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David S. Hanson, CPA

Summary of Qualifications

David S. Hanson, CPA specializes in assisting attorneys and their clients in summarizing economic, financial and accounting data related to litigation matters and providing expert witness testimony. Mr. Hanson has practiced in the field of public accounting for over twenty-seven years. During that period he has obtained a wide variety of accounting and financial experience with clients ranging from large publicly-held consolidated groups with international operations to small closely-held family businesses. His audit clients have included entities involved in residential, commercial and industrial real estate, construction, manufacturing, high technology, healthcare,retail, medical, transportation, financial services and governmental. In the specialized practice area of dispute consulting, Mr. Hanson has provided a variety of services including expert witness testimony, forensic accounting, fraud investigations, lost profits and lost earnings analysis, damage assessment and evaluation, liability analysis and pre-trial discovery assistance. He has experience in a number of disputes including breach of contract, lost profits, intellectual property, real property, construction, business interruption, bankruptcy, environmental, trusts, accounting issues and lost earnings.


Experience

June 1998 to Present- Partner and Co-Founder Lit.Econ LLP

May 1993 to June 1998- Director, Dispute Consulting Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Costa Mesa, California

October 1988 to March 1993- Partner, Litigation Services, Coopers & Lybrand, Newport Beach, California

June 1977 to October 1988- Various managerial and staff positions in the audit group of Coopers & Lybrand, Newport Beach, California


Education

Bachelor of Science degree, emphasis in accounting, University of Southern California, May 1977


Professional Affiliations and Achievements

Certified Public Accountant, State of California

Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Member California Society of Certified Public Accountants

Volunteer Experience

Treasurer, Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County

Treasurer, Environmental Professionals organization

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