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BRIAN J. O'TOOLE is a partner in the Austin law firm of Moltz Morton O'Toole LLP, where his practice consists primarily of commercial litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in all state and federal courts, including bankruptcy court. Mr. O'Toole also has participated, as lead counsel and second-chair, in litigation and contested administrative proceedings involving the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Lottery Commission, the Racing Commission and the Texas Department of Banking. A significant part of his practice includes transactional work for businesses and individuals, including formation of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies; and drafting commercial transaction documents such as asset sales agreements, leases, employment contracts, nondisclosure agreements, shareholder agreements, notes and security agreements. Mr. O'Toole earned his B.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law. PETER A. STOKES is an attorney with the Austin law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, where he practices in the areas of securities law and complex commercial litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from the Rice University and his J.D. degree from the Harvard Law School. Mr. Stokes is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for the Southern District of Texas. ALAN L. TOLMAS is president of Texas Financial Forensics, LLC, and is a certified public accountant, accredited in business valuation and certified in financial forensics designations awarded by the AICPA. He also holds the accredited senior appraiser designation awarded by the American Society of Appraisers. He is the immediate past president of the Estate Planning Council of North Texas and is a past president of the Dallas Fort Worth Chapter of American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Tolmas values businesses, interests in businesses and intangible assets as well as performing forensic accounting, including asset tracing, misappropriation of assets and economic loss measurements. He provides expert witness testimony in these areas as well. Mr. Tolmas has been trained in the interdisciplinary collaborative law process and serves as a neutral allied professional. Additionally, he has provided third opinions when opinions of opposing experts were widely divergent and has been jointly retained as well as having served as a court appointed valuation expert in litigated matters. Mr. Tolmas earned his B.S. degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Dallas and his M.S. degree in accounting (taxation) from the University of North Texas. He holds a certified public accountant license and a real estate broker license. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Dallas Estate Planning Council, the American Society of Appraisers and the Estate Planning Council of North Texas.
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