Forensic Accounting

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The integration of accounting, auditing and investigative skills results in the field known as Forensic Accounting.  Forensic accountants primarily work on assignments that result from disputes or litigation. 

BiggsKofford is retained by attorneys and their clients to help them analyze, interpret, summarize and present complex financial and business related issues in a manner that is both understandable and properly supported. As a result, our expert reports for these engagements are often used in court, and we may be called on as an expert witness, expressing expert opinion at trial.

We utilize our accounting, auditing and investigative skills when conducting an assignment.  Equally critical is our ability to respond immediately and to communicate financial information clearly and concisely in a courtroom setting. 

How can BiggsKofford be of assistance?

We see our role as someone who can look beyond the numbers and deal with the business reality of the situation and interpret them in a way that judges, juries and relevant parties can understand.  The following are examples of areas that BiggsKofford can provide valuable service:

• Assistance in obtaining and analyzing documentation necessary to support or refute a claim.
• Review and analysis of the relevant facts and supporting documentation to form a financial expert assessment of the claim.
• Assistance with discovery process, including the formation of questions to be asked regarding the financial evidence.
• Review of the opposing expert’s report and reporting on both the strengths and weaknesses of the positions taken.
• Act as expert financial witness, during deposition process and at trial.
• Assistance with settlement discussions and negotiations.
• Attend trial to hear the testimony of the opposing expert and to provide assistance with cross-examination.

 Please contact us to discuss how we can help your company in this area.