DIANE MAY CHRISTENSEN, CPA, ASA, ABV
MANAGER
dchristensen@dmavalue.com

Ms. Christensen is a valuation manager with DM&A whose prior experience includes investigative auditing and determining economic damages for insurance matters, catastrophic events, fraud, and a variety of economic disputes.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Christensen worked as a manager in the Los Angeles office of RGL Gallagher, an international forensic accounting firm. She also had previous experience in the audit department of Deloitte & Touche.

Ms. Christensen is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California. She maintains membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. She holds the Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) designation from the American Society of Appraisers as well as the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) credential from the AICPA. She has also presented in seminars on topics related to the appraisal of goodwill loss pursuant to §1263.510 of the California eminent domain law.

Ms. Christensen’s current work includes valuations of businesses and intangible assets for eminent domain, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, stock buyouts and tax disputes. She also applies her forensic accounting skills in litigation matters to determine economic damages and/or assist with motive.

Ms. Christensen holds a bachelor’s degree in economics/accounting from Claremont McKenna College. Honors include Phi Beta Kappa and Academic All-American.