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Lisa M. Zelinski, CPA


Lisa M. Zelinski is Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is experienced in a wide range of litigation consulting services.

The types of matters that Lisa has worked on include personal injury claims, professional malpractice, financial reporting fraud, automotive industry OEM and supplier claims, business interruption claims, post-acquisition disputes, SEC and government investigations, patent and trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, broker raiding claims, and creditor-side bankruptcy services. In connection with these services, she performs fact finding and discovery assistance, lost profit calculations, reasonable royalty rate calculations, business valuations, lost earnings and wages computations, and other financial analyses. Lisa has also assisted in drafting reports, deposition and cross exam outlines, and trial demonstratives for State, Federal, and International Arbitration matters.

Lisa's experience encompasses a variety of industries including automotive, financial institutions, healthcare, insurance, professional practices, retail, construction, manufacturing, software, real estate, and electronics.

Lisa worked for Crawford & Winiarski as an intern during the summer of 2007. She joined the group full-time in 2008.

Lisa has been a guest speaker on topics involving fraud and forensic accounting. She has also volunteered as an expert witness in the Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Deposition Skills Workshop.

Lisa is a graduate of Central Michigan University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with majors in accounting and personal financial planning (summa cum laude). She is a member of Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and the National Association of Forensic Economists (NAFE).