Odalys Z. Lara CPA, CVA, CFFA, CFD

Odalys Z. Lara is a principal of Perzel & Lara Forensic CPA's, P.A. and co-chairs the firm's litigation support department. Her extensive experience in providing a broad spectrum of professional services including forensic accounting, auditing, tax, pension and estate planning, provides the technical foundation required to excel as a certified business valuation analyst (CVA), Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA), and Certified Fraud Deterrence Analyst (CFD).

Nineteen years as a certified public accountant, with a wide variety of experience in many different industries, has provided the technical background needed in a professional providing business valuations, forensic and fraud prevention services, expert witness, and litigation support services. Clients depend upon her business valuation recommendations in the areas of divorce, mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, partner and stockholder agreements, damage losses, and succession and estate planning.

Odalys's experience includes valuation services for medical and professional practices, service businesses, construction, manufacturing, etc. Her background with many industries as well as her thirst for up-to-date technical information keeps her on the forefront of business valuation issues.

Odalys utilizes her additional training as a Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA) and Certified Fraud Deterrence Analyst (CFD) to investigate and uncover financial fraud as well as construct fraud prevention programs.

Her ability to excel on the witness stand and effectively defend the sound principles utilized in her business valuations, fraud engagements and litigation testimony, qualifies her as the most desirable professional for your engagement.

Professional:

• CPA, Certified Public Accountant, Florida
• CVA, Certified Valuation Analyst
• CFFA, Certified Forensic Financial Analyst
• CFD, Certified Fraud Deterrence Analyst
• Licensed Real Estate Broker and Building Contractor's License
• Member of Florida Institute of CPA's.
• Past Member of FICPA State Taxation Committee
• Member of Leadership Pinellas and Tampa Bay
• Past Member of National CPA HealthCare Advisors Assoc.
• Member National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
• Member of Institute of Business Appraisers

Civic:

• Past Chairperson, Neighborly Senior Services
• Past President, Oldsmar Rotary Club
• President Elect, Eastlake Woodlands Rotary Club
• Past Treasurer, Oldsmar Chamber of Commerce
• Morton Plant Community Affairs, Quality Review Comm.
• Past President - American Business Women's Assoc.
• Treasurer of Worknet Pinellas Board
• Leadership Pinellas Board Member