Dean M. Atkinson is a Partner in the accounting and litigation
services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna Wolf & Hunt,
LLP. He has testified as an expert witness in family law
matters and has been involved in resolution and settlement
negotiations. His experience includes issues such as business
valuation, child and spousal support, tracing and reimbursement.
He is also well versed in business litigation matters such
as damages involving unfair competition, patent infringement,
lost profits, lost goodwill and lost earnings.
Mr. Atkinson was Founding Partner of the accounting firm
Atkinson & Rawls, specializing in small business needs
for accounting, tax and computer systems. Previously, he
was a senior audit and tax accountant with Benson Wells & Co.
in Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Atkinson has been a
licensed Certified Public Accountant since August 1982.
He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public
Accountants. He holds the AICPA’s
ABV designation (Accredited in Business Valuation) and the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ CFE designation
(Certified Fraud Examiner). He has passed all four exams
in business valuation toward becoming an Accredited Senior
Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers. He obtained
a Bachelor of Science Degree, graduating with honors, in
Accounting and Business Administration from Bryan College
in Dayton, Tennessee. He has conducted numerous continuing
education classes on “The Use of Computer Software
in Litigation Accounting Applications” and implemented
computerized litigation software and systems. He spoke at
the 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997 California State Bar Annual
Meetings before the California Young Lawyers Association
on the topic of computerized software and client trust accounting.
Return
to partner listing
