Accounting Expert Witnesses in California
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of accounting expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on accounting and related issues. Accounting expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these accounting expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Lost Profits, Forensic Accounting, Damages, Breach Of Contract, Economic Damages, Intellectual Property, Wrongful Termination, Accounting, Business Interruption, Fraud, Personal Injury, Alter Ego, Bankruptcy, Business Valuation, and Fraud Investigation.
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Barbara C. Luna, PhD, CPA, CFE, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFF, MAFF, CGREA, CREA, CMC
Damages
White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, & Hunt, LLP
Business Damages, Accounting
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Forensic Accounting, Damages, Lost Profits, Lost Earnings, Lost Value of Businesses and Real Estate, Fraud. Extensive Expert Testimony in breach of contract, business interruption, dissolutions, intellectual property, construction, fraud, securities, personal injury, wrongful termination matters
Barbara Luna is a Senior Partner in the accounting and litigation services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt. She has served as a forensic accounting, damages and valuation expert witness for over forty years in business and personal injury litigation and bankruptcy matters. She analyzes financial, accounting, economic, business, real estate and valuation issues relating to liability and damages in litigation matters and reorganization of businesses. She has testified on numerous occasions in U.S. District Court, Superior Court, Bankruptcy Court, arbitrations and depositions.
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Tatevik Torossian
Forensic CPA Litigation Support & Expert Witness
Grobstein Teeple LLP
Woodland Hills, California
Fraud, Accounting
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Complex commercial litigation, expert witness, economic damages, lost profits, fraud investigations, trust disputes, partnership disputes, wrongful termination, wage disputes, personal injury, family law, wrongful death, bankruptcy, lost wages, fidelity losses, employee theft, partnership dispute, shareholder dispute, trust and estate
Tatevik has over 16 years of experience in forensic accounting and fraud investigations, specializing in the analysis and measurement of economic damages related to complex commercial litigation, trusts and estates, business interruption losses, loss of earnings calculations, family law, and employee theft. Designated as an expert witness, with experience in evaluating and preparing expert witness reports and calculations for Federal and State Courts.
Professional Status:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), California
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF)
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Member, AICPA's Forensic and Valuation Services Group
Member, American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation, Business Law and Dispute Resolution sections
Member, Women in White-Collar Criminal Defense Association (WWCDA)
Member, National Associ...
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Michael Spindler, CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV, CAMS
B. Riley Advisory Services
Los Angeles, California
Accounting, Fraud
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Forensic accounting, damages, alter ego, Ponzi schemes
Michael Spindler is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner who brings over 40 years of experience to complex disputes including matters related to forensic accounting and business fraud investigations across a wide range of industries. He has provided expert testimony on dozens of occasions in bench trials, jury trials and arbitration proceedings. He has served as a court-appointed forensic accountant and as an accounting referee. He has conducted numerous high-profile investigations of public company financial statement fraud and other matters. Mr. Spindler has presented his findings to special committees and various government agencies on behalf of clients, including the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
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Sidney P Blum, CPA, CFE, CFF, CPEA
Economic Damages-IP Contracts Licensing, Royalties
ECONOMIC DAMAGES, IP, ROYALTIES, LICENSING, BUSINESS DAMAGES
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California
Business Damages, Intellectual Property
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Damages, Economic Damage, Accounting, Intellectual Property, DMCA, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Royalty Audit, Fraud, False Advertising, Valuation, Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination, Employment Law, Brands, Complex Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Lost Profits, Unjust Enrichment
ECONOMIC DAMAGES, IP, ROYALTY AUDIT, LICENSING & BREACH OF CONTRACT EXPERT
When the expert truly matters, retain an expert trusted by juries, judges, and leading litigators.
Sidney Blum is a nationally recognized forensic accounting and economic damages expert specializing in intellectual property, licensing, royalty disputes, breach of contract, fraud, and complex commercial litigation. His more than 30 years of experience includes leadership roles at KPMG, Ernst & Young, and industry positions including Chief Audit Officer of Beats Electronics.
Mr. Blum has been the retained expert in more than 160 matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, false advertising, trade secrets, royalty audits, DMCA claims, licensing disputes, fraud, class actions, entertainment accounting, and complex breach of contract matters. His damages analyses are frequently adopted over opposing experts in high-stakes litigation and arbitration.
Representative matters include:
- Leading expert in r...
