James Schultz Maff

About James Schultz Maff

Provides management and consulting services, including business valuations, litigation support, expert witness testimony and financial advisory services. Over thirty years of CPA experience including acting as CFO of public and privately held companies as well as principal in his own CPA/business consulting firm. Additional specialized expertise includes business plan development; analysis and projections; IPO’s, secondary offering memorandums, specialized financing vehicles and transactions, syndications and private placements. Additionally, he has consulted with start-up entities and worked with receivers in turning around problem businesses and the discovery and quantification of fraud. Valuation expertise includes estate and gift, sale and/or purchase of interests in closely held entities, cost allocation for acquisition purposes, fair value analysis, S corporation elections, mergers and acquisitions and other business purposes, including litigation related matters. Valuations cover wide range of industries including manufacturing, retail, wholesale distribution, investment partnerships, professional service businesses and real estate ventures. Valuations have ranged from small businesses to companies with over in annual sales. As either a principal or consultant, he has negotiated numerous transactions from sale-acquisition agreements, leases, financing documents, venture/partnership agreements and debt restructurings. •Certified Public Accountant, Illinois and California (Original - 1976) •Certified Valuation Analyst - 1997 •Real Estate Brokers’ License, Illinois •Certified in Financial Forensics (AICPA) – 2010 •Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (NACVA)- 2009

Experience

1. Principal

   Cendrowski Corporate Advisors

   Sep 2014 — Present