Dirk von Guenthner is a Board Certified Forensic Examiner, “BCFE”; a Certified Fraud Examiner, “CFE”; certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Accountants, “DABFA”; a Diplomate and Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, “FACFE”; past President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Chapter - Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and recipient of the chapter’s 1997 Distinguished Achievement Award; recipient of the 2001 “Top Cop” Award; a 1994 candidate for Western Regional Governor of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; a Contributing Editor to the nationally published periodical, "The Forensic Examiner"; author of the “Treasurer’s Manual” of the State of Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission and used by all candidates seeking public office in the State of Hawaii; a trained Arbitration Panelist (arbitrator of 26 arbitrations); a trained Mediator; and, previously licensed in real estate.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
In 1976, Dirk von Guenthner began providing forensic research services to attorneys. In Hawaii, services have been provided for litigation in the Circuit Court, the Federal District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court relating to civil, domestic, bankruptcy and criminal matters.
Dirk von Guenthner has been qualified as an expert witness before Judge Jon Chinen, Judge Ben H. Gaddis, Hon. Alan Kay, Judge Shunichi Kimura, Judge Edward C. King, Judge Evelyn Lance, Judge Rosalyn Loomis, Judge Marjorie Manuia, Judge Togo Nakagawa, Judge Frank Takao, Judge Michael A. Town, Judge Frances Wong, many arbitration tribunals, and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
In addition to providing forensic research and litigation support services to attorneys in Guam, Alaska, California, New York, Washington, Utah and Colorado, Dirk von Guenthner & Associates has worked on behalf or in association with the following Hawaii attorneys:
CODE - DESCRIPTION
AAA
- Arbitration
BC - Business Consulting
BNK - Bankruptcy
CL - Civil Litigation
CML - Criminal Litigation
CP - Co-Panelist in Arbitration
DCCA - Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
FL - Family Law
PI - Personal Injury
TRM - Trust Related Matter
Fred Y. Abe (FL)
James Y. Agena (PI)
Jan M. L. Y. Amii (PI)
James Robert Arnett II, (CL)
George W. Ashford, Jr. (CL)
Lance Scott Au (PI)
Rustam A. Barbee (CML)
Scott I. Batterman (CL)
R. Charles Bocken (CP)
Phillip D. Bogetto (CL)
James J. Bickerton (CL)(PI)
Patricia A. Brady (FL)
George W. Brandt (CP)
Myles Breiner (CML)
Steven T. Brittain (PI)
R. Mark Browning (PI)
Peter B. Carlisle (BC)
Lisa W. Cataldo (CL)
Moon Ki Chai (AAA)
Howard T. Chang (CML)
Roy K. S. Chang (PI)
John A. Chanin (CL)
Robert E. Chapman (AAA)
David W. H. Chee (CL)
Bennett J. Chin (CL)
Darwin L. D. Ching (CML)
Steven L. Ching (AAA)
Christopher T. Chun (CL)
Harrison P. Chung (CL)
Randall Y. S. Chung (PI)
Ellen A. Cirangle (CL)
Kathleen A. Clark (CL)
Bradley A. Coates (FL)
Stuart M. Cowan (CL,FL,TRM)
Joachim P. Cox (CL)
Lyle P. Creadick (FL)
Robert J. Crudele (CL)
Charles W. Crumpton (CL)
James P. Dandar (CL)
Vann de Cordova (AAA) (CL)
William J. Deeley (CL)
Mark B. Desmarais (CL)