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Nolte Analytics, LLP
Brian Nolte
Los Angeles, California
Appraisal & Valuation, Accounting
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Damages, Trademark Infringement, Copyright Infringement, Patent Infringement, Lost Profits, Disgorgement, Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigation, Business Interruption, Reasonable Royalties, Personal Injury, Employment Damages, Unjust Enrichment, Breach of Contract, Theft of Trade Secrets
Our Team includes experts with the highest and most respected professional credentials, including Certified Public Accountant and Accredited Senior Appraiser. Our Team includes experts with over 40 years’ experience performing damage analyses, valuation, economic studies, and financial investigations. Our experience prevents false starts and avoidable errors, delivering more cost-effective results. Our Team includes experts with over 200 trial testimonies. We typically present our conclusions graphically, using a proprietary presentation system. As a result, we have an unequalled track record of judges and juries accepting our conclusions.
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Gary R. Coburn
Restaurant Concept Innovations
San Juan Capistrano, California
Hotel & Restaurant, Slip Trip & Fall
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Slip Trip & Fall, OSHA, burns, choking, food safety, dram shop, alcohol, negligent security, employee safety, commercial kitchen, customer injuries, ADA, management, franchise, ownership, permitting, training, investing, accounting, premises liability
Award-winning restaurant executive, operator, consultant, and expert witness with over 45 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Extensive background in restaurant operations, hospitality management, franchising, staffing and training systems, operational safety, commercial kitchen design/build, concept development, business viability, and restaurant-related disputes.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Coburn has helped create, open, operate, reposition, and advise hundreds of restaurant, bar, hospitality, and foodservice concepts throughout the United States ranging from independent restaurants to regional and national brands. His experience includes service as an owner, operator, franchisor, consultant, President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager.
Mr. Coburn remains actively involved in restaurant operations and concept development through Restaurant Concept Innovations and current projects including Lily’s Donuts & Pops and Lily’s Donuts & C...
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Kris L. Hyland, CPA
Fiduciary Accounting Forensics Expert - CPA
Hyland Accountancy Corporation
Roseville, California
Accounting, Trusts & Estates
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Fiduciary Accounting, Financial Forensics, Estate and Trust Litigation Support, Probate Accounting, Trust Accounting
Professional Credentials
Certified Public Accountant (January 2001) – California License #80419
Completion of:
AICPA’s Fundamentals in Forensic Accounting Certificate
AICPA’s Core Forensic Accounting Certificate
AICPA’s Specialized Forensic Accounting Certificate
Employment
Hyland Accountancy Corporation (2014 – Present)
California State Board of Accountancy - Corporate Registration #COR 9901
Accounting and Consulting
CEO – Fiduciary Accounting, Financial Forensics in Fiduciary Accounting, Litigation Support, Expert Witness, General Small Business Accounting
Kristi L. LeGue (Hyland), CPA (2004 – 2011)
Tax Practice
Owner – Individual and Small Business Tax Return Preparation and Consulting
Sutter Medical Foundation (2001 – 2004)
Healthcare
Accounting/Budget Analyst / Senior Accountant
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (1998 – 2001)
Assurance and Business Advisory Services (ABAS)
Senior Associate
Education
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Bob Bates, CPA, Esq., CFO, CVA, CFE
Damages calculations, valuation, expert witness
Fremont, California
Accounting, Financial
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Business Litigation, Due diligence, Forensic accounting, Fraud investigations, Litigation support, Lost earnings, Valuation, CFO, CPA, Bankruptcy, Acquisitions, Damages
Bob Bates is a CPA, Esq., CFE, CVA and CFO and has worked with dozens of lawyers on over 150 cases in various states. Sometimes he provides financial support for a client in litigation, or pre-litigation, and other times he provides a report, such as a damages calculation, which can be used in litigation. He also has experience providing testimony in depositions and trials.
Unbiased Case Analysis
Discovery Review & Recommendations
High-Impact Demonstrative Exhibits
Strategy and Tactics Conferences
Damage Calculations
Cash Flow Analysis Reports
Profit and Loss Analysis
Commercial damages, business interruption and lost profits
He has been involved in depositions/interrogatories and testifying with multiple court cases including:
Embezzlement-Discovered $300k fraud/consultant for counsel Massachusetts
Creditor-NY. $1.6m debentures, usury/breach
Creditor-NY. $1.7m debentures, usury/breach
Creditor-LA, CA $1.7m debentures
Creditor-Orange County, CA. $400k debentures
Creditor-Orange C...
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Matthew Warren, CPA EA MST
Forensic Accountant, Tax & Audit w/ AI Automation
Mountains to Sea Tax LLC
Lake Forest, California
Accounting, Financial
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Tax, Forensic, Accounting, Fraud, Detection, AI, Document, Automation, Embezzlement, Asset, Protection, Corruption, Valuation, Misstatement, Lifestyle, Analysis, Divorce, M&A, Forensics
Matthew J. Warren, CPA, EA
Forensic Accountant, Tax & Audit Expert, and Technology-Driven Analyst
California Licensed Certified Public Accountant & IRS Enrolled Agent
Our Core Forensic & Investigative Services:
We specialize in high-stakes financial investigations, offering comprehensive services broad areas of
financial misconduct and dispute resolution.
