Susan B. Powell, CPA, CVA

Partner

Practice Areas:

Business Interruption & Extra Expenses
Business Valuations
Employee Dishonesty
Lost Profits
Physical Damages
Inventory Damage
Investigative Accounting
Financial Condition/Viability
Builders’ Risk & Soft Costs/Delayed Start-Up
Litigation Services – Expert Witness/Consultant

Industry Experience:

Agriculture
Auto Auctions and Dealerships
Broadcasting/Communications/Newspapers
Hotels
Manufacturing
Petrochemical
Rental Properties
Concrete Plants
Restaurants
Retail Operations
Service Industries

Work Experience

Susan spent the early years of her career in a small public accounting firm and was involved with the attestation of financial statements and preparation of tax returns for individual, partnership and corporate clients. She later became intrigued with the insurance industry and worked as forensic accountant for an international independent adjusting company before coming to Matson, Driscoll and Damico in 2002.

Over the past 15 years, Susan has focused on forensic accounting and consulting services provided for insurance companies, attorneys and risk managers. She has worked on a variety of matters involving the evaluation and quantification of economic damages including lost profits, stock and contents, and fidelity losses resulting from insurance events. More recently Susan became a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) in order to further her background in business valuations and complex litigation. Susan has worked files ranging in magnitude of $5K to in excess of $400 million. Over the years, Susan has presented various seminars including business interruption losses and forensic accounting.