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William R. Legier, CPA, CFE, CFF

LEGIER & COMPANY, apac
William R. Legier, CPA, CFE, CFF
Forensic CPAs and Business Consultants Telephone Numbers:
Energy Centre, 34th Floor (504) 599-8300 Direct
1100 Poydras Street (504) 599-8351 Facsimile - Direct
New Orleans, LA 70163 Email: [email protected]
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Fifty-one years of successful accounting experience. Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified in Financial Forensics, high level corpo-
rate background, extensive testimony in Federal and State Courts for leading national law firms and Fortune 500 companies in areas including calculating and
refuting financial damages including lost profits (business interruption), fraud detection and recovery, mismanagement, appointment of receivers, business
valuations, shareholder disputes, evidence of ownership, identification of hidden assets, corporate veil piercing, analysis and explanation of complex financial
transactions, bankruptcies, forensic accounting, accounting malpractice and marital dissolutions.
EDUCATION:
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Baton Rouge, Louisiana NON-MEDICAL RESUMES
Bachelor of Science Degree, 1970
Major: Accounting
Minor: Business Administration
Member, Beta Alpha Psi - Honorary Accounting Fraternity
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT – 1974
CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER – 1991
CERTIFIED IN FINANCIAL FORENSICS – 2008
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - (approximately 40+ hours per year) on the topics including the following:
• Fraud Auditing and Investigation • Federal Income Taxes
• Forensic Accounting • Financial Aspects of Historic Preservation
• Business Valuation • Income Tax Planning
• Business Planning and Consulting • Management Advisory Services
• Family Business Management • Preparation of Prospective Financial Statements
• Litigation/Expert Witness Services
• Calculating and Refuting Damages from Lost Profits
• Personal Financial Planning
EMPLOYEE HISTORY

LEGIER & COMPANY, apac Forensic and Investigative CPAs - New Orleans, Louisiana - 1984 to present.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
McDONALD SALES CORPORATION New Orleans, Louisiana, 1975 to 1983.
VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE - OPERATIONS
LOUISIANA NEWS COMPANY New Orleans, Louisiana - 1973 to 1975.
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER; VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE; CONTROLLER
ARTHUR ANDERSEN & COMPANY New Orleans, Louisiana - 1970 to 1973.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
EXPERT WITNESS QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the fields of certified public accounting, fraud and forensic accounting, management and financial
consulting, business valuations, determination of lost profits, evidence of ownership from an accounting standpoint and the financial
analysis of businesses with testimony in cases before the:
Federal Districts
• United States District Court - Middle District of Louisiana • United States District Court - Northern District of California
• United States District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana • United States District Court - Galveston Division
• United States District Court - Middle District of Georgia • United States Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court - Western District of Louisiana
State Districts
• Civil District Court - Orleans Parish, Louisiana • 33rd Judicial District Court – Allen Parish
• 16th Judicial District Court – Iberia Parish • 27th Judicial District Court - Opelousas Division
• 17th Judicial District Court – Lafourche Parish • 32nd Judicial District Court – Terrebonne Parish
• 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge • Chancery Court of Hancock County, Mississippi
• 23rd Judicial District Court – Ascension Parish • Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County
• 24th Judicial District Court – Jefferson Parish • Court of Common Pleas; Philadelphia County
• 25th Judicial District Court – Plaquemines Parish
Others
• American Arbitration Association • NASD / FINRA Arbitration
• Appointed by the 24th Judicial District Court of Jefferson Parish
as the Court’s Expert

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