Mr. Thomas has developed strong expertise in forensic,
bankruptcy and litigation accounting, through more than three decades
of experience in industry and public practice. He is skilled in analyzing
avoidance transactions, searching for hidden assets, and performing
cash and asset tracings. As head of LainFaulkner’s preference
practice area, he spearheaded the development of the firm’s proprietary
preference analysis process and software. This powerful system enhances
preference evaluation by integrating accounting data with the relevant
legal concepts and generating evaluations of common statutory defenses.
Mr. Thomas has served in Court-appointed roles as examiner
and receiver and as an expert witness. He has worked on behalf of debtors,
creditors,
and trustees or fiduciaries in numerous industries. Mr. Thomas has
demonstrated his abilities in the reconstruction of books and records
as necessary to analyze complex issues, and in his clear presentation
of difficult concepts during expert witness testimony.
Mr. Thomas is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner with related memberships in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is also a member of the Forensic and Valuation Services section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He is co-author of an article relating to bankruptcy changes in the October 2005 issue of The Federal Lawyer.
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