Consultant Profile
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Havard & Associates
Consultant ID:
113761
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Contact Information 
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| First Name
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Larry |
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Last Name
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Harvard |
| Address 1
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741 - B Kenmoor S.E. |
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Address 2
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Grand Rapids |
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State
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MI |
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United States |
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Postal Code
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49546 |
| Telephone
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616.458.9333 |
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Fax
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801.40.7800 |
| Email
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LarryH@Havard.com |
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Area of Experience
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Business
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| Company or Individual Name
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Havard & Associates |
| Company's Web Site Address
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http://www.havard-expertwitness.com/ |
Company
Description
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You may have a great case, but if the numbers aren't supported you may still end up with a poor outcome. Mr. Havard offers a broad range of litigation support services. He has over 30 years of accounting and financial experience.
Among the services offered are: financial modeling and expert witness testimony for attorneys. Mr. Havard's experience in analyzing and interpreting the numbers, combined with a proven track record, will help provide you with the support you need.
Diverse Legal Experience
Mr. Havard has worked in such diverse areas as health care, real estate, fraud examination, public utilities, banking, construction, municipalities, broadcasting and transportation. Some of his specialty areas are:
Business valuation
Corporate and estate planning
Computer Fraud
Structured settlements
Expert witness testimony
Divorce
Personal injury
Wrongful death or discharge
Damage assessment consulting
Insurance work (plaintiff or defense)
Eminent domain
Intellectual property
Partner disputes
Disruption of a business
Dissenting shareholder actions |
Degrees and
Certifications
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1971-1973
Engineering
University of Michigan
1973-1974
BBA, Accounting
Eastern Michigan University
1975-1978
MBA, Finance
Eastern Michigan University
1979-1980
Graduate work in Computer Science
Eastern Michigan University |
Professional
Memberships
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National Association of Certified Valuation Analyst
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Institute of Management Accounts
The International Management Council
National Association of Business Economists
American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts
National Association of Forensics Economics
American Law and Economics Association
International Institute of Forecasters
American Economic Association
American Rehabilitation Economics Association
Midwest Economics Association |
Other Notes
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CFFA - The Certified Forensic Financial Analyst credential is designed to provide assurance to the legal community-the primary users of litigation support services-the designee possesses a level of experience and knowledge deemed acceptable by the Association to provide competent and professional forensic financial support services. Earning the credential requires consideration of all of the person's qualifications and commitment to the discipline; this includes prior education and experience, prerequisite and required training as provided (or recommended) by NACVA, testing-both proctored and through case study (or samples of work product), and post-requisite requirements for recertification.
AVA - The Accredited Valuation Analyst serves to advise other professionals, prospective clients and the community at large that the member has satisfied the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts rigorous standards of professionalism, expertise, objectivity, and integrity in the |
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Not Specified |
| States Willing to Work
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Any |
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Professional Experience
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Project 1
Breach of Contract
Unreliable data not proof enough
A mail order company sued a fruit cooperative for breach of an exclusive contract, asking for damages in excess of $2 million. The cooperative was found liable during the first phase of the trial. However, during the damages phase, a judgment of no cause for action regarding damages, was entered.
In his decision, the judge stated, "Mr. Havard described the plaintiff's lost profits chart as 'totally unrealistic.' He said there is not one single number on that chart that is accurate…..in fact, it was established that some of the data was unaudited and unreliable. Mr. Havard testified that he was able to work backwards with known data which destroyed the validity of the lost profits calculations." |
Project 2
Breach of Contract
A farmer's lost profits
Under Judge William C. Buhl in the Circuit Court of Van Buren County, Mr. Havard was instrumental in helping an attorney's client receive the largest jury award by that court as of the date of judgment. A farmer was given a contract by a large national vegetable company to haul a processing by-product away from its plant. Barely into its ten-year contract, the company terminated the relationship with the farmer and shut down the plant. The face value of the contract was in excess of $1.3 million before expenses. Mr. Havard was able to show additional lost profits to the farmer in the processing and reselling of this by-product. The final amount awarded by the jury was approximately double the original estimate of damages. |
Project 3
Divorce
A spouse's contribution maybe complex
How much is a spouse's contribution to the earning of a medical degree worth? Our experts helped attorneys determine an actual percentage of contribution by a wife toward her husband's career based on a total income picture. We used sophisticated computer models rather than merely looking at whether or not she worked and for how long. Our complete analysis of tax returns took into account issues such as loss of income while her husband was in residency. Because of the completeness of our analysis, we substantially increased the divorce settlement to her. |
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References
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Reference 1
Continuing education seminars for the Grand Rapids Bar Association on business valuations.
Guest lecturer for Ph.D. program at Michigan State University.
Guest lecturer for Masters program for Western Michigan University.
Guest lecturer for the Great Lakes Symposium on Innovative Approaches to Profit, for Financial Institutes.
Guest lecturer for American Public Power Association National Convention. Topic: Financial Planning with Decision Support Systems.
Guest lecturer for "Financial Discipline '84". Topic: Micro-Computers- Where are they going?
Guest lecturer for Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce monthly seminar in How to start a business in Kent County.
Teaching business planning courses for Grand Valley State University office of Economic Expansion.
Guest lecturer for Gov. Blanchard's Hi-tech Entrepreneurial Forum in 1988.
Keynote speaker for Grand Valley University Entrepreneurial Forum 1988 and 1989. |
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