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 atwww.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 athttps://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.
