Mark R. Newton, CPA
Mark R. Newton, CPA/ABV, CFF
HSNO
1601 5th Avenue, Suite 610
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 447-3338 Fax: (206) 447-3007
Email:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1974 – 2011 Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro, Accountants, P.C.
Mr. Newton, Managing Partner of HSNO, established the firm's Northern California practice in 1977 in San Francisco and the Seattle office in 2005. He specializes in the measurement of Economic Damages, Business Valuation and Forensic Accounting. His experience has involved almost every industry and includes damage measurement resulting from business interruption, construction defect, business valuation cases, contract disputes, intellectual property infringement, class action, property loss, consequential losses, fraud, product liability, wage and hour cases, employee pay disputes and personal injury. Mr. Newton has significant experience in the measurement of construction claims and consequential damages for both owners and contractors. His many fraud assignments have involved embezzlement, construction claims, theft of cash, theft of inventory and other personal property, kickback schemes, and employee dishonesty. Additionally, Mr. Newton has investigated a variety of cases involving alter ego status.
EDUCATION
BA, Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974
Continuing Professional Education requirements fulfilled as required by the AICPA and the Washington and California State Boards of Accountancy.
LicenseS
Certified Public Accountant
California 1979 # 27261
Washington 2008 # 26759
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
ABV - Accredited in Business Valuations – AICPA
CFF – Certified in Financial Forensics - AICPA
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
California Society of Certified Public Accountants
San Francisco Property Claims Association
National Association of Forensic Economists
Loss Executives Association
RECENT SEMINARS
Renewable Energy LossesPLRB San AntonioMarch 22/24, 2010
Renewable Energy LossesPLRB SeattleMarch 23/25, 2009
Preventing Pain – Punitive DamagesADC San FranciscoDecember 4, 2008
Renewable Energy LossesPLRB BostonApril 15/16, 2008
Forensic Accounting inWashington Society of CPAs
Construction LitigationBellevue October 30, 2006
Extended Period
Business Income LossCCNC SacramentoSeptember 21, 2006
Economic Damages
From Construction DefectsADC San Francisco September 16, 2005
Independent Power
Producer LossesPLRB ScottsdaleNovember 30, 2004
Power Generation LossesLloyd’s of LondonJuly 6, 2004
Contingent Business InterruptionPLRB ChicagoMarch 15/17, 2004
Contingent Business InterruptionPLRB OrlandoMarch 30, 2003
Pitfalls in BusinessThe Hartford Training
Interruption ClaimsSacramentoAugust 6, 2002
Duplication of Claims
Property Damage v. Time ElementPLRB AnaheimApril 9/10, 2002
Mitigating Business Income LossCCNC SacramentoSeptember 11, 2001