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Litigation Support Services
Forensic Accounting
Our group has the expertise and litigation experience to assist attorneys and their clients in applying financial facts to legal problems. We utilize our forensic accounting expertise in civil and criminal cases, as well as internal investigations.
Economic Damages Cases
In civil litigation, a showing of harm must be accompanied by a calculation of damages suffered by a given party. Our valuation professionals are frequently called upon to calculate damages and present our findings to a judge or jury. We have extensive experience in calculating damages and analyzing damage claims. We use our forensic accounting expertise and litigation experience in assisting counsel with complex financial fact patterns.
Equitable Distribution
In many divorce proceedings, a variety of complex economic issues arise that impact the ultimate division of the marital estate. We have extensive experience in preparing valuation reports with regard to closely-held business interests. Our Litigation Support Services Group, which has the largest practice in our marketplace, can perform the following types of financial analyses:
- Forensic and investigative accounting
- Closely-held business valuations
- Disposable income analyses
- Tax analyses — Act 175
- Pension valuations
- Stock option valuations
White Collar Crime
Our experienced litigation support team assists defense counsel in complex investigations of income tax evasion, money laundering and related financial crimes. We have experience in litigating white collar criminal cases at trial and at the sentencing phase.
Bankruptcy
Our litigation support team assists counsel in determining insolvency, financial analysis, forensic accounting and related matters in bankruptcy matters.
Estate and Gift Planning
A necessary first step in designing a succession plan for a closely-held business is the determination of the value of the business at hand. Similarly, the estate planning process is dependent upon justifiable values of the client’s assets to assure that appropriate tax planning measures are taken.