Harold G. Martin, Jr., CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA, CFE

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
• Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
• AICPA Business Valuation Hall of Fame, inducted in 2012 Access Announcement
• AICPA Business Valuation Volunteer of the Year Award, 2000 and 2004
• AICPA National Business Valuation School, instructor
• AICPA Expert Witness Skills Workshop, former instructor
• ABV Exam Review Course, former instructor
• AICPA Business Valuation Committee, former member
• AICPA National Business Valuation Conference Steering Committee, former chair and vice-chair
• AICPA National Accreditation Commission, former commissioner
• AICPA ABV e-Alert, former editor
• AICPA CPA Expert, former editorial advisor and contributing author

Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants

• VSCPA Forensic & Valuations Services Conference, creator and chair
• VSCPA Disclosures Editorial Task Force, member
• VSCPA Board of Directors, former member
• VSCPA Business Valuation Committee and Litigation Services Committee, former chair
• Selected as a “Super CPA” in business valuation in peer surveys sponsored by Virginia Business each year from 2001 (inception) to 2014 (final year), and was profiled in 2007 edition
• VSCPA Outstanding Discussion Leader, 2000

American Society of Appraisers

• Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation (ASA)
• Richmond Chapter, former president, vice president, and treasurer

Association of Certified Fraud Examiner

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Estate Planning Council

• Member

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation Forensic and Business Valuation Division

• Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation Forensic and Business Valuation Division

Financial Consulting Group

• Member (An invitation only organization of independently owned accounting, business valuation, and financial services firms which provides members processes, tools, and educational and networking events)

Expert Resource Connection, LLC

• Member (An invitation only, limited member group of business valuation and forensic accounting professionals formed for the purpose of sharing resources, technical assistance and collaborating on engagements and best practices)

The College of William and Mary

• Member of the Board of Directors for the William & Mary Alumni Association
• Former president and a member of the Board of Directors, Greater Richmond Chapter of the W&M Alumni Society
• Adjunct Faculty Member for the William & Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business
• Guest Lecturer for the William & Mary MBA Program and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law

Boy Scouts of America

• Former Assistant Scout Master
• Former “Friends of Scouting” Team Captain

Richmond Jaycees

• Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Outstanding First Year Jaycee

Editor, Editorial Board, and Expert Panel

• Member of the Editorial Task Force for the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountant’s Disclosures, a monthly publication published for members in Virginia, 2016-present.
• Member of the Editorial Board for Business Valuation Resources’ Business Valuation Update, a national newsletter published monthly for the business valuation profession, 2016 – present.
• Member of Advisory Board for Business Valuation Resources’ Cost of Capital Professional, a software application for estimating the cost of equity, 2018 – present.
• Former Expert Panelist for Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, a bimonthly journal that presents the views of leading experts in valuation, forensics/fraud, and litigation services edited by James R. Hitchner, 2006 – 2020.
• Former editorial adviser and contributing author for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants CPA Expert, a national newsletter published quarterly for CPAs who specialize in providing valuation, fraud, and litigation consulting services, 2002 to 2010.
• Former editor of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Business Valuation Committee ABV e-Alert, a national electronic newsletter published monthly for CPA/ABVs who specialize in valuation – 1999 (inception) to 2006.

Books

• Hitchner, James R., ed., Financial Valuation:  Applications and Models, 4th ed.  New York:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2017.  (Co-author; text serves as the source material for the AICPA’s business valuation education program).
• Martin, Jr., Harold G., “Iterative Process Using CAPM to Calculate the Cost of Equity Component of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital When Capital Structure is Constant,” qtd. in Cost of Capital: Applications and Examples 4th ed. Workbook and Technical Supplement.  Shannon P. Pratt and Roger J. Grabowski.  Hoboken:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010.  34-48.

Periodicals

• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “Review of Valuaing a Business – the Analysis and Appraisal of Closely Held Companies, 6^th ed.,” Business Valuation Update, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2022: ____.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “‘It’s Like Déjà vu All Over Again’ – Valuing a Business in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Economy,” Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, June/July 2020:  14-25.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “D-I-V-O-R-C-E (With Apologies to Tammy Wynette) – A Primer on Business Valuation and Classification of Property for Equitable Distribution in Divorce,” Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Disclosures, September/October 2017: 24-31.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “Review: Discount for Lack of Marketability Guide and Toolkit,” Business Valuation Update, March 2017: 1-5.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “Review of A Consensus View – Q&A Guide to Financial Valuation,” Business Valuation Update, May 2016: 10-12.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “What’s the Damage? – A Primer on Economic Damages in Business Litigation,”Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, December 2015/January 2016:  19-24.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “AICPA Presents New Fair Value Measurement Credentials,” Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, June/July 2015:  7.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. “Review of Cost of Capital – Applications and Examples, 4th ed. and Cost of Capital: Workbook and Technical Supplement, 4th ed.,” Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, February/March 2011:  18-19.
• Martin, Jr., Harold G.  “The ABCs of Selecting a Valuation Expert,” Virginia Lawyers Weekly, November 8, 2010:  8, 20.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G.  “Calculating the Terminal Period Value When Using the Discounted Cash Flow Method:  Gordon Growth Model or Exit Multiple?” Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, April/May 2010:  9-11.
• Martin, Jr. Harold G. and Roy M. Terry Jr. “The Vavasseur Prime Bank Securities Fraud: An Interesting Ponzi Variant Leads to Unique Collaboration Among Accountants Retained in Litigation,” American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Focus, March/April 2010: 5-8.

Technical Reviews

• Hitchner, James R., et al. Discount for Lack of Marketability Guide, Ventnor:  Valuation Products and Services, LLC, 2017.
• Hitchner, James R. AICPA National Business Valuation School. National Fastener Case Study, Ventnor:  Valuation Products and Services, LLC, 2016.
• Hitchner, James, Shannon P. Pratt, and Jay E. Fishman.  Hitchner · Pratt · Fishman – A Consensus View – Q&A Guide to Financial Valuation, Valuation Products and Services, LLC, 2016.
• Zyla, Mark L.  Fair Value Measurements – Practical Guidance and Implementation, 2nd ed.  Hoboken:  John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013.
• Trugman, Gary R. Understanding Business Valuation, 4th ed.  New York:  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2012.

Interviews

• Burkert, Rod, “Practice Development INSIDER:  Expert Interview.  Actionable Advice,” Webinar broadcast on July 10, 2020.
• Dzamba, Andy, “Follow-up comments: How to deal with COVID-19 for Dec. 31, 2019, valuations,” BVWire, April 8, 2020:  #211-2.
• Dzamba, Andy, “How to deal with COVID-19 for Dec. 31, 2019, valuations,” BVWire, April 1, 2020: #211-1.
• Dzamba, Andy, “Thoughts and advice on valuations amid the COVID-19 crisis,” BVWire, March 25, 2020: Issue #210-4.
• Rapoport, Michael, “CPAs Fight to Protect Part of Their Turf,” The Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2018.
• Knighton, Chip, “Member Spotlight: Harold Martin’s Path to the Valuation Hall of Fame,” Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, July 24, 2018.
• Knighton, Chip, “Conference Calls:  Inside VSCPA Conferences With the Members Who Plan Them,” Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, September 2, 2016.
• Dzamba, Andy, “Newest BVU Editorial Board Member is a Strong Advocate of Education,” Business Valuation Update, January 2016: 23-24.
• Hazard, Carol, “Trucking Firm Owner Passed Hope, Dream Onto Successor,” Richmond Times Dispatch, October 11, 2015: D-1, D-6.
• Hazard, Carol, “Accounting Firm Known for Entrepreneurial Spirit” and “Digging into the Numbers to Help Investigate Crime,” Richmond Times Dispatch, November 10, 2014: E12-E13.

