Denise Fritz’s professional experience during her more than 10 years at Pappas & Company has focused on business fraud investigations, forensic accounting and litigation-related tax analysis and planning, including matters involving division of property in divorce and settlements associated with other forms of litigation.

Litigation Support Experience

Mrs. Fritz’s forensic accounting expertise includes evaluating accounting procedures and performing cash flow analyses for a variety of purposes, including fraud detection, dispute resolution, and business sales and acquisitions. She has a master’s degree in taxation from Arizona State University and bachelor’s degrees in accountancy (Northern Illinois University) and finance (University of Illinois).

Mrs. Fritz has provided support in a wide range of financial matters, including:

• fraud investigations of real estate transactions, mortgage lending, and business and asset issues in divorce;

• providing assistance to counsel in the analysis of financial records in connection with a partnership dispute;

• calculating economic damages related to wrongful death;

• assisting counsel with financial investigation in connection with loss of collateral; and

• assisting counsel and shareholders in connection with misrepresentations affecting business valuations.

At Pappas & Company, she has implemented and managed a number of innovative systems which use leading-edge software to serve clients with increased effectiveness and efficiency.

Education

Masters Degree, Taxation, Arizona State University

Bachelor's Degree, Finance, University of Illinois

Bachelor's Degree, Accountancy, Northern Illinois University

Professional Designations and Affiliations

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants: Business Valuation and Litigation Steering Committee

Valley Estate Planners

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