James T. O'Brien CPA, CFF

EDUCATION:
B.S. in Accounting from York College of Pennsylvania (1989)
Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania (CPA)
Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
ParenteBeard LLC Forensic Accounting & Litigation Services (2001 - Present)
Provides a variety of forensic and financial consulting and accounting related services to attorneys, insurance companies, governmental agencies and public and private corporations since 1990. Prior to joining ParenteBeard, he spent approximately 11 years with national and regional accounting firms. He specializes in providing financial consulting analyses related to matters in dispute and performing investigative services that are generally related to reconstructing financial activity related to fraudulent financial transactions. Specifically, the majority of the analyses performed relate to litigation and/or forensic investigative services. Responsibilities are carried out through financial and forensic analysis of: financial statements and tax returns; general ledgers and other original books of entry; relevant contracts and agreements; and industry data.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Financial Advisory Services (1997 - 2001)
Provided forensic accounting and financial consulting services to attorneys and clients for matters in dispute. Clients included insurance companies, telecommunications companies, governmental agencies and public and private corporations. Specifically, the majority of the analyses performed related to litigation consulting and/or forensic investigative services. Responsibilities were carried out through financial and forensic analysis of: financial statements and tax returns; general ledgers and other original books of entry; relevant contracts and agreements; and industry financial data.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American (AICPA) and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
AICPA Litigation Services Task Force

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS:
Governmental and Not-for-Profit Fraud, presented at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference (November 2012) (Co-Presenter)

PUBLICATIONS:

• Lessons Learned in Financial Crisis Management (Co-author)
• The Legal Intelligencer (2012)
• Lost Profits Calculations Methods and Procedures (Co-author)
• The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits Damages for Experts and Attorneys
• Business Valuation Resources, LLC, 2011 Edition, Chapter 9 (2011)
• Serving as an Expert Witness or Consultant (Co-author) AICPA
• Forensic & Valuation Services Section, Practice Aid 10-1 (2010)
• Analysis and Assumptions in Expert Opinions, National Litigation Consultants Review (2010)
• Lost Profits Calculations Methods and Procedures (Chapter 5, Co-author)
• The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits Damages for Experts and Attorneys
• Business Valuation Resources, LLC (2009)