BKD to Present at Joplin UMB Breakfast

July 19, 2012 - PRLog -- SPRINGFIELD, MO – BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Angela Morelock will be presenting at the UMB Breakfast in Joplin, MO.  Her presentation, "Fraud and Embezzlement: Preventing Schemes & Scams" will focus on the world of internal embezzlement and the symptoms management should watch for with a focus on how organizations can better protect themselves.

Morelock leads BKD’s forensic accounting and investigations team, providing fraud investigation and prevention, complex litigation support and forensic accounting services for a variety of business clients.  She has been qualified as an expert witness in cases involving criminal and civil fraud, securities fraud, business valuation, acquisition disputes, commercial business damages, funding constitutionality, bankruptcy, fidelity and bonding claim disputes and other financial matters in both federal courts and numerous state level courts around the country.  

Angela is a certified fraud examiner (CFE), certified in financial forensics (CFF), and Certified Forensic Accountant® (Cr.FA®) as well as a CPA.  Angela has an extensive background in business valuation, and in 1998, earned the AICPA’s Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation.

The presentation will take place on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Twin Hills Golf and Country Club, Joplin, MO.

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, have been assisting organizations and attorneys for more than 85 years, regarding fraud investigations, litigation support, and damage calculations, as well as business valuations, computer forensics and electronic data discovery.

BKD, LLP is the top-tier U.S. CPA and advisory firm that delivers its experience and service with a deep understanding of your business, your needs and what it takes to improve your business performance.  BKD’s approximately 2,000 personnel, including approximately 250 partners, serve clients in all 50 states and internationally.  To learn more, visit bkd.com.

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