David E. Mensel

Certified Public Accountant
Certified Fraud Examiner
Certified Valuation Analyst
Accredited in Business Valuation

Professional Summary

Education

Mount Hermon School: 1964, Cum Laude
Davidson College: 1968, BA, Economics
University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: 1970, MBA
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: extended studies in accounting

Professional Career

1981 to present
President of David E. Mensel, P.C., a public accounting firm which provides financial fraud investigation services, business valuations, economic damages calculations, and litigation support services, particularly in domestic relations matters

1978 to 1981
Chief financial officer and general manager of a small Nashville retail company.

1971 to 1978
Positions as accountant, budget manager, and assistant to the President with Blue Bell, Inc. and Baird-Ward Printing Company.

1968 to 1976
Armor officer, Unites States Army Reserve, discharged as a Captain

Areas of Experience

Valuation of closely held businesses and professional practices

Forensic Accounting, including fraud detection and deterrence

Small/medium sized business accounting, taxation, and financial management

Has testified as an expert witness on numerous business valuation, fraud, economic damages, and other financial issues

Professional Associations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1983 to present)
Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (1983 to present)
Association Of Certified Fraud Examiners (1992 to present)
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (1996 to present)

	Serves as a member of NACVA's Valuation Credentialing Board of Directors, 2006 to present (Chairman 2008-2009)
	Serves as a member of the NACVA’s exam grading team (since 1997)
	Serves as a member of NACVA's mentoring Team (since 1997)
	Served as a member of the NACVA’s Teaching Staff and wrote and presented business valuation courses from 1996 through 2004

Served as a member of the NACVA’s Litigation and Forensics Board of Directors, 2004 - 2005

Publications

Identifying Fraud (part of Accounting 101 for Attorneys), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, November 2008

Confidently Handling Valuation Issues (part of Equitable Divorce Settlements), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, July 2008

How to Avoid Common Tax Mistakes in Divorce (part of Equitable Divorce Settlements), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, July 2008

Finance 101 for Family Law Practitioners (part of Family Law from A to Z), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, February 2008

Navigating Complex Asset Cases (part of Advanced Family Law), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, December 2007

Using Computers to Detect Fraud, Journal of Forensic Accounting, Vol.VIII, Numbers 1 and 2 (combined June and December 2007), R. T. Edwards, Flourtown, PA

Failure to Understand Asset Types (part of Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorce), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, May 2007

Failure to Understand Tax Consequences of Assets (part of Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorce), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, May 2007

Forensic Accounting & Valuation in Divorce, (part of Successful Financial Settlements for Your Divorce Client), published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, December 2006

Tax Matters & Ramifications in Divorce, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, December 2006

Using Computers to Detect Fraud, Twelfth Annual Consultants’ Conference, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, published for a continuing professional education seminar, Philadelphia, June 2005

Using Computers in Forensic Investigations and Valuation of Closely Held Business Assets, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, published for a continuing legal education seminar, April 2005

Normalizing and Projecting Earnings, published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts for a continuing professional education course, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2002 (updated annually 1996 through 2004; text still used by NACVA, June 2007)

Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis for Lawyers in Tennessee, published by Lorman Educational Services for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, December 2004

Forensic Accounting and Valuation in Divorce, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI December 2004 (updated annually since 2002). This course was chosen to be a West LegalEdCenter™ on-line seminar.

Tax Aspects of Divorce, published by the Nation Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, December 2002.

Valuation of a Closely Held Business Asset, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, February 2004 (updated annually since 2002). This course was chosen to be a West LegalEdCenter™ on-line seminar.

Valuation of a Closely Held Business Asset, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, February 2004

Fairly Dividing Assets and Liabilities and Tax Issues and Planning, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, May 2003

A Synopsis of the 2002 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, Tennessee CPA Journal, Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, November 2002

Tax Issues in Divorce Settlements, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, April 2002

Working With A CPA To Find Hidden Assets, provided as a handout for a continuing legal education presentation sponsored by the Nashville Bar Association, February 2001

Are Business Valuations Voodoo?, published by Jackson & Associates in their newsletter "Capital Ideas", January 2001

Tax Treatment of a Property Transfer Incident To a Divorce, published by the National Business Institute for a continuing legal education course, Eau Claire, WI, 2000

Served as content editor and reviewer for a portion of the International Valuation Handbook, to be published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts and Leadenhall Australia Limited (an Australian corporate advisory firm) June 2001

Contributor to Occupational Fraud and Abuse, Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, Obsidian Publishing Company, Inc., 1997.

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