Experience

Sam has over 40 years of diversified accounting experience in private industry and public accounting in the areas of financial management and planning, M&A, and commercial and business services. Sam’s experience in matters of corporate reorganization, insolvency, and litigation support is extensive. He has worked with numerous troubled companies in financial reorganization, creditor workouts and insolvency, and has managed and operated numerous businesses through the reorganization process.

Industries & Focus

Bankruptcy, Receivership, Litigation, Trust & Probate, Manufacturing & Distribution, Commercial Service Industries, Retail, Restaurant, Real Estate

Education & Affiliations

Sam received his BSBA degree in Accounting from Creighton University and his MBA degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Accomplishments

Sam has an extensive background in corporate operations, trust and probate matters, M&A and reorganizations. As a former bankruptcy trustee for the Central District of California and a receiver in both the Federal District and California Superior Courts, Sam has administered thousands of insolvency cases, including operating troubled businesses and real estate ventures—many of which were multi-million-dollar entities. Sam has been employed in countless matters involving litigation, fraud, class action claims administration, reconstruction of records and forensic accounting. He has also been retained as an expert, has testified at trial, and has been employed to provide independent reports in numerous dispute resolution matters.