Thomas Burrage (Board Treasurer) is principal-in-charge of the Meyners & Company's Litigation and Valuation Services Department. His fields of expertise include litigation, forensic accounting, business valuation and taxation. He has been qualified as an expert witness in cases involving lost earnings, fraud, malpractice, minority shareholder suits, insider trading, damages, business valuation and family law. Tom has testified in district and federal courts throughout New Mexico, been appointed a Special Master, in many instances has served as the court's neutral Rule 11-706 witness and regularly serves as a settlement facilitator in the 2 nd Judicial District in Bernalillo County. He has participated in numerous reported cases.

Tom holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He often speaks on the subjects of family law, economic damages, forensic accounting, taxation and business valuation. Organizations for whom he has taught include:

 

• The Federal Judicial Center
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants
• University of New Mexico Law School
• R.O. Anderson School of Management
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy
• International Association of Financial Planners
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• New Mexico State Bar
• Corporation, Banking and Business Section
• Family Law Section
• Taxation Section
• Court Alternatives, 2nd Judicial District of New Mexico

Tom is the coauthor of Divorce and Domestic Relations Litigation: Financial Advisor's Guide, published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. He has been a contributing editor to the Guide to Divorce Taxation and the Guide to Tax Planning for High Income Individuals, published by Practitioners Publishing Company. Tom is an Editorial Adviser to the Journal of Accountancy and has been published in both the Journal of Accountancy and the Family Advocate.

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Tom Chairs the organization's Forensics and Litigation Services Committee, Chairs its Family Law Task Force and served on its Business Valuation/Forensics and Litigation Services Task Force and its Business Valuation/Forensics and Litigation Services Editorial Task Force. He is also a member of the New Mexico Society of CPAs, having practiced as a CPA since 1973.iTom holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Mexico