Our practice is focused in three areas:

Helping clients calculate the value of a business or shares of a business, often when companies change hands or are involved in bankruptcy and litigation, or when an owner is cashing out or preparing an estate plan.

Assisting clients with financial reorganizations, often in bankruptcy. Our experience includes serving at the request of the courts as receiver and examiner. We have represented all parties, including the debtor, secured and unsecured creditors, and shareholders.

Supporting clients in litigation, often providing expert testimony in court, particularly in cases involving:

• Forensic Accounting
• Intellectual Property
• Economic Loss
• Construction disputes

Trust Fund Management: Gleason & Associates is also an authority on qualified settlement funds in the asbestos liability industry. As a trustee for four funds, Managing Director Mark Gleason oversees asset management, investing, claims processing and financial operations to ensure that the funds can continue to pay legitimate claims for up to 40 years, the incubation period for asbestos-related illnesses. He serves as the sole trustee for the $100 million fund established by Pittsburgh-based H.K. Porter, a fund that has paid more than 365,000 asbestos claims since 1991.

Halliburton — Mark is also one of three trustees to oversee the fund established to settle the asbestos liabilities of Houston-based Halliburton Co. The Halliburton trust, one of the nation's largest qualified settlement funds, comprises assets totaling $30 million in cash and 59.5 shares of Halliburton stock worth approximately $2.5 billion.

History

Gleason & Associates was established in 1988 by Mark Gleason, who lead a similar business valuation, financial reorganization and litigation support practice for Price Waterhouse in Pittsburgh before the firm relocated the practice in Chicago. Thanks to repeat business and referrals from clients, Gleason & Associates experienced steady growth, gradually attracting an impressive team of talented professionals, including several of Mark’s Big Four colleagues.

Today, from our headquarters in Pittsburgh and an office in Denver, the firm serves clients throughout North America and abroad. In 2005, we relocated and expanded our Pittsburgh office to accommodate future growth.

Why Retain Gleason?

Gleason & Associates offers multiple advantages for companies and cases that need expert financial and economic analysis:

Big Four Experience
We are a small firm of experienced financial professionals who have built a successful business by exceeding clients’ expectations. With Gleason & Associates, you retain the depth and experience of a Big Four accounting and consulting firm without all of the overhead. Every engagement receives the hands-on attention of senior professionals at reasonable fees.

Quality Performance
Our practice is focused on areas in which we excel – and our track record of successful outcomes for clients underscores the quality of our work. In fact, our firm has grown as a result of clients who initially met us on the opposing side of engagements.

The process we follow for each engagement ensures the quality of our work. At the onset of each assignment, our team collaborates to define the issues, establish objectives and identify the scope of the analysis research. The chemistry of our combined experience breeds thoroughness. We see opportunities and issues that less experienced financial consultants often miss. As our work progresses, we work closely with our clients to develop time lines, work plans and budgets, so there are no surprises.

Credibility
As a Certified Public Accounting firm, we adhere to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Code of Professional Conduct in performing each engagement. We maintain independence, avoid conflicts of interest and present our analyses and conclusions with integrity and objectivity. Our role, particularly in litigation, is to help the parties or trier of fact understand complex financial information and unfamiliar concepts. In doing so, we apply reliable accounting and economic principles and methods to sufficient relevant data.