


Education
Bachelor of Arts, economics, University of Texas at Austin - 2004
Master of Science, accounting and information management, University of Texas at Dallas - 2005
Credentials and Licenses
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Texas
Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Certified of Financial Forensics (CFF), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Professional Associations
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA)
Member, Collaborative Divorce Texas
Speaking Engagements and Publications
Dueling Valuations: Identifying the Differences and Bridging the Gap
Austin Bar Association – Family Law Section, May 2023
Waste Not, Want Not: Examining Waste, Fraud, and the Reconstituted Estate
48th Annual Advanced Family Law, August 2022
Moneyball: Business Valuations in Collaborative Divorces
15th Annual Course Collaborative Law: From Bush League to Big League, March 2022
Accounting for Divorce: Proving Separate Property in a Texas Divorce
weaver.com, February 2021
Accounting for Divorce: Identifying Assets and Liabilities for Division
weaver.com, December 2020
Accounting for Divorce: Steps to Dividing Property in a Texas Divorce
weaver.com, November 2020
Brian Trampe leads AltaView’s Family Law Forensics, Litigation and Valuation Services group. Brian has 18 years’ experience providing litigation support, business valuation, due diligence, and audit services.
Brian is primarily focused on Texas family law divorce cases. He has assisted on more than 150 family law divorce cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including tracing, characterization, forensic and valuation services. He has attended various divorce mediations and served as an expert witness in state family law courts in Dallas County, Collin County, Tarrant County, and Denton County.
In addition, Brian has particular expertise in the following areas:
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Forensic accounting analysis and investigation
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Preparation of expert reports
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Expert witness testimony at hearings, depositions, and trials
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Valuation of closely held companies
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Identification of marital assets
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Tracing and characterization of a spouse’s separate property estate
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Assistance in the development of trial strategy
Brian previously worked as a Director for Weaver and Tidwell LLP in its Forensics, Litigation and Valuation services group. In addition, he previously worked for Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C., in its Litigation Support Services/Business Valuation Services group. Before that, he worked for Weaver’s Transaction Advisory Services/Forensics, Litigation and Valuation Services Group, where he performed various due diligence and valuation services. Early in his career, Brian worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, in its audit/financial services group.
Brian graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in economics (2004) and from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Master of Science in accounting and information management (2005). Brian is a certified public accountant (CPA) licensed in Texas, accredited in business valuation (ABV), and certified in financial forensics (CFF).