Lester Sprouse is managing partner of Padgett, Stratemann, & Co in Austin. Lester has over twenty-five years experience in the audit, accounting and financial reporting area in commercial governmental, and regulatory industries. Lester has specific industry expertise in insurance, manufacturing, financial services, construction, and oil and gas. In addition, he regularly serves as an expert witness, both consulting and testifying, in litigation support engagements.

SPECIALIZED AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Litigation support engagements
• Financial reporting
• Commercial including publicly held companies
• Governmental and regulatory industries
• Insurance and Financial services
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Oil and gas
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Austin Chapter of the Society
• An appointed member of the Technical Standards Committee of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (1991 through 2002)