Background
Maryellen is a partner in Resolution Economics, LLC’s Financial Advisory Services practice. She is a certified public accountant, a certified insolvency and restructuring advisor, and is certified in financial forensics. She has over 30 years of experience in the areas of forensic accounting and fraud investigations, litigation consulting, bankruptcy, and corporate restructuring.
Maryellen is experienced in calculating economic damages including lost profits, evaluating shareholder and partnership disputes, and analyzing complex financial matters. She has led teams in the development of strategies specific to financial fraud matters and internal investigations of public and private companies. She has performed investigations into allegations of fraud and mismanagement, misappropriation of assets, Ponzi schemes, and financial statement irregularities, as well as evaluating alter-ego issues. She has worked for trustees, creditors and other parties in bankruptcy and restructuring matters, working to maximize the estate and provide her expertise throughout the process.
She has been designated as an expert witness and has testified over one hundred times in trials, depositions and arbitrations, applying her specialized knowledge to a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, entertainment, health care, insurance, construction, real estate and property management, securities, and transportation.
Focus Areas
Professional Credentials and Affiliations
- Certified Public Accountant, California and New York
- Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor
- Certified in Financial Forensics
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors
- Women’s White Collar Defense Association
- CalCPA, Forensic Services Steering Committee
Education
Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Ithaca College