Terri A. Lastovka is the founder of Valuation & Litigation Consulting, LLC. She has been specializing in business valuation & consulting since 1997. Ms. Lastovka has provided valuation and litigation advisory services for numerous purposes, including marital dissolutions, shareholder disputes, estate and gift taxation, financing, purchase and sale advisement, reasonable compensation, executive stock bonus programs, and other tax, corporate, and litigation related matters.
In addition to valuation and litigation advisory, Ms. Lastovka’s past experience includes consulting in the areas of business practices, financial management and tax issues, as well as collateral monitoring, business succession, and corporate financing; representation of closely-held companies before the Internal Revenue Service; and also served as Chief Financial Officer of a Chemical Distributor.
Ms. Lastovka has presented continuing education seminars on business valuation, financial experts, wealth transfer, equitable division in marital dissolutions and divorce tax issues. She has also published several articles on equitable division, stock options, selecting a business valuation expert, innocent spouse relief and other topics related to family law.
Ms. Lastovka earned a JD from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and a BA in Accounting from Kent State University. She is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) through the American Society of Appraisers with the additional designation of Appraisal Review & Management in Business Valuation (ARM-BV), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Ohio, an Attorney licensed in the state of Ohio, a certified Domestic Relations Mediator, and a AAA Commercial Arbitrator panel member. In addition, Ms. Lastovka is a member of the American Society of Appraisers (sitting on the ARM Discipline Committee), Ohio Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Lorain County Bar Association, West Shore Bar Association, the Center for Principled Family Advocacy, the Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Ms. Lastovka also sits on the Board of Directors for Journey of Hope, a non-profit organization providing financial support to cancer patients, and is the Treasurer of the West Shore Bar Association.