PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Martin H. Abo, CPA/ABV/CVA/CFF
www.aboandcompany.com
Professional Approach
Martin Abo has comprehensive experience in individual and corporate financial, business and tax planning. His previous experience includes several years with the tax department and audit staff of a Big Four CPA firm as well as regional firms before he founded the present enterprise.
Marty had previously served as a director of a local bank and, fourteen times, has been one of 150 participants selected by the S.E.C. from CPAs, lawyers, bankers, venture capitalists and economic development experts, from across the nation for its annual conference on issues relating to Small Business Capital Formation. Marty was elected to serve as a New Jersey delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business under two U.S. Presidents. The Small Business Administration also named Marty Accountant Advocate of the Year.
A graduate of Syracuse University, Marty is an active member and has chaired for two years the Litigation Services Committee of the New Jersey Society of CPA's and serves on the Litigation Support & Forensic Accounting Interest Group of NJSCPA. Marty holds the professional designation of Certified Valuation Analyst from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. In addition, he volunteers his time and expertise to many other business and professional organizations: He served as President of the Estate and Financial Planning Council of Southern New Jersey; served as a Director of the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey; serves on the Matrimonial Accounting Interest Group of the NJSCPA; serves on the Valuation Services Interest Group of the NJSCPA and served as a special advisor to the New Jersey Small Business Development Centers.
Marty has also developed a specific expertise in performing litigation support and other consulting services. Clients, as well as the banking, insurance and legal community, have increasingly called upon him to provide technical assistance, arbitration or expert testimony on financial accounting matters, business valuations, structuring buy-ins and buy-outs, divorce, estate controversies, insurance claims and other forensic/investigative analysis covering a wide range of topics and industries. He has operated in a supportive capacity to attorneys, judges, adjusters and/or clients in providing ongoing facilitation in the negotiation and/or litigation process. Marty assists attorneys to strengthen their cases by clarifying language and economic concepts, preparing useful exhibits and reports, and testifying as an expert witness.