Richard R. Zabel, C.P.A.

Practice Groups

A certified public accountant with more than 20 years of experience in litigation support, calculation of damages, strategic assessment, financial analysis and valuations of a wide variety of business in both public and private sectors. Has testified in federal and state courts as an expert in financial and economic matters.
While at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., has conducted strategic assessments of numerous economic and financial issues, assisted in development of new matters, and has developed the Forensic Financial and Economic Consultants group to support the firm’s attorneys on a variety of economic and financial issues.

Before joining Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., was a principal at a financial litigation services firm practicing in the areas of litigation support and capital finance. Started his financial career as a member of the professional staff of Touche Ross & Co., now part of Deloitte & Touche, tax department specializing in corporate and partnership taxation matters.
Was a college instructor and managed fine arts facilities, including technical operations, budgeting, maintenance, and hiring of students for a wide variety of internally developed and outside traveling productions.

MNCPA Leadership Cabinet
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNSCPA)
Informal Accounting and Auditing Committee of the Council of Institutional Investors

Caught in the Credit Crunch: An Investigation into Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (October 2009)
Auction Rate Securities and a Year and a Half of "Solutions": What If You Had More Than $10 Million Invested?
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (September 11, 2009)
Trapped with Toxic Assets: Addressing Mortgage-Backed Securities and Other Mortgage-Related Securities Losses
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (January 26, 2009)
SFAS 157: What Is Its Purpose?
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (January 2009)
Auction Rate Securities: Survey of Potential Remedies
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (December 29, 2008)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Litigation Survey
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (October 29, 2008)
Proposed Changes to SFAS 5: Take Two
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (October 27, 2008)
Credit Default Swaps: From Protection To Speculation
Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law (September 2008)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data Spawn Lawsuits By Minorities and Cities
First Focus: A Subprime Crisis, a Thomson-West Report (2008)
IRS Whistleblower Provision
MNCPA Footnote (December 2007/January 2008)
Institutional Investors Do Need to Pursue Certain Securities Litigation
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. (February 2, 2006)

Earnings, Management or Fraud?
Minnesota Society of CPAs (September 2005)
Numerous presentation and seminars for law firms on how to read and understand financial statements.
Interviewed and cited by numerous organizations and publications regarding various financial issues including, for example, Associated Press, New Yorker Magazine, Journal of Bankruptcy Law, TheDeal.com, and even Wikipedia.