Business Valuation and Litigation Support Expert

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Mark A. Bailey, CPA, ABV, CFF, CEIV, CM&AA, is the Managing Partner of Excelsis Accounting Group, a Nevada-based accounting, valuation, and consulting firm. With more than four decades of experience in accounting, business valuation, forensic accounting, litigation support, mergers and acquisitions, and financial consulting, he provides expert witness services to attorneys, businesses, and courts throughout Nevada and California. Mr. Bailey specializes in business valuation, marital dissolution matters, shareholder disputes, economic damages, forensic accounting investigations, income determination, hidden asset analysis, and merger and acquisition transactions. He has served as a court-appointed expert, mutually agreed-upon expert, litigation consultant, and retained expert witness in numerous matters. He has testified as an expert in multiple jurisdictions and has extensive deposition and trial experience. As Managing Partner of Excelsis Accounting Group, Mr. Bailey leads engagements involving closely held business valuations, business interruption and damage calculations, valuation of ownership interests, forensic investigations, strategic planning, and litigation support. He also serves as lead audit partner on significant audit engagements and advises business owners on complex financial matters. Credentials • Certified Public Accountant (Nevada and California) • Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) • Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) • Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuation (CEIV) • Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor (CM&AA) • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Litigation Experience Mr. Bailey has served as an expert witness, consultant, court-appointed expert, and valuation specialist in matters involving: • Business valuation disputes • Divorce and marital dissolution • Shareholder and ownership disputes • Trust and estate matters • Economic damage claims • Business dissolution matters • Commercial litigation • Fraud and forensic accounting investigations He has provided deposition and trial testimony in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration proceedings, throughout Nevada, California, Utah, Alabama, and other jurisdictions. Publications & Speaking • “Business Valuation in Divorce in Nevada” – Nevada Advanced Family Law Conference (2024) • “Ford v. Ford and Business Valuation” – Nevada Advanced Family Law Conference (2022) • “Small Business Fraud: Detection and Prevention” – Nevada Business Magazine • “Litigation Support and Valuation Fundamentals” – Nevada Family Law Report • Frequent speaker for legal, accounting, and business organizations • University lecturer on business and entrepreneurship topics