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ALM EXPERTS: Midwestern Edition 2022 Electrical
Restructuring Advisor (“CIRA”) certificate,
ECONOMIC DAMAGES recognizing knowledge and proficiency ECONOMICS
related to situations involving distressed and/
or insolvent entities, and its Certification in
Distressed Business Valuation (“CDBV”),
Michael D. Pakter CPA, a certification uniquely and specifically Stan V. Smith, Ph.D.
CFF, CGMA, CFE, CVA, formulated for the performance of services President
MAFF, CA, CIRA, CDBV encompassing valuation of underperforming Smith Economics
assets, including distressed and/or bankrupt
Gould & Pakter companies . Group, Ltd.
Associates, LLC 1165 N . Clark Street, Suite 600
400 West Erie Street, Suite 180 Mr. Pakter is a Certified Fraud Examiner Chicago, IL 60610
Chicago, IL 60654 (“CFE”), which credentials denote proven Phone: (312) 943-1551
Phone: (773) 671-1950 expertise in fraud prevention, detection Fax: (312) 943-1016
E-mail: mpakter@litcpa .com and deterrence . He earned a Chartered E-mail: stan@smitheconomics .com
Web: litcpa .com/michael-pakter Accountant (“CA”) credential and his Web: http://www .smitheconomics .com
undergraduate academic education was in
Degrees/Licenses: CPA, CFF, CGMA, CFE, accounting, auditing, commerce and business Degrees/Licenses: BS, MBA, Ph .D .
CVA, MAFF, CA, CIRA, CDBV economics .
Profile: Dr . Stan V . Smith is a University of
Profile: Mr . Pakter focuses his professional (Please see our resume on page 139 for further Chicago educated economist . As president
practice on forensic accounting, economic details.) of Smith Economics Group, economic
damages, financial analyses, distressed legal consultants for plaintiff and defense
businesses, fraud/financial investigations, William Redpath attorneys nationwide, he provides testimony
business valuation, business economics Summit Ridge Group, LLC and litigation support services in evaluating
and litigation support services . He has Chicago, IL damages . He and his staff of economists
provided expert services in matters involving Phone: +1 (312) 883-2020 have developed state-of-the-art econometric
accounting, lost profits/earnings, business E-mail: wredpath@summitridgegroup .com, analysis for: personal injury losses including
interruption, breach of contract, audit failure, patrick .lynch@quinnipiac .edu lost wages, as well as antitrust, patent
analysis of financial transactions/balances, valuation, business losses, business valuation,
alter ego, bankruptcy, fraud, accounting pension losses, security losses, commercial
books and records and the reconstruction of (Please see our complete listing under the damages, employment discrimination, identity
following area of expertise: Expert Categories:
incomplete, misstated and/or falsified financial Litigation Support Business Valuation) theft and FCRA credit damages . His work
information . has been cited extensively in The Wall Street
Journal, The ABA Journal, The National
Mr . Pakter provides consulting and dispute Law Journal, Trial, and elsewhere . Dr . Smith
avoidance/resolution services to trial ECONOMIC DAMAGES/ authored the first textbook on forensic
lawyers, trustees, examiners, receivers, LOST PROFITS economics and taught the first course in
business owners and managers and units of the nation in forensic economics at DePaul
federal, state and local government . Many University. He has testified in every state and
engagements combine complex financial in every federal judicial circuit .
analysis, economic damages, valuation and Michael D. Pakter CPA, CFF, CGMA,
distressed business issues, often involving CFE, CVA, MAFF, CA, CIRA, CDBV (Please see our resume on page 146 for further
applying many professional disciplines to Gould & Pakter Associates, LLC details.)
assist in resolving complex commercial Chicago, IL
litigation and business disputes . Phone: (773) 671-1950
E-mail: mpakter@litcpa .com ELECTRICAL EXPERT CATEGORIES
Mr . Pakter has more than 40 years of
experience in accounting and forensic (Please see our resume on page 139 for further
accounting, business economics and details.) Thomas H. Burtness, PE, BSEE,
investigations in numerous industries and
diverse engagements, including more than CFEI
20 years of experience in economic damages Burtness Engineering Services
and business valuations . State, Federal and ECONOMIC LOSS White Heath, IL
Bankruptcy Courts, as well as arbitrators, have Phone: (217) 687-4450
recognized him as an expert in accounting, Alt . Phone: (217) 898-8000
forensic accounting, economic damages, ProConsul Experts E-mail: tom@burtnesseng .com
financial analysis, business valuation and Expert Witnesses in Multiple
business economics . He has served as an (Please see our resume on page 127 for further
expert witness, a Rule 30(b)(6) witness and a Technical and Medical Categories details.)
Rule 1006 witness . Local Experts, Nationwide
Service ElectroQuest, LLC
Mr. Pakter is a Certified Public Accountant LONG BEACH, CA
(“CPA”), registered and licensed in the John M. Tobias, Ph.D., P.E.
State of Illinois . The American Institute of Phone: (800) 392-1119 Principal Consulting Engineer
E-mail: expert@expertinfo .com
Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) has Oxford, PA
recognized him as additionally Certified in (Please see our resume on page 141 for further Phone: (732) 270-2775
Financial Forensics (“CFF”) and Management E-mail: jmt@electroquest-llc .com
Accounting (“CGMA”) . He earned the details.)
National Association of Certified Valuators (Please see our resume on page 130 for further
and Analysts (“NACVA”) Certified Valuation details.)
Analyst (“CVA”) designation having completed
its business valuation specialty program and
its Master Analyst in Financial Forensics
(“MAFF”) designation having completed its
business and intellectual property damages
specialty program .

The Association of Insolvency and
Restructuring Advisors (“AIRA”) has awarded
Mr. Pakter its Certified Insolvency and

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