Pulchin & Company, LLP

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Barry L. Pulchin, C.P.A., is a member of the firm of Pulchin, Goldstein & Company, LLP., a professional corporation that has significant litigation support practice. The firm is also licensed in the State of Connecticut.

He attended Bernard M. Baruch College and received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Public Accounting. He also earned an Associate of Applied Sciences from Queensborough Community College. He is admitted as a Certified Public Accountant in the States of New York, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. He lectures as a part of Continuing Professional Education to other Certified Public Accountants for the Foundation for Accounting Education; the Nassau County Bar Association; the Suffolk County Bar Association; and the Nassau County Academy of Law.

In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, he maintains a New York State Life, Accident and Health, and Variable Annuities Insurance Agents License. He also holds a Federal Securities License Series 6 and the corresponding New York State Series 63. During August, 1992, he became a Certified Fraud Examiner. On August 14, 1995 he was conferred the designation of being a Certified Valuation Analyst. During September 1999 he was designated as a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Accounting.

Our firm specializes in business valuations and investigative and forensic accounting for diverse issues such as domestic relations, license valuations, professional practice valuations, minority shareholder disputes, insurance loss, lost earnings and profits, bankruptcy, estate and gift taxes, tax fraud cases, as well as commercial fraud investigations. He has appeared as a featured speaker on radio to discuss year end tax planning and general business and valuation topics. He has been quoted in the New York Times regarding the tax ramifications of cooperation ownership and exchanges of ownership. In addition, he has been recognized as an expert witness and have been court appointed in the New York State Supreme Court. He has served as the accountant in bankruptcy cases for the Debtor, the Creditor's Committee and for the Chapter 7 Trustees. In addition, his firm maintains a general commercial accounting practice with diversified clientele which includes an extensive practice in the insurance agency, insurance underwriting, reinsurance and actuarial industries. Other major commercial clientele are in the video duplication and real estate industries.

He is a member of the following professional organizations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants;
National Society of Public Accountants;
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
American Arbitration Association;
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners;
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts;
American Bankruptcy Institute
The American College of Forensic Examiners

I had a one hour long radio show, "The Barry Pulchin Show About Business...and You" broadcast on WALE 990 AM in Providence, Rhode Island on Friday mornings from 8 - 9am. I co-hosted an hour long radio show on WGBB 1240 AM on Tuesday evenings from 8 - 9pm. Currently, I am broadcasting "The Barry Pulchin Show About Business...and You" on WGBB 1240 AM in Merrick, Long Island, New York on Tuesday evenings from 8 PM - 9 PM.
He is currently a co-host on The Stephanie Lerner Show on WEVD-1050 AM in New York City on Monday evenings from 8 PM - 9 PM.

Health Care Facilities Committee (New York);
Domestic Relations Committee (New York);
Litigation Support Committee (New York, Nassau County);
Accounting and Auditing Committee (Nassau County);
Committee on Cooperation with Attorneys (Suffolk County);
Arbitration and Mediation Committee (New York);
Chairperson of the Matrimonial Subcommittee of the Litigation Support Committee (Nassau County);
Litigation Support Committee Ethics Subcommittee;
Cooperation with Bankers and Other Credit Grantors Committee (Nassau County);
Professional Ethics Committee (New York);
Chairperson of the Bankruptcy Sub-Committee of the Litigation Support Committee (Nassau County);
Chairperson of the Litigation Support Committee 97-98 (Nassau County).

Director of Public Relations 1998/1999, 1999/2000

Chairperson of the Meetings and Seminars Committee 1999/2000

In addition, he is an invited guest of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Inter-disciplinary Financial Services Committee.

All services which are legally required to be performed by a Licensed Private Investigator, are performed in compliance with individual state's laws, under contract with Licensed Private Investigation Agencies in each respective state.

