Brian Bergmark offers his clients over 25 years of experience providing damage analysis, business valuation, business consulting, and accounting services. He is retained to address dispute resolution, business management, and tax issues on matters ranging from large, international to smaller, local engagements.
Brian has extensive experience providing qualified testimony on complex business, economic, valuation, wage loss, wage and hour, and marital dissolution matters in federal and state superior courts. The scope of his involvement in litigation matters includes discovery assistance, causation analysis, damage quantification, and forensic accounting / fraud investigations.
Brian’s appraisal experience includes the valuation and apportionment of tangible and intangible business assets, analyses prepared for estate and gift tax purposes, marital dissolution, ownership transfers, eminent domain, and various consulting matters in a number of industries.
Prior to joining Stout, Brian founded Torrey Partners. His experience also includes working as an auditor with an international accounting firm, a controller for a contractor, a shareholder of Mack|Barclay, and a Director at LECG.
Practice Areas
Education
M.B.A., Emphasis in Finance, San Diego State University
B.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
Licenses & Designations
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), California
Accredited in Business Valuation
Accredited Senior Appraiser
Certified in Financial Forensics
Certified Management Accountant (Inactive)
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
California State Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Society of Appraisers