Who is Harvey A. Goldstein: Formerly the Managing Partner (30 years) and Chairman of the
Southern California accounting firm SingerLewak LLP (formerly Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein LLP)
He started with SLGG when there were 5 employees and turned over his management responsibilities 30 years later with well over 200 personnel.
Harvey
was know by his partners as direct, decisive and fair.
During his career he has experienced just about all events any professional firm can experience:
1. Writing and of course rewriting partnership agreements.
2. Development of partnership compensation systems.
3. Developing and implementing marketing programs.
4. Hiring and dismissing partners.
5. Methods of splitting the pie.
6. Dealing with partners leaving the firm.
7. Partner retirement systems both funded and unfunded.
8 Succession planning.
9. Firm financial planning.
10. Dealing with partners while on long term disability.
11. Partners leaving and taking clients.
12. Lawsuits to and fro.
An appointee of President Ronald Reagan to the National Productivity Committee.
An appointee to the California Small Business Development Board.
Author of 3 books on Business Management (Up Your Cash Flow, The Hot Dog Syndrome and Don’t Bust The Budget, Toss it).
During his career Mr. Goldstein has made several hundred presentations and radio and television appearances on a number of business topics.
