Forensic accounting relies upon a unique set of skills including auditing, accounting, investigative skills and a thorough understanding of the related legal issues in dispute to conduct an examination of a transaction, corporate financial statements, litigation-specific records or other subject matter in order to provide the court or tryer of fact with an accounting analysis in a form that is understood by the attorneys, judge, jury or other audience. Forensic accountants are skilled in interpreting and summarizing complex financial and business transactions in litigation involving fraud, embezzlement, shareholder disputes and other complex business matters in dispute. The process of forensic accounting includes the compilation and analysis of sufficient financial evidence, with the assistance of clients and attorneys, to support the opinion of the forensic accountant and communicate their opinions in the form of oral testimony or written report.
Jeff Hauswirth has over 20 years of forensic accounting experience in a broad range of litigation matters and has provided expert witness testimony in court as a forensic accountant on numerous occasions. Jeff is uniquely qualified as a forensic accountant due to his audit, tax, accounting and general business consulting experience over the course of 35 years, coupled with his certifications as a CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) and a CPA (Certified Public Accountant). Jeff has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in forensic accounting-related claims and has served as a court-appointed expert as an independent forensic accountant. Jeff has an excellent reputation relative to his ability to uncover, analyze and present relevant data in a comprehensive and persuasive manner, providing counsel or the court with detailed and understandable data to support his opinions in a variety of forensic accounting disputes including:
