ROBERT C. PLANTE


Summary

Mr. Plante is a Certified Public Accountant with over 40 years of experience in public accounting and Fortune 500 companies.  He has testified and been qualified as an expert witness numerous times in California Superior Court in Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Riverside County, as well as U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  He has also been appointed as the Court's forensic accountant under California Evidence Code Section 730 on numerous matters.


Prior to his experience as a forensic accountant and expert witness, Mr. Plante held several finance positions in private industry including Director, Corporate Accounting for a Fortune 500 company in charge of worldwide accounting and financial reporting as well as global accounting policy and internal controls.


Areas of expertise include the following:


  • Family Law/Divorce - Cash Flow for Support, Business Valuations, Marital Balance Sheet for Division of Assets, Determination of the Marital Standard of Living, Tracing and Analysis of Separate Property, Forensic Accounting Investigation.
  • Business Litigation/Employment Law - Economic Damages, Lost Profits, Partnership Disputes, Fraud Investigations, Lost Earnings and Benefits, Class Action Claims Analysis, Wage and Hour cases.
  • Forensic Accounting/Litigation Support - Assisting attorneys with discovery requests, interviewing key personnel, developing questions for deposition of opposing party and their experts, development of trial reports and exhibits, evaluation and rebuttal of opposing expert's report, and expert witness testimony at deposition or trial.






          Robert C. Plante is licensed by the California Board of Accountancy