Ralph A. Litolff, Jr.,
CPA/CFF/ABV, CVA, MBA
ralphl@ralforensics.com

Ralph A. Litolff, Jr. is the founder of RAL Forensics. He has approximately 30 years of experience in public accounting, including consulting engagements for a wide variety of closely-held and publicly-traded companies as well as government and nonprofit entities. He provides advisory services to business owners and attorneys in the areas of forensic accounting, business valuation, financial analyses, forecasts and projections, profitability improvement studies, business planning, internal control reviews, commercial litigation and bankruptcy and restructuring. Ralph has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Forensic Accounting in the MBA Program at Loyola University of  New Orleans.

Ralph holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance from the University of New Orleans and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, magna cum laude, in Accounting from Loyola University of New Orleans.  He is a Certified Public Accountant, accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics and also holds the designation as a Certified Valuation Analyst. Over the course of his career, Ralph has also earned the credentials as a Certified Government Finance Manager and a Certified Financial Services Auditor.

He is a member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Society of Louisiana CPA’s where he serves as a CPA Ambassador and is a Past-Chairman of its Business Consulting, and Career Awareness committees and a member of the Litigation Services Committee and its Business Valuation Sub-Committee. The American Institute of CPAs recently selected Ralph as the CFF Champion for the State of Louisiana.

He is a volunteer for several organizations, including the Louisiana Restaurant Association, the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association, Christian Brothers School, the Gladney Center for Adoption and Mount Carmel Academy. Ralph is a Past-President of The Loyola University Alumni Association, a member of its Business Alumni Association and Executive Mentoring Program (and was named Loyola’s 2004 Young Alumnus of the Year), the UNO MBA Association, Arts Council of New Orleans and the Coastal Conservation Association.