Certifications
- Certified Public AccountantState of Florida – 1987
- Accredited Collaborative Professional – Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals 2020
Recognitions
- Top CPA’s in Litigation SupportSouth Florida Legal Guide 2014 Annual EditionSouth Florida Legal Guide 2006 -2013 Annual Editions
- 2010 Key Partners’ Award, South Florida Business Journal
- 2007 Pro Bono Award- Out Standing PresentationDade County Bar Association and the 11th Judicial Circuit
Professional
Experience
- Appelrouth Farah & Co.Director of Litigation and Valuation Services
- South Florida Property Tax Consultants, Inc.Ad Valorem Tax Assessment Appeals
- McKean, Paul, Chrycy, Fletcher and CompanyTax Department Manager
- Laventhol and Horwath CPA’sTax & Audit Department
Education
- University of South FloridaBachelor of Science DegreeCollege of Social and Behavioral ScienceDepartment of Politic al Science (1977)
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Forensic Examiners
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Collaborative Family Law Institute
- Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals –Vice President 2015/16Treasurer 2013/15Co-chair of 2014 and 2015 Statewide Conferences
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Florida Association of Property Tax Professionals –Past President
- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Greater South Dade/South Miami Chamber of Commerce –Past Chair
- Beth David Congregation, Immediate Past President
Licenses
- Florida Real Estate Salesman
Seminars and
Publications
- Forensic Accounting2 Hour Seminar Presentation
- Valuation Clauses for Buy-Sell AgreementsCPA Today – September 2001
- Complex Issues in Divorce for the Florida PractitionerNational Business Institute Seminar – June 2003
- Getting the Best Financial Settlement for Your Divorce -September 2005
- The Art of SettlementNBI Course – March 2007
- Successful Financial Settlements for Your Divorce ClientNBI Course – November 2007
- Forensic Accounting and Litigation SupportAs published in Accounting Concepts and Applications Textbook Fourth Edition – 2008
- Training Seminar – November 2010Collaborative Family Law Institute
- Florida Support and Alimony WorkshopHalf Moon Seminars – January 2011
- Collaborative Family Law Basic / Intermediate TrainingCertified Trainer – multiple presentations throughout Florida andNew England
- Co-Author, Chapter 22, Florida Dissolution of MarriageThe Florida Bar – Eleventh and Twelfth Editions
- Florida Bar Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Seminar –September 2015 and August 2013
- “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” – Using the Brain to Identify and Manage the Challenging Client – International Association of Collaborative Professionals Education Conference – November 2013
- Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – The Collaborative Family Law Paradigm ShiftCollaborative Family Law Council of Florida Conference – August 2014
- Interest Based NegotiationsCollaborative Family Law Council of Florida Conference –
August 2014