The College of William and Mary

• Bachelor of Arts in English

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Masters in Business Administration
• Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting
• Member of Beta Alpha Psi (National Accounting Honorary)

• “Tricky Valuation Issues,” – co-presenter of a CPE seminar to be presented at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 9, 2021.
• “Active versus Passive Appreciation: Overview and Examples,” – co-presenter of a CPE seminar to be presented at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 8, 2020.
• “Post-COVID-19 Cost of Capital,” – CPE seminar presented at the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants Southeastern Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee, October 19, 2021.
• “‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Quantifying Personal and Entity Goodwill Using the Residual Method,” – co-presenter of a CPE seminar presented at the Virginia Society Certified Public Accountants Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, September 30, 2021.
• “Hardball with Hitchner,” – co-presenter of a CPE seminar presented at the Virginia Society Certified Public Accountants Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, September 30, 2021.
• “Succession Planning in the Closely Held Business,” – co-presenter of a CLE seminar presented at the Virginia Conference on Federal Taxation, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 3, 2021.
• “‘It’s Like Déjà vu All Over Again’ – Valuing a Business in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Economy,” – CPE seminar presented at the 2020 Annual Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Business Valuation, Fraud, and Litigation Services Virtual Conference, September 17, 2020.
• “Practice Development Insider” – CPE webinar broadcast nationally by Burkert Valuation Advisors, LLC, July 10, 2020.
• “COVID-19 and Business Valuation – What to do NOW! Valuing Small, Medium, and Large-Size Businesses – Part 3” – co-presenter of a CPE webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by the Financial Consulting Group, July 1, 2020.
• “Discounted Cash Flow: Speculative or Convincing” – co-presenter of a CPE webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by Business Valuation Resources, June 4, 2020.
• “COVID-19 and Business Valuation – What to do NOW! Valuing Small, Medium, and Large-Size Businesses” – co-presenter of a CPE webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by the Financial Consulting Group, May 14, 2020.
• “Valuation and Covid-19 Update: BVR Townhall and Q&A” – co-presenter of a CPE webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by Business Valuation Resources, May 6, 2020.
• “The Use of Financial Experts in Family Law Cases” – co-presenter of a CLE webinar sponsored by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section and Virginia Continuing Legal Education Advanced Family Law Program, Charlottesville, Virginia, April 16, 2020.
• “Extreme Uncertainty: How Valuation Experts Should Respond to Today’s Volatility and Risk” – co-presenter of a CPE webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by Business Valuation Resources, April 7, 2020.
• “FCG Member Roundtable on the Implications of the Coronavirus on Business Valuation” – co-presenter of a CPE webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by the Financial Consulting Group, April 2, 2020.
• “Cost of Capital”– co-presenter of CPE seminar presented at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference , Las Vegas, Nevada, November 4-6, 2019.
• “Cost of Capital” and “How to Identify a Flawed Valuation” – CPE seminar presented at the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants Southeastern Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee, October 22-23, 2019.
• “How to Detect a Rigged Valuation” – co-presenter of a CPE seminar presented at the 2019 Annual Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Business Valuation, Fraud, and Litigation Services Conference, Richmond, Virginia, September 19, 2019.
• “Cost of Capital” and “How to Identify a Flawed Valuation” – CPE seminar presented at the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants Forensic Accounting and Business Valuation Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, August 23, 2019.
• “Expert Insight into Expert Depositions” – CLE panel discussion presented at the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Spring Sections Seminar, Staunton, Virginia, May 9, 2019.
• “How to Identify a Flawed Valuation” – CPE seminar presented at the Virginia Accounting and Auditing Conference, Falls Church, Virginia, September 27-28, 2018, Roanoke, Virginia, October 1-2, 2018, and Norfolk, Virginia, November 15-16, 2018.
• “Surviving Cross Examination” and “Quantifying Personal and Entity Goodwill Using a Residual Method” – co-presenter of CPE seminars presented at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November 5-7, 2018.
• “Expert Panel Discussion” – CLE panel discussion presented at the Richmond Metropolitan Area Local and Specialty Bar Associations 27^th Annual Bench-Bar Conference, Richmond, Virginia, October 25, 2018.
