CFP Board Discloses Bankruptcies By CFP® Professionals

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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

Oct 03, 2014, 04:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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, bankruptcy-only cases. 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 at www.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 at https://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 second quarter of 2014. The release of the information below does not constitute discipline of these individuals and is provided only for purpose 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
Mr. Jonathan Burns, CFP®	Madison	WI	Business	February 2013
Ms. Catherine Clark, CFP®	Chicago	IL	Personal	August 2012
Mr. Phillip Q. Couture, CFP®	Tampa	FL	Personal	February 2010
Mr. Michel S. Dawson, CFP®	Phoenix	AZ	Personal	July 2009
Ms. Karen K. Demgen, CFP®	Denver	CO	Personal	May 2010
Mr. Daniel Derepentigny, CFP®	Sacramento	CA	Personal	April 2014
Mr. Richard A. Earls, Sr., CFP®	Cincinnati	OH	Personal	October 2013
Ms. Jennifer L. Griffin, CFP®	Detroit	MI	Personal	January 2014
Mr. Michael T. Kuczinski, CFP®	Trenton	NJ	Personal	March 2013
Mr. Alan R. Lew, CFP®	Chicago	IL	Personal	November 2012
Mr. John Michael Mazzara, CFP®	Minneapolis	MN	Personal	March 2009
Mrs. Phyllis R. Miller, CFP®	Hartford	CT	Personal	June 2012
Ms. Debra L. Nelson, CFP®	Charleston	SC	Personal	January 2012
Mr. Ryan Thomas Roach, CFP®	Palm Beach	FL	Personal	December 2013
Ms. Heather Innis Sadique, CFP®	San Jose	CA	Personal	December 2010
Mr. Jason A. Schall, CFP®	Charleston	SC	Personal	April 2013
Mr. Michael A. Tankersley, CFP®	Decatur	AL	Personal	September 2011
Mrs. Bridget Vaughn, CFP®	Chicago	IL	Personal	January 2014
Mr. Michael Welger, CFP®	Trenton	NJ	Personal	February 2014
Mr. Alexander Zourides, CFP®	Central Islip	NY	Personal	January 2013

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 70,000 individuals to use these marks in the U.S.

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