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CFP Board Discloses Bankruptcies By CFP® Professionals

July 28, 2016

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. announces today the names of CFP® professionals who have declared bankruptcy within the last five years and, under rules that took effect July 1, 2012, are not subject to disciplinary procedures but will have their bankruptcy disclosed.

CFP Board does not investigate, and the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission does not adjudicate, matters involving only a single bankruptcy filing. Rather, CFP Board verifies the bankruptcy and notes the bankruptcy filing on the CFP® professional’s public profile, which is available through the search functions on CFP Board’s website. CFP Board will also share with consumers and other stakeholders who contact CFP Board regarding a CFP® professional’s certification status the information in the CFP® professional’s public profile, including identifying whether the CFP® professional has filed bankruptcy. All disclosures regarding a bankruptcy filed by a CFP® professional will remain on CFP Board’s website for 10 years from the earlier of the date the CFP® professional disclosed the bankruptcy to CFP Board or the date CFP Board became aware of the bankruptcy.

The public may review an individual’s bankruptcy information and certification status with CFP Board at www.CFP.net/search. For more detail regarding a CFP® professional’s bankruptcy filing, please visit the U.S. Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) website, which can be found at https://pacer.login.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl?court_id=00pcl. Please note that you will be required to register and pay a nominal fee to view the information.

This disclosure of these names is made pursuant to CFP Board’s rules regarding single-bankruptcy cases and covers the first quarter of 2016. The release of the information below does not constitute discipline of these individuals and is provided only for purposes of providing consumers with adequate information to make an informed decision with regard to engaging a CFP® professional to assist with financial decisions. 

NAME

LOCATION

STATE

BANKRUPTCY TYPE

FILING DATE

Ms. Debi J. Baker, CFP®

Tampa

FL

Personal

March 2015

Mr. William H. Barnes, CFP®

Durham

NC

Personal

July 2014

Mr. Joseph Andres Chertudi, CFP®

Boise

ID

Personal

March 2013

Mr. Patrick Doyle, CFP®

Kansas City

MO

Personal

March 2011

Mr. Patricia G. Everett, CFP®

Manchester

NH

Personal

October 2015

Mr. Gary A. Hersch, CFP®

Woodland Hills

CA

Personal

May 2013

Mr. Charles Thomas Lawson, CFP®

San Diego

CA

Personal

January 2016

Mr. James W. Minnery, CFP®

Cleveland

OH

Personal

August 2014

Mr. Mason S. Mishcon, CFP®

Fort Lauderdale

FL

Personal

September 2015

Mr. Robert J. Palmer, CFP®

Los Angeles

CA

Personal

January 2012

Mr. Joe Pires, Jr., CFP®

Orlando

FL

Personal

January 2014

Mr. Clark David Randall, CFP®

Fort Worth

TX

Personal

November 2015

Ms. Melissa D. Rimsky, CFP®

Orlando

FL

Personal

June 2014

Ms. Nancy Roach, CFP®

Chicago

IL

Personal

December 2015

Mr. Cyril B. Roseman, Ph.D., CFP®

San Diego

CA

Personal

February 2015

Ms. Barbara Eileen Shields, CFP®

Fort Worth

TX

Personal

October 2015

ABOUT CFP BOARD

The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for competent and ethical personal financial planning. The Board of Directors, in furthering CFP Board's mission, acts on behalf of the public, CFP® professionals and other stakeholders. CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 74,000 individuals to use these marks in the U.S.

CONTACT: Jessica Lewis, Communications Specialist P: 202-379-2256 M: 202-550-8259 E: [email protected] Twitter: @cfpboardmedia