All Day Tax & Accounting Seminar (E1712929)

Henry L. Fuentes is managing director of Fuentes Forensics, LLC and is Executive Vice President of Economatrix Research Associates, Inc. He was the Director of Litigation Support and Business Valuation Services for the accounting and consulting firm of Sax LLP. He was also a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), where he taught accounting and auditing for 39 years. At FDU he served as the chairperson of the Department of Accounting and Associate Dean of the College. Professor Fuentes holds an undergraduate degree in accounting, a Master’s degree in Finance and currently has certifications as a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and is Accredited in Business Valuation. In addition to his academic background and work at Sax LLP, his background includes work at Arthur Andersen & Co. and as a controller in private industry. Professor Fuentes has given numerous lectures on accounting, auditing, fraud and valuation matters to various organizations including the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, NJSCPA and National Law Foundation. He has also conducted various in-house training seminars for public accounting firms and private industry. Professor Fuentes’ deposition and testimony experience includes being qualified as an expert in Federal and State Courts as well as Arbitration proceedings in matters of commercial damages, business valuation, forensic accounting and auditing.

Jedd E. Mendelson, Esq., shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., focuses his practice exclusively on representing management in labor and employment matters. His practice includes traditional labor relations, such as union avoidance and collective bargaining, as well as restrictive covenant, non-competition and trade secret cases, employment discrimination, whistleblower and wrongful discharge cases. He litigates before the National Labor Relations Board and federal and state courts. Mr. Mendelson also advises clients on labor, employment, and benefits issues arising out of mergers, acquisitions, and other kinds of ventures in addition to long-term work force strategies. He is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the University of Michigan Law School.

Gary A. Prince, Jr. is a Shareholder of the law firm Mantell, Prince & Reynolds, P.C. located in New Providence, New Jersey.  The Firm was established in 1991 and currently consists of nine attorneys and various support staff.  Gary received his J.D from Seton Hall University School of Law (cum laude) and his Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law.  Gary is also a Certified Public Accountant.  Gary is a member of the Somerset and Union County Bar Associations, the New Jersey Bar Association (including the Taxation Section and the Probate and Trust Section), the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and he is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.  Gary is listed under the category Tax in The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White, Inc..  He is also listed under the category of Tax and Estate Planning and Probate in New Jersey Super Lawyers, published by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.  Gary is a frequent lecturer and author on tax, business, estate and trust and fiduciary litigation topics.

The Firm practice extends to major areas of law relating to tax and business planning, estate planning, estate administration, estate and trust litigation, corporate transactions and family representation in connection with general legal matters.  Due to the nature of the practice, the Firm routinely serves as general counsel to individuals, families and businesses working as an integral part of a team of advisors to provide the highest level of legal and tax advice. 

John oversees the industry specific expertise and risk management for McGowanPRO’s accounting and financial clients. Mr. Raspante is the former Director of Compliance and Risk Management as well as the Director of Education for Graf Repetti & Co. LLP, Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors. Prior to joining Graf Repetti, Mr. Raspante worked nine years for CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of accountants’ professional liability insurance. Mr. Raspante’s primary responsibility at CAMICO was providing loss prevention services to the organization’s largest insured’s. Mr. Raspante is a frequent speaker within the accounting profession on issues relating to risk management and professional ethics. He presents regularly at different conferences for accounting firm associations and CPA State Societies. He is a published author and contributor for accounting firm periodicals such as Journal of Accountancy and Accounting Today.