Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support

Forensic Accounting

The Freed Maxick team investigates identified abnormalities within your accounting system and identifies the root cause of those anomalies. Commonly utilized as a component of litigation support or fraud investigations, Forensic Accounting traditionally involves misappropriation of assets or fraudulent reporting. Specific engagements that can fall under the forensic accounting umbrella include:

  • Forensic audits
  • Damage calculations
  • Due Diligence and compliance audits
  • Investigation of fraud, money laundering, or embezzlement
  • Analysis of accounting issues in complex commercial litigation
  • Bankruptcy or business proposal analysis
  • Reconstruction of accounting records
  • Preparation or analysis of insurance claims
  • Participation in settlement negotiations
  • Identification of departures from customary business practices or professional standards
  • Expert witness testimony for demonstration/communication purposes

Litigation Support


Freed Maxick offers extensive litigation support and courtroom experience. Our team is comprised of effective communicators and excellent technicians of forensic auditing and fraud examinations. We pride ourselves on the ability to make complex financial issues understandable to a judge or jury. Our experience with both civil and criminal proceedings includes: revenue reconstruction, gross profit determination and analysis of the diversion of income. We also have provided assistance in quantifying the amounts in defalcation actions for a number of litigators. Freed Maxick has also been engaged to provide litigation support to several high-profile cases, including one of the largest tax seizure cases in U.S. history. We provide litigation support services and expert testimony in these areas:

  • Business losses
  • Breach of contract
  • Calculation of marketability and minority-interest discounts
  • Fraud
  • Gift and estate tax valuation
  • Insured losses
  • Lost profits
  • Valuation of operating businesses

Your Experts

Thomas D. Devereaux, CPA, CFE

Director

J. Michael Ervin, CPA, CFE

Director

Patrick J. Clancy, CPA, CFE

Director

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