Justin L. Cherfoli Justin L. Cherfoli is a Managing Director in the Dispute Advisory & Forensic Services Group. He also serves as the practice leader for the firm s Family Law Valuation & Consulting group. Mr. Cherfoli has provided valuation, dispute advisory, and forensic accounting services for numerous purposes including marital dissolutions, shareholder disputes, estate and gift taxation, financing, purchase and sale advisement, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, C Corporation to S Corporation conversions, intellectual property valuations, reasonable compensation, executive stock options, and other tax, corporate, and litigation related matters. Additionally, Mr. Cherfoli has been actively involved in providing a broad range of financial advice to trial lawyers throughout the dispute process, including matters involving economic damage analysis, diminution in business value, breach of contract, financial modeling, forensic accounting, fraud examinations, and disputes related to business transactions. Mr. Cherfoli also serves as a court-appointed and/or mutually agreed-upon financial expert in shareholder disputes and divorce matters. Mr. Cherfoli s experience encompasses a wide range of industries including manufacturing, construction, automotive suppliers, insurance, law firms, physician practices, dental and oral surgery practices, surgery clinics, construction contractors, restaurants, grocery stores, private equity funds, automotive dealerships, waste management, environmental technologies and services, health care, trucking, stamping, advertising, retail, and wholesale distribution. Mr. Cherfoli has also provided valuation and consulting services for several international clients. Mr. Cherfoli has presented continuing education seminars on business valuation, lost profits, stock options, understanding tax returns, and tools for improving management decision-making. He has also published several articles on stock options, valuation and other related topics. Mr. Cherfoli regularly provides guest lectures at Michigan State University College of Law on valuation in the context of family law. Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Cherfoli was with Ernst & Young, LLP in its Assurance and Advisory Business Services Group in Detroit. Mr. Cherfoli earned an MBA with a concentration in Finance and a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of Michigan (accredited in business valuation). In addition, Mr. Cherfoli is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), and is an active member of the MACPA s Litigation and Business Valuation Task Force. Mr. Cherfoli also sits on the professional advisory board for the Children s Hospital of Michigan Foundation. Mr. Cherfoli is a Life Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation.