Defects

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.

COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY

Uniform Bright

Eddie Ferguson, Uniform Rental Expert 3410 La Sierra Ave., Suite F1114 Riverside, CA 92503 Tel: (951) 963-9575 (Office) Email: Expert@UniformBright.com Website: www.UniformBright.com Specialties: We provide expert witness & expert consultant services as it relates to the uniform rental industry in breach of contract disputes. We also perform feasibility studies, invoice auditing, diagnosis/troubleshooting, fabric testing, chemical testing & arbitration in state or federal court appearances. Is your client in breach of contract or about to cancel uniform rental services? The sooner you call, the sooner we can help. Call us today for a free consultation.

COMPUTER / INFORMATION SCIENCES

General

Mahdi Eslamimehr, PhD, MBA

Quandary Peak Research 205 S. Broadway, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tel: (323) 545-0160 Email: mahdi@quandarypeak.com Degrees/Lic: Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA, a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Information Technology from the Linkoping University in Sweden, and an MBA from London School of Economics and Political Science. Specialties: Computer expert witness services, writing testimony, intellectual property and patent infringement, software design/source code inspection and review, breach-of-contract and non-performance claims, computer forensics, data recovery and metadata analysis.

Cell Phone Forensics

Burgess Consulting & Forensics

Steven G. Burgess 3421 Empresa Dr, Ste B San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Tel: (805) 349-7676 Tel (866) 345-3345 (Toll Free) Fax: (805) 349-7790 Email: steve@burgessforensics.com Website: www.burgessforensics.com Specialties: Since 1984, Burgess has provided Data Recovery, Computer Forensics, Electronic Discovery, Expert Witness Services for thousands of clients on tens of thousands of computers, cell phones, mobile devices & digital media nationwide & worldwide. Procedures minimize time & billing while producing results patiently explained in lay terms to client or counsel, jury or judge.

Sara McDermott

Senior Forensic Analyst/Expert Witness Forensic Pursuit 400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor El Segundo, CA 90245 Tel: (303) 495-2082 Cell: (520) 981-1340 Email: sara@forensicpursuit.com Website: www.forensicpursuit.com Degrees/Lic: Access Data Certified Examiner (ACE), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA), Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO), Cellebrite Mobile Forensics Fundamentals (CMFF), certified in Cellular Technology, Mapping and Analysis through HawkAnalytics and licensed Private Investigator. Specialties: Criminal and civil matters - aggravated assault, arson, bombing, child sexual exploitation, domestic, dram shop, drug trafficking, fraud, harassment, homicide, intellectual property theft, kidnapping, medical malpractice, sex trafficking, vehicular homicide, weapons, etc. Digital forensics including computers, cell phones, external media, DVR’s, call detail records, etc. Specializing in collecting, acquiring, preserving and analyzing digital evidence for all types of cases. Services also include report preparation and expert witness testimony.

Computer Forensics / Electronic Discovery

Burgess Consulting & Forensics

Steven G. Burgess 3421 Empresa Dr, Ste B San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Tel: (805) 349-7676 Tel: (866) 345-3345 (Toll Free) Fax: (805) 349-7790 Email: steve@burgessforensics.com Website: www.burgessforensics.com Specialties: Since 1984, Burgess has provided Data Recovery, Computer Forensics, Electronic Discovery, Expert Witness Services for thousands of clients on tens of thousands of computers, cell phones, mobile devices & digital media nationwide & worldwide. Procedures minimize time & billing while producing results patiently explained in lay terms to client or counsel, jury or judge.

Sara McDermott

Senior Forensic Analyst/Expert Witness Forensic Pursuit 400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor El Segundo, CA 90245 Tel: (303) 495-2082 Cell: (520) 981-1340 Email: sara@forensicpursuit.com Website: www.forensicpursuit.com Degrees/Lic: Access Data Certified Examiner (ACE), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA), Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO), Cellebrite Mobile Forensics Fundamentals (CMFF), certified in Cellular Technology, Mapping and Analysis through HawkAnalytics and licensed Private Investigator. Specialties: Criminal and civil matters - aggravated assault, arson, bombing, child sexual exploitation, domestic, dram shop, drug trafficking, fraud, harassment, homicide, intellectual property theft, kidnapping, medical malpractice, sex trafficking, vehicular homicide, weapons, etc. Digital forensics including computers, cell phones, external media, DVR’s, call detail records, etc. Specializing in collecting, acquiring, preserving and analyzing digital evidence for all types of cases. Services also include report preparation and expert witness testimony.