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David Ostrove, Attorney-CPAEmail: david@davidostrove.com or dostrove@ca.rr.com Expert Witness Experience: Experienced expert witness. Mr. Ostrove has been engaged by Government Agencies; District Attorneys' Offices; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices; Insurance Carriers; The State Bar; Defense Attorneys; Plaintiffs' Attorneys; Corporations; The California CPA Education Foundation; Private Individuals. Assignments have included, amongst other things, attorney malpractice, accounting malpractice, tax matters, forensic accounting, computation of damages, valuation of businesses, probate, wills, trusts, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud. Admitted:
1957, California as a California Certified Public Accountant 1975 to present, Certified Specialist in Taxation Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California Law School:
College:
University of California at Los Angeles (CPA Preparatory Courses) Teaching Experience: Sr. Adjunct Professor of Law and Accounting; Southwestern University School of Law since 1968. Courses taught: Corporate Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Wills and Trusts; Accounting for Lawyers; Federal Income Tax; Estate Planning; Partnership Taxation; Estate and Trust Taxation. Lecturer and author for the California CPA Education Foundation. Topics include: The CPA as an Expert Witness (1989-1996); California Community Property: What the CPA Must Know (1989-1996); Fiduciary Accounting for Trusts and Estates (1989-2000); Expert Witness: Deposition and Trial (1990-1996); Advanced Corporate Tax Problems (1990-1991); Accounting for Trusts and Estates (1993); Summary Accounting for Trusts and Estates (2001-2002); Accounting & Auditing for Trusts & Estates (2003); Preparing Accountings and Reports for Trusts and Estates (2004-2005). Lecturer and author for the Continuing Education of the Bar. Topics include: Introduction to Accounting for Lawyers (1989 & 1994); Analyzing Financial Statements After Enron: What Every Lawyer Should Know (2003); Accounting for Trusts and Estates Attorneys (2004); Accounting for Lawyers: Beyond the Basics (2005). David Ostrove has also lectured as a guest speaker for many other organizations and conferences including: The American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; The Institute of Certified Business Counselors; Florida State Bar; the Long Beach Estate Planning and Trust Council; Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company; Wells Fargo Bank, amongst others. He has also prepared a lecture entitled “Accounting and Auditing for Trusts and Estates” on DVD for the Picture Palace, Inc. and prepared the textbook and written examination for Continuing Education for CPAs, lawyers, trust offices and brokers. Sample Cases:
Toby Argandona v. Antoine L. Garabet, M.D. and Laser Eye Center Fillippo Industries, Inc. v. Sun Insurance Company of New York Arluk Medical Center Industrial Group v. Trustees Richard Hylwa and Lore Dobler; Trustee’s Surety Highlands Insurance Company United States v. Dahlstrum, Crim No. 80-187-AAH, United States District Court, Central District of California, 493 F. Supp. 966; 1980 U.S. Dist. Lexis 12285; 80-2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) P9562; 46 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5364, July 11, 1980 Yoshinoya West, Inc. v. Festival, B150490, Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four, 2002 Cal. App. Unpub. Lexis 1312, May 12, 2002, filed. Not to be published California Rules of Court, Rule 977(a), prohibits Courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by Rule 977(B). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for Purposes of Rule 977. Ibanez v. Fla. Department of Business & Professional Regulation, No. 93-639, Supreme Court of the United States, 512 U.S. 136; 114 S. Ct. 2084; 129 L. Ed. 2d 118; 1994 U.S. Lexis 4443; 62 U.S.L.W. 4503; 94 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4351; 94 Daily Journal DAR 8051; 8 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 231, April 19, 1994, Argued, June 13, 1994, Decided. E.J. Harrison & Sons, Inc., v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 03-73806 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 138 Fed. Appx. 994; 2005 U.S. App. Lexis 14241; 2005-2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) P50, 493; 96 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5182 Edenfield v. Fane, No. 91-1594, Supreme Court of the United States, 507 U.S. 761; 113 S. Ct. 1792; 123 L. Ed. 2d 543; 1993 U.S. Lexis 2985; 61 U.S.L.W. 4431; 21 Media L. Rep. 1312; 93 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3033; 93 Daily Journal DAR 5182; 7 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 211, December 7, 1992, Argued, April 26, 1993, Decided. Transactions: Tax Free Merger-Reorganizations: System Parking and ABM, 1993-1994. Others may be furnished upon request. Born: Los Angeles, California, 1929. |
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