Rafael del Castillo (CL)
Stacey K. Djou (CL)
Durell A. Douthit (FL)
K. Bartlett Durand, Jr. (CL)
William J. Eggers, III (FL)
Raymond E. Engle (FL)
Brandee J. Faria (CL)
Robert J. Faris (AAA)
David C. Farmer (FL)(BC)
Eric G. Ferrrer (BC)
Jay M. Fidell (CL)
Jeffery S. Flores (CL)
Michael L. Freed (CL)(AAA)
Gregory P. Frey (CL,FL)
Richard L Frunzi (BC)
Stuart N. Fujioka (CL)
Kenneth K. Fukunaga (CL)
Janice T. Futa (CL)
A. Edward Fyffe, Jr. (CL)
Charles W. Gall (CL)
J. Patrick Gallagher (CL)
Manuel D. Garcia (TRM)
Preston A. Gima (CL)
David S. Glanz (CL)
Burnham H. Greeley (CL)
Richard K. Griffith (DCCA)(CL)
David A. Gruebner (CL)
Reginauld T. Harris (CL)
Robert M. Harris (FL)
Ronald I. Heller (CL)
Harvey E. Henderson, Jr. (CL)
James H. Hershey (BC,CL)
James Hochberg (CL)
Brenda M. Hoernig (CL)
Lyle s. Hosoda (CL)
Peter C. Hsieh (CL)
John D. Hughes (FL)
Roy F. Hughes (CL)
Michael S. Hult (CL)(PI)
Jean M. Ireton (FL)
Brandon T. Ito (CL)
Deborah S. Jackson (CL)
Robert P. Jaress (AAA)
Kevin J. Jenkins (TRM)
Mary Blaine Johnston (AAA)(CL)
Hugh R. Jones (CL)
Arleen D. Jouxson-Meyers (CL)
Lila Barbara Kanae (TRM)
Chenise S. Kanemoto (CL)
James Kawashima (PI)
Edward Kemper (CL)(PI)(TRM)
Kaiulani E. S. Kidani (CL)
Dennis W. King (CL)
Samuel P. King, Jr. (CML)
Walter S. Kirimitsu (PI)
Audrey E. Kitagawa (FL)
Bert T. Kobayashi, Jr. (CL)
Jonathan A. Kobayashi (AAA)
Tedson H. Koja (CL)
Kevin M. Kondo (CL)
James E. T. Koshiba (BNK)(CL)(CML)
Scott E. Kubota (PI)
Bruce L. Lamon (CL)
Phillip J. Leas (AAA)
Paul L'Ecuyer (PI)
Larry C. Y. Lee (CL)
Linda-Mei Y. K. Leong (AAA)
Michael R. Levine (CML)
Wilson M. N. Loo (AAA)
Colin L. Love (BC)
Michele-Lynn E. Luke (CL)
Leslie C. Maharaj (CL)
Kenneth J. Mansfield (CL)
Stanford M. J. Manuia (AAA)
Scott F. March (CL)
Laureen Lee Martin (CL)
Kenneth A. Martyn (AAA)
Melanie S. Matsui (PI)
Robert K. Matsumoto (AAA)
William C. Mc Corriston (CL)
Michael T. McEnerney (FL)
Howard F. Mc Pheeters (CL)
Raina P. B. Mead (CL)
Glenn T. Melchinger (CL)
Katsugo Miho (AAA)
Lynn Minagawa (DCCA)
David A. Minkin (CL)
Duane R. Miyashiro (CL)
Philip W. Miyoshi (CL)
Caryn S. Morita (CL)
Marilyn S. H. Naitoh (PI)
Bruce A. Nakamura (CL)
Cheryl A. Nakamura (CL)
Lee T. Nakamura (CL)
Kelly G. A. Nakano (CL)
Paula A. Nakayama (PI)
Greg L. Nishioka (TRM)
Dennis E.W. O’Connor, Jr. (CL)
Michael A. Okazaki (CL)
Shimpei Oki (CL)
Peter W. Olson (CL)
Elena J. Onaga (PI)
Cory Y. S. Park (CL)
Wayne D. Parsons (CML)
James T. Paul (CL)
Richard T. Pafundi (PI)
Carlos Perez-Mesa (CL)
John Francis Perkin (CL)
Davor Z. Pevec (CL)
Arnold T. Phillips, II (PI)(CL)
Ellen B. Politano (FL)
Teresa Quon (CL)
Anthony L. Rankin (PI)
Kevin M. Rankin (PI)
Terrance M. Revere (CL)
Donna E. Richards (CL)
Robert P. Richards (CL)
Arthur F. Roeca (CL)
William J. Rosdil (CL)
Janice Hee Saito (BNK)(CL)(CML)
William W. Saunders (CL)
Robert R. Sadaoka (CL)
Scott K. Saiki (PI)
Hiroshi Sakai (CL)
Donald Segretti (CL)
Curtis E. Sherwood (CL)
Evan R. Shirley (CL)
Stephen M. Shaw (CL)
Mark T. Shklov (CL)(AAA)
David F. Simons (BNK)(CL)
John B. Simpson (AAA)
Gary G. Singh (FL)
William Fenton Sink (CL)
Randolph R. Slaton (BNK)(CL)
Dana Wesley Smith (FL)
Robert A. Smith (CML)
Hwa Kyung Song (CL)
Lisa K. Strandtman (CL)
