Elaine Vullmahn - Associate

Biography

Elaine Vullmahn is an associate at Williams Montgomery & John Ltd. and a member of the firm's commercial litigation and professional liability practice groups.  She focuses her practice on complex matters involving business disputes, broker-dealer securities, white-collar crime, and accounting malpractice.

Ms. Vullmahn received B.S. degrees in Accounting and Finance and a Certificate in International Business in 2003 from Indiana University. She received an M.B.A. in 2007 from Purdue University.

She received her J.D. in 2011 from The John Marshall Law School, where she served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Computer & Information Law as a Production Editor and then Solicitation Editor. She also served on the Executive Board of Phi Delta Phi and was a recipient of the CALI Excellence Award for Top Grade in Remedies.

Ms. Vullmahn holds multiple professional credentials, including:

• Certified Fraud Examiner (2011)
• Certified Public Accountant; Illinois Registered Certified (2010) and Licensed (2006)
• Certified Internal Auditor (2009)

Ms. Vullmahn was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2011, the Indiana Bar in 2012 and was also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Professional Activities

Ms. Vullmahn is active in various professional and civic organizations, including:

• American Bar Association
• Phi Delta Phi
• Illinois CPA Society
• The Institute of Internal Auditors
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Ms. Vullmahn has developed and presented lectures on topics relating to accounting, auditing, professional ethics, and general litigation.  Ms. Vullmahn was published in two law review journals while attending law school.  In addition, she has co-authored multiple accounting, auditing, and regulatory related articles.

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Past Speaking Engagements

• A New Approach to Understanding Accounting Ethics
  October 15, 2011
• A Forensic Accountant's Guide to Understanding the Litigation Process
  May 4, 2011
• 2010 Accounting and Auditing Update, New Pronouncements and Important Developments Since 2009
  September 15, 2010
• A Forensic Accountant's Guide to Understanding the Litigation Process
  October 5, 2009
• Professional Ethics for Accountants
  August 15, 2009
• What Attorneys Need to Know About International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  April 18, 2009

Publications

• Determining the Potential Liability of a Cruise Line for the Injuries or Death of Their Passengers as a Result of a Pirate Attack
  
• Nine Steps to Optimization of the Audit Committee
  
• Supreme Court Ruling in Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB: Even Without Sox, Better Auditing is Here to Stay
  
• Using Accounting Experts: Four Tactics to Obtain Full Value
  
• 5 Ways Audit Committees Can Rebuild Public Trust
  
• Selecting the Right Independent Accounting Expert: How an Attorney can Decipher Accountant Credentials
  
• Seven Tips for Lawyers to Effectively Utilize the Accounting Standards Codification
  
• Buyers Beware: Relaxing Due Diligence Could Be Fatal
  
• A Corporate Governance Concern: Is The Accounting Department Staying Abreast of Changes?
  
• Three Ways Law Firms Can Utilize an Expert Witness to Improve Efficiency
  
• IFRS: Why Corporate Governance Demands U.S. Public Entities an Active Stance Against the Elimination of LIFO for Tax Purposes
  
• Firearm Transaction Disclosure in the Digital Age: Should the Government Know What Is In Your Home?
  
• 4 Key Provisions for Every Earn-Out Agreement
  
• How to Hire an Independent Accountant: What an Attorney Needs to Know
  
• A Guide for Directors: 4 Considerations in Assessing Management's Response to New Accounting Standards
  
• Federal Takeover of Financial Reporting Standards
  
• Debt is in the Details - What CFOs and Attorneys Need to Know about Securitization Accounting and Recent Amendments to FAS 140 Disclosure Requirements
  
• Efforts to Bail Out the U.S. Economy Could Impede Legitimate Use of Securitization