• “The ABV and Non-CPAs – A Candid Discussion” – panelist for a webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by Valuation Products and Services, August 8, 2018.
• “What Really Goes on Between the Balance Sheets – Case Studies in Forensic Accounting” – seminar presented for the FBI Academy’s Forensic Accountant Core Training Session (FACTS), Quantico, Virginia, April 3, 2018 and July 17, 2018.
• “How to Detect and Attack a Rigged Valuation”; “Cost of Capital – Theory and Applications”; and “A Consensus View Q&A on Controversial Valuation Issues with Jay Fishman, Jim Hitchner, and Harold Martin” – co-presenter of CPE seminars at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 13-15, 2017.
• “The Six Elements to Assembling an Accurate Valuation – Part 3: Cost of Capital and Part 4:  Guideline Public Company Method” – CPE seminar presented to the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants Southeastern Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee, October 24, 2017.
• “AICPA Expert Witness Skills Workshop – Key Basic Concepts of Economic Damages” – co-presenter of webinar broadcast nationally by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, August 30, 2017.
• “Valuation in Litigation Services” – co-presenter of webinar broadcast nationally and sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, July 12, 2017.
• “Deconstructing a Rigged Report” – seminar presented to the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants 2017 Forensic Valuation Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2, 2017.
• “Business Valuations for Estate, Gift and Income Taxes” – seminar presented to the Estate Planning Council of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia, May 2, 2017.
• “Enterprise vs. Personal Goodwill:  Case Studies with Legal Insights (An Advanced Workshop)” – co-presenter of webinar broadcast nationally by Business Valuation Update, March 9, 2017.
• “How to Detect and Attack a Rigged Valuation”; “Income Approach II:  Cost of Capital”; “Valuation Case Study Q&A”; – co-presenter of CPE seminars at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 6-8, 2016.
• “Economic Damages for Business Litigations” and “Cost of Capital” – CPE seminar presented at the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants Southeastern Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee, October 25, 2016.
• “Interview with an Expert – Cost of Capital” – co-presenter of webinar broadcast nationally by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, October 17, 2016.
• “Case Studies in Forensic Accounting” – CPE seminar presented at the 17th Annual Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Business Valuation, Fraud, and Litigation Services Conference, Richmond, September 19-20, 2016.
• “Forensic Accounting” – moderator of panel discussion presented to The College of William and Mary Raymond A. Mason School of Business, Williamsburg, Virginia, September 16, 2016.
• “Goodwill:  Let’s Get Personal” – co-presenter of webinar broadcast nationally by Business Valuation Update, August 9, 2016.
• “Business Valuation and Classification of Property for Equitable Distribution in Divorce” –seminar presented to Owen & Owens, Midlothian, Virginia, June 29, 2016.
• “Forensic Accounting Panel” – panel discussion presented to undergraduate accounting students at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, Richmond, Virginia, March 14, 2015.
• “Surviving Cross Examination”; “Income Approach I and II; “Valuation Case Study Q&A”; ––co-presenter of CPE seminars at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 8-10, 2015.
• “How to Detect and Attack a Rigged Valuation”; “Business Valuation and Classification of Property for Equitable Distribution in Divorce”; “Economic Damages for Business Litigations”;- co-presenter of CPE seminars at the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants 16th Annual VSCPA Business Valuation, Fraud, and Litigation Services Conference, Tysons Corner, Virginia, October 28-29, 2015.
• “Business Valuations for Estate, Gift and Income Taxes” – seminar presented to the Estate Planning Council of Roanoke, Roanoke, VA, October 6, 2015.
• “Valuation for Financial and Strategic Buyers” – co-presenter of a CPE seminar to the Keiter Merger and Acquisitions Group, Richmond, Virginia, July 16, 2015.
• “Forensic Accounting Overview and Case Studies” –co-presenter of a seminar to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Supervisor Forensic Accountant Summit, Crystal City, Virginia, June 18, 2015.
• “Economic Damages for Corporate Litigations” – CLE webinar sponsored by Virginia Continuing Legal Education, Charlottesville, VA, May 26, 2015.
• “Business Valuation and Classification of Property for Equitable Distribution in Divorce” – CLE webinar sponsored by Virginia Continuing Legal Education, Charlottesville, VA, May 12, 2015.
• “Business Valuations for Estate, Gift and Income Taxes” – CLE webinar sponsored by Virginia Continuing Legal Education, Charlottesville, VA, May 12, 2015.