J. Stephen Street (BC)(CL)
Sheila Sue-Noguchi (FL)
Barry A. Sullivan (CL)
Kevin P. H. Sumida (CL)
Cynthia M. Surrisi (CL)
Rebecca A. Szucs (CL)
Cori A. Takamiya (CL)
Brian Tamanaha (CML)
Jan M. Tamura (CL)
Judy A. Tanaka (CL)
Milton S. Tani (CL)
Jeffrey M. Taylor (AAA)
Terrance W. H. Tom (PI)
Alan Van Etten (CL)
Danny J. Vasconcellos (AAA)
Robert E. Warner (BC) (CL)
Thomas T. Watts (CL)
Stephen D. Whittaker (CL)
John R. Williams (BC)(BNK)(CL)(FL)
John Winnicki (CL)
Anthony L. Wong (PI)
Wayson W. S. Wong (FL)
Vernon Y. T. Woo (CL)(PI)
Keith Y. Yamada (CL)
Stanley K. Yamada, Jr. (BNK)
Joy Yanagida (PI)
Nathan H. Yoshimoto (CL)
Mark R. Zenger (CL)
DvG&A
has also provided services to the U.S. Attorney and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
CASE MANAGEMENT
Dirk von Guenthner meets with counsel to discuss the background of the case and the areas of work to be performed. A Service Contract is prepared to reflect the scope of work and the terms of the engagement.
Mr. von Guenthner may staff the engagement with associates who are
appropriately qualified, as necessary. Available documents, often
hundreds of thousands, including appropriate client records, document
production, subpoena duces tecum records, depositions, interrogatories,
admissions, pleadings, expert reports and other discovery documents
are frequently organized, assembled, and indexed.
Custom designed spread sheets are created, then sorted in a data base
to produce specific information for Dirk von Guenthner to write reports,
other experts to prepare their reports and counsel and the client
in learning about specific issues and key documents of the case. The
data base can be used to research and link all kinds of significant
case matters and assists counsel in preparing for depositions and
trials.
In cases
where other experts may be required to evaluate documents to determine
liability, evaluate damages, or report on other case issues, it is
often helpful to have the documents numbered, indexed and input by
Dirk von Guenthner and his associates in advance. Doing so will have
a time and cost saving benefit for other experts. By working in conjunction
with counsel and other experts, Dirk von Guenthner & Associates
can segregate unnecessary and duplicate documents to save costs to
input them into the comprehensive indexed spread sheets.
In large document cases where it is cost justified, huge indexes are
prepared and then sorted to identify all documents related to individuals,
specific subjects and/or issues in chronological order by document
type, name, subject, specially coded items or a combination of criteria
which frequently develops patterns and logic to otherwise unrelated
documents.
When appropriate
documents are indexed, the status of missing documents, or documents
otherwise not produced by a party or witness can be evaluated and
reported on accordingly when their existence can be otherwise proven.
Mr. von Guenthner and his associates work with counsel, client and
others to refine case objectives and produce evidentiary results prepared
to answer issues in a logical and organized manner. When the case
concludes, clients often benefit by having all their records indexed
and organized in files for continued use in the future.
