive Market Value of Positions
Discriminatory Compensation Practices
Minority Shareholder Complaints
Compensation Violations relative to Government Contractors
Intermediate Sanctions
IRS audit of reasonableness of Executive Compensation
Earning Potential of spouse in a marital dissolution
Minority shareholder inquiry into reasonableness of Owner Compensation
Compliance of Deferred Compensation arrangements
EEOC compliance determination
Application of the methodology of Prevailing Wage Determination
Validity of third-party Market Study findings
Lost opportunity relative to wrongful discharge
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Approx.60%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Approx. 40%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Approx. 75
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: February 2009
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Approx. 99%
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Approx. 50
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 37 years (since 1972)
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting
Expert Witness
Reports
Deposition
Testimony
Etc.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $550 hourly Rate as of 2009
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $550 hourly Rate as of 2009
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $550 hourly Rate as of 2009
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $275 hourly Rate as of 2009
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel Expenses: Mileage, Hotel, Airfare, Meals, Etc.
We also charge 10% administrative fee to cover charges that include report production, routine duplication, library services, and clerical support. In addition to our fees, we are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses relating to travel (airfare, hotel, meals, etc.), overnight delivery, and any other required and approved expenditures.
Terms of payment are net 30 days from the date of the invoice. Interest will be charged on overdue accounts at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month (18% per annum).
