Franklind Lea
MBA, MRE, CIRA
I'm a nationally recognized expert within the commercial business and financial sectors with over thirty years of evaluating assets, businesses, and litigation, and when necessary restructuring businesses.
BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
I provide strategic advisory services for complex business matters to help guide companies, and also for companies who are involved in a matter related to financial distress and litigation by:
Ensuring financial accuracy and expert testimony when needed.
Evaluating assets, businesses, and litigation.
Supporting company management, ownership and Boards of Directors by guiding them through financial distress and litigation challenges.
Acting and assisting court-appointed receivers, trustees, and independent board direction.
I have been recognized as a subject matter expert in:
Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Commercial Credit
Commercial Lending
Commercial Real Estate Lending
Damages
Feasibility
Real Estate Lending
Real Estate Valuation
Corporate & Financial Oversight | Litigation Support
Turnaround & Restructuring | Strategic Advisory
Education and Training
Experience
Corporate Oversight & Governance
Bachelor's degree in Management
Florida State University, 1986
Master's degree in Business Administration
Florida State University, 1987
Formal Credit Training
First Florida Bank, N.A., 1988
Master's degree in Real Estate Valuation
University of Florida, 1994
Completion of all Required MAI Coursework and Demonstration Report
University of Florida, 1994
Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor
Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, 2005
Over 2.000 hours of continuing education in business, finance, real estate, and law
Commercial Credit and Lending
First Florida Bank, 1987-1992
Commercial Real Estate Appraisal
Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Groups, 1992-1994
Specialty Lending and Loan Workouts
Textron Financial Corporation, 1994-2005
Business and Real Estate Consulting and Restructuring
Tactical Financial Corporation, 2005-2023
Restructuring and Litigation Advisory
The Brattle Group, 2023-2025
Strategic Advisory and Business Restructuring
J.S. Held, 2025-Present
Credit Committee Member
First Florida Bank, 1987-1992
Executive Committee Member
Board of Directors, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2019-Present
Board Member
Board of Directors, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015-Present
Independent Director
Board of Directors, Denkai America, 2025-present
Awards
Employee of the Year
Textron Financial Corporation, 2001
Godsend Award
Boy Scouts of America, 2012