Tom is principal-in-charge of Meyners + Company Litigation and Valuation Services Department. His fields of expertise include litigation, forensic accounting, business valuation and taxation. He has been qualified as an expert witness in cases involving lost earnings, fraud, malpractice, minority shareholder suits, insider trading, damages, business valuation and family law. Tom has testified in district and federal courts throughout New Mexico, been appointed a Special Master, in many instances has served as the court's neutral Rule 11-706 witness and regularly serves as a settlement facilitator in the 2nd Judicial District in Bernalillo County. He has participated in numerous reported cases.
Tom holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He often speaks on the subjects of economic damages, business valuation, family law, forensic accounting and taxation. Organizations for whom he has taught include: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Federal Judicial Center, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, ABA Family Law Section, New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants, University of New Mexico Law School, R.O. Anderson School of Management, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, International Association of Financial Planners, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New Mexico State Bar (including Corporation, Banking and Business Section, Family Law Section and Taxation Section), Court Alternatives, 2nd Judicial District of New Mexico and the New Mexico Trial Lawyers.
Tom is the coauthor of Divorce and Domestic Relations Litigation: Financial Advisor's Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. He has been a contributing editor to the Guide to Divorce Taxation and the Guide to Tax Planning for High Income Individuals, published by Practitioners Publishing Company. Tom is an Editorial Adviser to the Journal of Accountancyand has been published in both the Journal of Accountancy and the Family Advocate.
A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Tom chairs the organization's Forensics and Litigation Services Subcommittee, an ex-officio member of the BV/FLS Executive Committee, a former Chair of its Family Law Task Force and has served on it Business Valuation/Forensics and Litigation Services Task Force. He is also a member of the New Mexico Society of CPAs, having practiced as a CPA since 1973.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Mexico.