Ben Lawler
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Ben Lawler
CPA & LPL Financial Planner

 


Member of 
California Society of Certified Public Accountant

11601 Wilshire STE 500
Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 866-8976,  (818) 523-1391
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www.thinkproactively.com

 Member of
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

 

Experience

ProActive Advisors, Inc., Los Angeles, California (2/02- Present)
CEO & PRESIDENT:

  • Strategic, Financial, and Tax Planning for personal, corporate, and LLC clients.
  • Set up company infrastructure for multi-state and multi-national clients.
  • Tax planning for high net worth individual, corporate, and LLC clients.
  • Executive Business plan and monthly presentation to Board of Directors.

Richard Blithe CPA, APC firm, Woodland Hills, California (99 - 2/02)
OPERATING MANAGER:

  • Manage firm’s daily operations.
  • Strategic planning for personal, corporate, and LLC clients.
  • Responsible for research and development.
  • In charge of computer operations and computer consulting

Edward White & Co., LLP; CPA firm, Woodland Hills, California (10/96 - 99)
SUPERVISOR ACCOUNTANT:

  • Schedule, plan, supervise, and complete financial audits and reviews for various clients industries.
  • Prepare full disclosure financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principals.
  • Develop, maintain, and supervise continuing education programs for all professional staff.
  • Assist in the budgetary and forecasting process of the firm’s 5-year plan.
  • Prepare multi-state and consolidated corporate tax returns.
  • Tax compliance, planning, research, and projections

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Education

University of California, San Diego (4/97)
Certificate of Accountancy

University of Southern California (8/95)
Bachelor of Arts degree

Series 7      General Securities NYSE/NASD
Series 66    Uniform Combined State Law Examination

 

Honors & Awards

Instructor, Tax & Accounting 498, California State University, Northridge
"Who’s Who" publication for excellence as a business leader, Dun & Bradstreet
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Institute for Managerial Accounting
Leadership Scholarship
Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America

 

Skills &  Interests 

Advised over 20 C corporations, over 50 S corporations, and over 20 Limited Liability companies.  Sat on the Board of Directors for three different corporations.

Also specialize in due diligence for private and public offerings.  One engagement included a valuation and acquisition for $18,000,000 cash, plus common shares of stock as well as preferred shares of stock.

copyright 2008 by Ben Lawler

Last Updated ( Saturday, 31 January 2009 )