Hugh M. Christensen, CPA, ABV, CVA, CrFA, CFF, President
HBLA, Certified Public Accountants, Inc.
19600 Fairchild, Suite 320
Irvine, CA 92612-2584
949-735-9542 Fax:949-833-2876
Email: hugh@hbla.com
Web Site: www.hbla.com

Certified Public Accountant
Certified Valuation Analyst
Certified Forensic Accountant



Professional Experience & Responsibilities
  • Provide cost-effective discovery, forensic accounting, litigation support, expert witness testimony & evidence.
  • Forensic accounting & expert witness services for complex family law cases including business valuations, tracings, characterization issues & income tax matters.
  • Business valuation services for closely-held businesses.
  • Business valuation & discount analysis services for gift & estate cases.
  • Fraud prevention, detection & investigation services.
  • Income tax research, planning, preparation & audit representation.
  • Accounting & consulting services for closely-held businesses & professionals
Education & Training
  • Brigham Young University
    Provo, UT
    Bachelor of Science Degree - 1976
  • University of Central Florida
    Orlando, FL
    Post-graduate accounting studies - 1979 to 1981
  • National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
    Salt Lake City, UT - 1995
  • American Society of Appraisers
    Chicago, IL - 1999
  • American College of Forensic Examiners International
    Springfield, MO - 2003.
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
    Austin, TX - 2004
Professional Licenses & Affiliations
  • Certified Public Accountant, State of California
  • Certified Valuation Analyst, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
    • NACVA Standards Committee
  • Certified Forensic Accountant, American College of Forensic Examiners International
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Associate Member)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    • AICPA Business Valuation & Forensic & Litigation Services Section
    • AICPA Tax Section
  • California Society of Certified Public Accountants
    • CalCPA Litigation Services Section
  • The State Bar of California (Associate Member)
    • Business Law Section
    • Family Law Section
    • Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section
  • Orange County Bar Association (Associate Member)
    • Business & Corporate Law Section
    • Business Litigation Section
    • Family Law Section
    • Trusts & Estates Section
  • Forensic Expert Witness Association
Professional Position

Managing Director, Business Valuation & Forensic & Litigation Services HBLA, Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

HBLA is an Irvine, California CPA firm providing accounting, tax, & consulting services since 1985. HBLA is an Independent Member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, an international network of firms providing global business services.

Employment History
  • Heintzelman's Leasing Corporation
    Orlando, FL, 1976 to 1981.

  • Hoffman Perderson McBryde, Certified Public Accountants
    Dallas, TX, 1981 to 1987

  • Anderson, Lynn, et al, Certified Public Accountants
    Fullerton, California, 1987 to 1991

  • HBLA, Certified Public Accountants, Inc.
    Irvine, CA, 1991
Teaching Appointments
  • Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services
    California State University, Fullerton, 2006
  • Business Valuation
    California State University, Fullerton, 2006
  • Forensic Accounting
    California State University, Fullerton, 2005
  • Fraud Examination, Prevention & Detection
    California State University, Fullerton, 2005
  • Fraud Examination Workshop
    California State University, Fullerton, 2005
  • Managed Portfolios & Mutual Funds
    California Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1998
  • The Valuation of Businesses & Professional Practices
    Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1996
  • The Valuation of Businesses & Professional Practices
    Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants
    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1996
  • Effective Mutual Fund Investing
    California Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1996
  • it's YOUR money! A Comprehensive Personal Financial Planning Workshop
    MLH Foundation, 1996
  • Tax Planning University of California, Irvine, 1995 to 1996
  • Accounting for Non-Accountants
    Mira Costa College, 1995
  • it's YOUR business: How to Start & Stay in Business
    Irvine Valley College, 1994 to 1995
  • Accounting for Non-Accountants
    Saddleback College, 1994 to 1997
  • Accounting for Non-Accountants
    Orange Coast College, 1994 to 1996
  • Accounting for Non-Accountants
    Irvine Valley College, 1994
Speeches, Articles & Publications
  • Business Valuation: It's Not for the Faint of Heart
  • Enron & Arthur Andersen: What Went Wrong?
  • is your business READY for sale?
  • Render Unto Caesar: The History of Income Taxes
  • It's Your Money!
  • Business Lifecycles: Your Business Doesn't Have to Age or Die
  • Measuring & Increasing Business Value
  • The Ten Most Common Errors in Business Valuation Reports
  • Ratio Analysis & Trend Analysis
  • The Business Lifecycle: Getting Maximum Business Results
  • Valuations: The Business Transfer Matrix
  • Where's My Business in Its Lifecycle?
  • Business Valuations in Marital Dissolution Cases
  • Planning for the Self-Employed
  • Buy-Sell Agreements: An Effective Estate Planning Tool
  • It's Your Business! A Practical Guide to Starting & Staying in Business
  • Mandelbaum: Ten Steps to Determine the Value of Marketability Discounts
  • Successful Direct & Cross Examination of the Business Valuation Expert
  • Effective Tax Planning for the Self-Employed
  • Strategic Planning: A Results-Driven Process
  • Taxation of Alimony, Child Support & Property Settlements
  • Establishing VALUE for Buy-Sell Agreements
  • There's Gold in That Tax Return: Using Your Client's Tax Return for Personal
  • Financial Planning
  • Starting Your Own Personal Financial Planning Practice
  • Using Artificial Intelligence in Personal Financial Planning
  • Fraud Examination: Prevention, Detection & Investigation
  • Business Continuation: Succeeding at Succession
  • Business Lifecycles: Your Business Can Grow & Thrive
  • Accounting for Attorneys & Other Non-Accountants
  • Financial Planning CAN Make You Rich!
  • How to Detect, Prevent & Investigate Fraud in the Workplace
  • From A to Z … Everything You Need to BE Rich
  • So, You Want to Be a Forensic Accountant?
  • Revenue Ruling 59-60: Putting Business Valuation Theory into Practice
  • How to Price a Profitable Business
  • Getting Value From Your CPA: What Every Businessperson Should Know but
  • Doesn’t Know about Accounting
  • Three Secrets of a Successful Exit Strategy
  • Business Valuation: Measuring & Managing the Value of Your Business
  • Use Your Tax Return to Be Your Own Financial Planner
  • There Are Only Four Ways to Grow Your Business
  • Financial Sobriety: A 12-Step Plan that Really Works!
  • Preventing & Detecting Accounting Crimes
  • Ten Truths You Need to Know about Fraud
  • Putting Money in Its Place
  • Valuation: Maximizing Corporate Value
  • Five Fatal Mistakes When Selling Your Business … And How To Avoid Them
  • Busting the Secret Barriers to Change & Growth
  • The Forensic Accountant’s MOST Secret Weapon: What Every Attorney Should
  • Know but Doesn’t Know about Accounting
  • Defining the Business Valuation Process for Fun & Profit
  • Key Performance Indicators: Getting Results & Increasing Business Value
Community & Business Affiliations
  • Boy Scouts of America, San Diego-Imperial Council
    • Council Board of Directors
    • Chairman, Council Audit Committee
    • Chairman, Council Advancement Committee
    • Chairman, District Eagle Scout Board of Review
  • Newport-Irvine Rotary Club
    • Chairman, Youth Speech Contest
    • Chairman, Youth Singing Contest
  • Orange County Business Council
    • Economic Forecast Conference Committee

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