Forensic Accounting Expert Witness for Attorneys

I analyze the financial evidence, write reports that hold up, and testify. For 20 years I built financial cases as an IRS Criminal Investigation special agent. Now I test them.

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The Other Side Already Has Its Numbers

In most financial cases, someone has already added up the money and drawn a conclusion. If nobody checks that work, the court hears one version. I review it the way a special agent would, find where it is weak, and explain it so a judge or jury can follow.

What I Do for Attorneys

Most engagements include some or all of these:

Consulting Expert: I review the records and the other side’s analysis and tell you what I see, before you decide whether to designate me.
Testifying Expert: Written reports, depositions and trial testimony.
Tracing and Reconstruction: I trace funds through bank, business and tax records and rebuild missing books.
Loss and Damages: Loss amounts for sentencing and restitution, and damages in civil cases.
Rebuttal: I test the methods and numbers of the government’s or opposing expert.

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Expert Testimony

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina (2026): Deposition on unpaid overtime wage damages in a wage-and-hour collective action.
Superior Court, Forsyth County, North Carolina (2024): Damage calculations in a class action for economic losses from an evacuation.
District Court, Forsyth County, North Carolina (2024): Opinion on the plaintiff’s business documents and forensic accounting findings.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of North Carolina (2024): Review of a law firm’s trust account, tax returns and the disposition of funds.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (2023): Federal criminal matter. Testimony on conservation easements and IRS audit procedures.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of North Carolina (2022): Review of a debtor’s books and records, the apparent destruction of records, and findings of fraud.

Earlier in my career, I testified in federal court as an IRS-CI special agent. Full details, including case numbers, are in my CV.

Why Attorneys Retain Me

Twenty Years at IRS-CI

I was the special agent building financial cases. I know where they are strong and where they are thin.

CPA and CFE

Certified Public Accountant (NC #23797) and Certified Fraud Examiner, plus federal criminal investigator training.

Reports Built for Cross

Every number traces back to a document. If I cannot support it, it is not in the report.

Privilege Protected

Retain me through your firm under a Kovel arrangement so my work stays inside the attorney-client privilege.

How an Engagement Works

Free Discovery Call

We talk through the case, the deadlines and what you need from an expert.

Conflict Check and Engagement

I check for conflicts and send an engagement letter, usually through your firm.

Analysis

I work the records and tell you what I am finding, good or bad.

Report and Testimony

I write the report and testify at deposition and trial if needed.

Criminal Tax Secrets: What Every Defense Attorney Should Know

#1 Bestselling New Release on Amazon

I wrote this book for criminal defense attorneys. The prosecution has its own financial experts. This book shows you how they work and where to push back.

What you will learn:

Paperback, Kindle and audiobook.

Common Questions

Should I retain you as a consulting or testifying expert?

That is your call. Many attorneys start with me as a consultant so my early work stays privileged, then designate me as a testifying expert if my opinions help the case.

Do you work outside North Carolina?

Yes. I work with attorneys nationwide.

How quickly can you start?

Usually right away. Tell me your deadlines on the first call and I will tell you honestly whether I can meet them.

Have a Case With Financial Evidence?

Tell me about it on a free discovery call. If I am not the right expert, I will tell you.