Richard M. Teichner is a CPA accredited in business valuations (ABV), and a certified valuation analyst (CVA), a certified financial forensic (CFF), and a certified divorce financial analyst™(CDFA™), providing consulting and expert witness testimony in business litigation and family law matters throughout the western United States and many other areas of the country. Mr. Teichner provides a wide range of services in these areas, including forensic accounting, economic damage analysis and business valuations. Although his primary focus has been litigation support and business valuations for many years, he has had over 35 years of experience providing accounting, tax and business consulting services, which is significant in enabling him to provide effective and thorough analyses in business litigation and family law matters. His curriculum vitae includes a sample of the matters in which he has been engaged, as well as mention of articles he has authored and presentations he has given, which been mainly to groups of lawyers. He has been a long time member of various professional organizations and committees, and is currently a fee dispute arbitrator for the State Bar of Nevada.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: CPA
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), awarded by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Certified Financial Forensic (CFF), awarded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Certified Divorce Financial AnalystTM (CDFATM), awarded by the Institute for Divorce Financial AnalystsTM
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants (NSCPA)
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Institute for Divorce Financial AnalystsTM
Washoe County Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: “Valuations In Bankruptcy” to the Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar Association (October 2004).
“Using Financial Specialists as Experts or Consultants and What They Expert of Attorneys” to the Association of Defense Counsel (Northern Nevada) (August 2006).
“Tax Returns as a Source of Hidden Assets” and “Financial Documents as Sources of Hidden Assets” as part of the presentation “Forensic Accounting: Finding the Loot/Exposing the Vice” at the State Bar of Nevada 2007 Family Law Conference (March 2007).
“The Wizardly World of Business Valuations & Forensic Accounting” at the State Bar of Nevada 2008 Family Law Conference (March 2008).
Various presentations to other professional organizations and to a variety of law firms.
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: Approximately 100
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Economic damages, including lost profits due to a variety of causes, personal injury matters, contact breaches, etc,; forensic accounting matters; business valuation matters; standards of care; family law matters; other matters involving accounting, tax and financila issues.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Approximately 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Approximately 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 20
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: August 4, 2009
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 21
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 21
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 15+
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Fornisic accounting, economic damages determinations; business valuations, various services in the area of family law, standards of care
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $250
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $250
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel and other out-of-pocket expenses may be charged, depending on circumstances.
