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Litigation Experience

Michael Goldman has the following litigation experience:

TESTIFYING EXPERIENCE AS EXPERT WITNESS

        ·        In re: S&O, Inc.(99 B 6877), Always Open Gas Marts, Inc.(99 B 6883), and Always Open Franchising Corp.(99 B 6883) - Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois. 

                          Provided various testimony and reports as needed in 1999 as court-  appointed Examiner in bankruptcy case.

        ·        Wendy Weisman v. Schiller, DuCanto & Fleck (No 00 L 13656, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Law Division)

            Deposition - September 2003; Testimony - January 2004

        ·        Fane Lozman v. Gerald Putnam (No 99 CH 11347 Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division)

            Deposition – May 2003, November 2004; Testimony - December 2004

        ·        In re: Pre-Press Graphics Company, Inc. Debtor, David Leibowitz, Trustee v. Robert M. Beevers.  Bankruptcy No. 02-08292, Northern District of Illinois. Adversary Proceeding 04 A 04001. 

        Testimony – September 2005

        Deposition – February 2006 – derivative action against Community Banks of Colorado

        ·        In re: Goldblatt's Bargain Stores, Inc. Debtor, David Leibowitz, Trustee v. Patrick Kane, William Kane, Jon Amato, Lionel Goldblatt, Edward Schroeder, PJW LLC, JWP LLC, Goldblatt Development Group LLC, and Fairway Distribution Services Inc.  Bankruptcy No. 03-B-10796, Northern District of Illinois. Adversary Proceedings  04A4204, 05A470, 05A467, 05A464, 05A465, 05A466, 05A471, 05A472, 05A462, 05A4663, 05A468, 05A469, and 04A3385

        Submitted expert opinions; Deposition - October 2006 

        ·        Express Carryout, Inc., Ted Kamenos and Andreas Sassaris vs. Chicago Trust Company as Trustee U/T/A Dated November 4, 1998 and known as Trust #1106522 Dated February 4, 1999 and Recorded February 18, 1999 as Document Number 99162834 and the Kopley Group V, L.P.;  In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County Department, Law Division No. 03 L 004958

        Submitted valuation analysis; Deposition - February 2007

        ·        In Re The Marriage of Maureen L. Pullen, Petitioner and John M. Pullen, Respondent in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Domestic Division.  07-D2-30434

        Submitted expert opinions; Testimony – June 2009

        ·        In Re The Marriage of Carol Ann McCullough, Petitioner  and Joseph T. McCullough, Respondent, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Domestic Division.  06-D-7543

                          Submitted expert opinions; Deposition – July 2009

        ·        Eisenberg & Riley, S.C. vs Eisenberg,Weigel, Carlson, Blau & Clemons, S.C., Joseph W. Weigel, David M. Blau, Chris M. Clemens, Ameritech Publishing, Inc., in the State of Wisconsin Circuit Court, Milwaukee County  05-CV-2731

        Submitted expert opinion; Deposition – December 2009; Testimony January 2010

·        In Re: 401 Properties Limited Partnership, Debtor.  Chapter 11 Case No. 10-28114, Northern District of Illinois.

                                Testified in support of Bridgeview Bank's motion for dismissal - August 2010  

·        First Merchants Bank, National Association v. KPaul Properties, LLC; KPaul Corporation; Kevin Paul, P.F. Group II, P.F. Group III, LLC - Cause No. 49D12-1111-PL-044506 in the Marion Superior Court, County of Marion, State of Indiana.  

            Testified - November 2011

·        Ray A. Fox, by and through his Guardian, Rose Fox v. Dr. Constantine Peters, Terry McCann, Former Warden of Stateville Correctional Center, Wexford Health Sources, Inc., and Others   In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division  No. 09 C 5453

            Submitted expert opinion; Deposition - March 2012

OTHER TESTIFYING EXPERIENCE

        CMC Leasing v. Prime Leasing – Cook County, Illinois

          o Deposition – July 2001 as a fact witness in a commercial dispute

        Office One Superstores – Bankruptcy, Northern District of Illinois

          o Testified to numerous issues as required by the court as a fact witness in 1996 - 1998

        Riviera Cabinets v. Handy Andy – Federal Court, Akron, Ohio

          o Deposition – January 1993 as a fact witness in a commercial dispute

          o Testimony – April 1993 as a fact witness in a commercial dispute

           

           

 Other Expert Reports

  • Expert Reports have been submitted in numerous adversarial matters which were subsequently settled prior to becoming a matter of public record.  These matters include business valuation, economic damages and lost profits, fraudulent conveyance, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, undue enrichment, and professional malpractice.

Other Expert Experience

    Michael Goldman has designed and taught the following courses:

  • New Venture Creation - a graduate level course in entrepreneurship
  • Internal Control - a 40-hour course for senior executives of a Fortune 500 company.  This course was presented as part of an SEC decree after the company was found to be the victim of fraud  perpetrated by a divisional controller.
  • Accounting and Financial Control for Lawyers - an 8 hour course prepared and presented for the legal department of a Fortune 100 company and for lawyers of an international law firm.
  • Financial Planning and Forecasting - a 3-hour internet-based course developed by a major publisher of financial and educational material.
 

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