The following is a list of speaking engagements he has participated in:

NYSSCPA/FAE Litigation Support Committee, Introduction to Business Valuation, "The Initial Document Request," November, 1987;

The Nassau Academy of Law, "Addressing Litigation Support Issues," May, 1988;

The Litigation Support Committee, Nassau Chapter, New York State Society of CPA/FAE All Day Seminar, "The Financial Tools of the Expert," November, 1989;

Foundation For Accounting Education, Litigation Support Conference, "Litigation Consulting: Expanding the Horizons," May, 1990;

Nassau County Bar Association, "Valuation of Law Licenses and Practices - A Mock Trial," May, 1990;

The Accounting and Auditing Procedures Committee, Nassau Chapter, NYSSCPA/FAE All Day Accounting and Auditing Conference, "Audit Guide For Statement On Auditing Standards, No. 55, Consideration of the Internal Control Structure in a Financial Statement Audit," October, 1990;

Suffolk County Academy of Law, "Valuation of Law Licenses and Practices - A Mock Trial," November, 1990;

The Long Island Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers, "Financial Reporting of Cooperatives and Condominiums," May, 1991;

Nassau County Bar Association, A Matrimonial Mock Trial - An Advanced Presentation, "Valuation of Enhanced Earnings Capacity of Law License and Value of Law Practice," May, 1991;

Suffolk Academy of Law, A Matrimonial Mock Trial - An Advanced Presentation, "Valuation of Enhanced Earnings Capacity of Law License and Value of Law Practice," November, 1991;

The Accounting and Auditing Procedures Committee, Nassau Chapter, NYSSCPA/FAE, "Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting," November, 1991;

Nassau Chapter of the NYSSCPA/FAE, Litigation Support Committee, "Determining Capitalization Rates," December, 1991;

The Litigation Support Services Committee, Nassau Chapter, NYSSCPA/FAE, Nassau Chapter Litigation Support Conference, "Bankruptcy Litigation Practice," January, 1992;

The Nassau Academy of Law, "Tax Returns and Financial Statements, Does One and One Always Equal Two?" March, 1992;

The Health and Hospital Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association, "Financial Perspectives of Physicians," December, 1992;

The Bankruptcy Bar Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association, "Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy," January, 1993;

Nassau Chapter of the NYSSCPA/FAE, Litigation Support Conference, "Damage Claims," May, 1993; and

Nassau Chapter of the NYSSCPA/FAE, half-day bankruptcy conference, "Accountant's Role in Bankruptcy," November, 1993.

The Litigation Support Committee, Nassau Chapter, "Bankruptcy Issues in Matrimonial Actions in the State Supreme Court."

Nassau Chapter of the NYSSCPA/FAE, "Bankruptcy Issues in Domestic Relations and Other Matters," December, 1995.

Nassau Chapter of the NYSSCPA/FAE, "Preparation of Monthly Operating Reports," September, 1997.

New York Family Law American Inn of Court, "Beyond the Balance Sheet," January 21, 1998.

New England Life Insurance Company, Kennedy Agency, "Business Valuations in Buy and Sell Agreements, Estates and Other Insurable Interests," June 8, 1998.

Long Island Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners, "Finding Fraud: Analytical Review, Tools and Techniques," November 17, 1999.

Long Island Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers, "Every Fraud May Have A Second Story," November 18, 1999.

I have also provided litigation support services to the Court as an appointed expert, for attorneys in their matters and for other CPA's. Companies in the following industries have either been valued or investigated:

Insurance and reinsurance
Security and guard services
Law practices
Retail shoe chains
Construction contracting
Restaurants and bars
Medical and dental practices
Veterinary practices
Garment manufacturers and jobbers
Oil delivery companies
Graphic Arts
Video production and duplication
Aerospace
Corrugated box companies
Ice skating rinks
Cooperative and condominium housing
Actuaries
Freight and cargo companies
Taxi industry
Travel agencies
Electrical wire and components
Automotive repair
Car washes
Auto lubrication centers
Landscapers
Sand and Gravel wholesalers and retailers
Gyms and Health Spas
Bed and Breakfasts
Real Estate Brokerage Companies
Entertainers
Recording studios and stages
Glass wholesalers and retailers
Adhesive tape resellers