Partners
David A. Deeter
James F. Frazier Jr.
Roger W. Lusby III
Ruth A. Bartlett
D. Shawn Fowler
Jeffery R. Miller
Rhonda I. Striplin
Christopher E. Etheridge
Karen C. Thurman
Terri E. Lawson
Andrew C. Burnett
Wayne D. Reid
W. Seth McDaniel
William A. Godshall
Jason M. Meadows
Jeremy L. Sperring
Linda J. Schaeffer
Chris Kyriakakis
Sean Lager
Michael P. Warren

Principals
Managers
Directors and Officers


 
 

LINDA J. SCHAEFFER , CPA CFE CVA
Partner
Director of Litigation Consulting Services

linda.schaeffer@frazierdeeter.com

Experience
Linda brings over 30 years of experience to Frazier & Deeter. As a Partner and Director of Litigation Consulting Services, she works primarily with high net-worth individuals and corporate executives with divorce, tax and accounting issues. She assists with the division of financial and real estate assets through mediation and collaborative law, and works with family practice attorneys through all financial aspects of divorce or child support matters.

Because Linda helps families in need of accounting and expert witness services, she is frequently involved in cases to uncover hidden assets and income. She has been a qualified expert in matters such as valuation issues, tax implications of divorce, and forensic accounting in a variety of courts. During her career, she was the expert on the winning side of two landmark New Jersey Supreme Court Cases, Crews v. Crews and Steneken v. Steneken.

Prior to joining Frazier & Deeter, Linda served as a Partner and Director of Marital Dissolution Consulting Services for WithumSmith + Brown in New Jersey. Her prior experience also includes working with firms such as Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (Deloitte Touche), Laventhol & Horwath, and RD Hunter & Company. Linda graduated as the first female accounting graduate from Seton Hall University, and worked as a field agent for the Internal Revenue Service before entering Public Accounting.

Linda was featured in a recent issue of the Journal of Accountancy discussing the importance of a neutral CPA in divorce cases. She is also a frequent speaker at various meetings, conferences and seminars, including expert guest appearances on Good Morning America, CTN, and several radio stations in Central Jersey and Philadelphia. She has spoken at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Litigation Consulting Conferences, New Jersey Judicial College and various ICLE seminars. Linda is also a board member for Visions Anew, a divorce support group, and recently was commissioned as a Stephen minister at Peachtree Presbyterian.

Education
Attend the masters program in taxation at Pace University,
New York City, New York.
Bachelor of Accounting, Seton Hall University , cum laude, South Orange, New Jersey.

Professional and Civic Recognition
TWIN (Tribute to Women in Industry) award recipient
Beta Alpha Psi honorary membership by Seton Hall University  

Professional and Civic Organizations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Member
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Litigation Services Committee (1994-1996)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Continuing Professional Education Committee (1989-1992)
Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants –
Vice President (1995)
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants – Secretary (1994)
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants – Board of Trustees (1992-1993)
Visions Anew – Board Member, Treasurer