EXPERT WITNESS AND CONSULTANTS BANKRUPTCY Howard M. Ehrenberg President & Managing Partner SulmeyerKupetz, APC 333 S. Grand Ave, Ste 3400 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: (213) 626-2311 Fax: (231) 629-4520 Email: hehrenberg@ sulmeyerlaw.com Website: www.sulmeyerlaw.com Degrees/Lic: JD, CA State Bar, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Panel of Trustees, Bankruptcy Mediation Panel of the US Bankruptcy Court of the Central District of California, Credentialed State Court Receiver Specialties: Chapter 7, Chapter 11, business bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy, receiverships, financial distress advisory, managed liquidations, municipal debt adjustment, debtor/creditor disputes, bankruptcy mediation. Education: JD, University of Southern California (1986); BA, UC Berkeley (1983) Previous Positions/Appointments: Business Bankruptcy Law Specialist, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification (1993-2015); Commissioner, City of Burbank (2002-2006); Executive Board, LACBA Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section (2010-present) Honors/Awards: Southern California Super Lawyers (2004-present); Best Lawyers, Bankruptcy (2017-present) Publications: ABA Journal, Serving as an Expert Witness in a Foreign Tribunal (April 2021) Consulting/Expert Witness Experience: With over 35 years of experience as a bankruptcy attorney and trustee, Howard is capable of opining about the full spectrum of issues related to Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters. He has served as both a testifying and non-testifying expert in cases involving such issues as defenses to avoidable transfers and fraudulent conveyances, community property interests, and the effects of material misrepresentations made by debtors. He held a certification in business bankruptcy law for more than 20 years and has been an appointed U.S. Chapter 7 Trustee since 1995. Bankruptcy Trustee Since 1995
Engel & Engel LLP Certified Public Accountants Contact: Jason A. Engel 2029 Century Park E., Ste 1020 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: (310) 277-2220 Fax: (310) 277-2212 Email: jasonengel@engelandengel.com Website: www.engelandengel.com Degrees/Lic: 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). Specialties: 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 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 courts, and dispute resolutions and arbitration/mediation. He has also served as a court appointed accounting referee. Experience and expertise includes complex business litigation matters including economic damages, financial fraud investigation, alter ego, fraudulent transfers, business valuation, bankruptcy and insolvency, intellectual property, construction, construction defects, real estate, employment, business interruption, business operations, partnership and corporate dissolutions, and accounting malpractice.
Kathleen P. March, Esq US Bankruptcy Judge (Ret.) The Bankruptcy Law Firm PC 10524 W. Pico Blvd, Ste 212 Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tel: (310) 559-9224 Fax: (310) 559-9133 Email: kmarch@BKYLAWFIRM.com Website: www.BKYLAWFIRM.com Degrees/Lic: JD, Yale LS 1974; BA 1971 Specialties: US Bankruptcy Judge in L.A. 1988-2002 (Ret); since then, full-time practice of bankruptcy law. Avail as expert witness to testify in state ct, US District Ct, arbitrations on all bankruptcy issues incl: did bankruptcy lawyer commit malpractice; who owns assets/ causes of action during/after bankruptcy; did
bankruptcy discharge debt being sued on, etc. Nationally cert by American Bd of Certification as both consumer & business bankruptcy law specialist & Cert Bankruptcy Specialist by CA State Bar. Former federal prosecutor, extensive experience in business litigation. Also available to consult on bankruptcy issues. Taught bankruptcy for various bar assns & CLE providers; published various articles/Lead author Rutter Group CA Bankruptcy Practice Guide.
Phillips, Fractor & Co, LLC Contact: G. Michael Phillips, PhD 3452 E. Foothill Blvd., Ste 220 Pasadena, CA 91107 Tel: (626) 744-3540 Email: contactpfc@rule26.com Website: www.phillipsfractor.com Degrees/Lic: PhD’s, Economics; Ed.D; MBA; CPA; CFA; CPA/ABV Specialties: Lost Profits & economic losses, employment economics; finance & investments; wrongful termination; wrongful injury; wrongful death; medical malpractice; employment mitigation analysis; statistical analysis; discrimination claims; class action analysis; compensation issues, incl executive compensation; prevailing wage studies; family business; valuation of earnings & benefits; entertainment; custom research; forecasting; construction defects; sampling; database analysis; data entry & database construction; business valuation; forensic accounting.
CHEMISTRY / CHEMICALS Chem Consulting, Inc. Tom J. Maricich, PhD Chemical Consultant; Prof of Chemistry (CSU Long Beach) P.O. Box 2942 Seal Beach, CA 90740 Cell: (562) 209-4306 Email: tom@chemconsulting.com Website: www.chemconsulting.com Degrees/Lic: MS; PhD Organic Chemistry, Yale Univ Specialties: Chemical expert w/extensive court exp (fed, state). Properties / analyses of toxic, corrosive, flammable / explosive substances; cosmetics; solvents, gases, acids, bases, chlorine, bleach; chemical safety (MSDS). Effective review, evaluation & preparation of evidence for trial; excellent communication skills. Many cases, plaintiffs/ defendants, major law firms. Consultant to Cal OSHA.
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