Brian Crotty
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
United States
Profession(s)
Financial Professional, MediatorMr. Crotty is a manager with HDH Advisors, LLC with over twenty (20) years of experience of experience in business appraisals, litigation support, corporate finance and an additional two (2) years of experience in the legal research and support field. Mr. Crotty has testified as an expert witness in business valuation and litigation support cases in various court proceedings in the state of Iowa.
Mr. Crotty specializes in providing Business Valuations, Litigation Support and Marital Dissolution Consulting. Mr. Crotty has performed numerous valuations for companies in various industries and sizes, including companies with revenue exceeding a billion dollars per year. The primary purposes have been for marital dissolution, gift and estate tax, ESOP’s, commercial litigation, as well as lost profits, forensic accounting, condemnation purposes and testifying to support the conclusions found. Mr. Crotty has extensively prepared full valuation reports that adhered to Revenue Ruling 59-60, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), and the AICPA’s Statement of Standards for Valuation Services. Mr. Crotty has also prepared other reports for economic damages, wrongful death and injury related damages, lifestyle analyses, and estimated after-tax income available for alimony and child support.
Professional Activities
Accredited Member, American Society of Appraisers (ASA) ~Accredited Member, Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA) ~Accredited Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) ~Candidate Member, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) ~Member, Iowa/Nebraska ASA Chapter ~Member, AICPA Business Valuation and Forensic & Valuation Services Specialty Area ~Member, Iowa/Nebraska Chapter of the ESOP Association ~Member, National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) ~Member, Iowa Association of Business and Industry ~Member, West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce ~Member, New View, West Des Moines Young Professionals ~Member, Mid-Iowa Estate and Financial Planners ~Faculty and Program Author for Continuing Legal Education Seminars, National Business Institute, Inc. ~Board of Directors and Treasurer, Young Professionals of Iowa ~Undergraduate Education
University of Iowa: Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance (B.B.A.)
Postgraduate Education
University of Phoenix: Masters of Business Administration in Accounting (M.B.A.)
Professional Education
Over 500 hours of Continuing Professional Education in Family Law, Valuation and Litigation Support
Comments
Many of my clients in the past have been very interested in using financial experts familiar with the collaborative law process in order to more efficiently manage expert fees and expertise. I have over twenty (20) years of experience of experience in family law that has included: business appraisals, litigation support, after-tax cash flow analysis for alimony/child support and an additional two (2) years of experience in the legal research and support field. I have also testified as an expert witness in business valuation and litigation support cases in various court proceedings in the state of Iowa.