Leading Financial Investigation and Litigation Support:
Confronting sophisticated fraud requires a new standard: distinguished financial expertise fused
with leading technology. Our Forensic Accounting practice is led by a seasoned Big-4 CPA and a PhD
specializing in advanced analytics. We leverage AI and digital forensics to uncover facts, quantify
impact, and provide reliable support for complex legal matters.
The Power of Our Difference: Big-4 Rigor + Tech Savvy
Distinguished Expertise :
Big-4 Pedigree: Experience honed at the highest level of finance, managing complex
projects.
CPA Credibility: Certified Public A...
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David K Golbahar, CPA, CFF, CGMA
High Stakes Disputes and Investigations
Golbahar Consulting Group
Los Angeles, California
Accounting, Business Damages
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Partnership disputes, Economic Damages, Business interruption claim, Employment, Wrongful termination, Business litigation, Lost profits, Business valuation, Unjust enrichment, Fraud, White collar criminal defense, Intellectual property, Bankruptcy, Forensic accounting, Breach of contract, Disputes, Royalty audit
ECONOMIC DAMAGES | FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS | FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
David Golbahar, CPA/CFF, CGMA, is an award-winning forensic accountant and expert witness based in Los Angeles, California, serving attorneys and clients statewide and nationwide. He is the Managing Director of Golbahar Consulting Group, A.C., a boutique forensic accounting and litigation consulting firm focused on disputes and investigations.
Mr. Golbahar has nearly two decades of experience in financial forensics, economic damages, and fraud investigations. He has been retained in numerous complex matters involving privately held businesses, professional practices, and high-net-worth individuals. He has been engaged in cases involving lost profits, business interruption, partnership and shareholder disputes, marital dissolution, solvency analyses, tracing of misappropriated funds, and allegations of financial misconduct.
His practice emphasizes clear, defensible expert analysis for trial, arbitration, and mediation....
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Thomas M. Neches, CPA, ABV, CVA, CFE, CFF
Thomas Neches & Co., LLP
Los Angeles, California
Business Damages, Accounting
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CPA expert witness, forensic accounting, damages, business valuation, lost profits, reasonable royalty, alter ego, intellectual property, wrongful termination, wrongful death, breach of contract, lender liability, banking, entertainment, insurance, manufacturing, retail, securities, wholesale
Thomas Neches, managing partner of Thomas Neches & Company LLP, provides accounting, financial, business valuation and statistical analyses to assist attorneys involved in litigation.
Mr. Neches has testified as an expert in state and federal courts in Arizona, California, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New York and Oregon. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Accredited in Business Valuation, a Certified Valuation Analyst, a Certified Fraud Examiner and is Certified in Financial Forensics. He received his BA in Mathematics and Literature from UC San Diego and his MS in Operations Research from UCLA.
Mr. Neches has testified to juries on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust, breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property, lender liability, personal injury and wrongful termination cases. Examples of the litigation issues he has addressed include lost profits, lost business value, determining a reasonable royalty and piercing the corporate veil. Representativ...
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Janet M. McHard, CPA, CFE, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI
Forensic Accounting Expert – Award-Winning Speaker
The McHard Firm
California
Accounting, Fraud
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Investigations, Occupational fraud, White collar crime, Professional education, Testifying expert, Kovel accounting - tax, Accounting reconstruction, Litigated probate, Lost business income, Business disputes, Accounting malpractice, Embezzlement, Criminal defense, Loss & restitution calculation, Consulting expert, Asset tracing
Janet M. McHard, CPA, CFE, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI, is the Founding Partner of The McHard Firm, a firm specializing in forensic accounting, fraud prevention, accounting reconstruction, and expert witness testimony. Janet conducts forensic and investigative accounting in matters concerning alleged white-collar crimes, embezzlements, employee theft and other disputed accounting issues. She provides expert witness testimony and consulting expert services in cases where fraud is suspected. Janet teaches on accounting, fraud examination and white-collar crime topics for a variety of professional organizations.
Ms. McHard is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a certification bestowed upon examination by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) for whom she has also been a faculty member, teaching on topics of fraud examination and white-collar crime since 2003. Janet is the 2017 ACFE Speaker of the Year. She holds a CPA in the states of New Mexico, Arizona and California. S...
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Patrick A Chylinski, MBA, MAFF, CFE, CVA
Economic Damages, Forensics, Expert Witness
Los Angeles, California
Business Damages, Fraud
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Economic damages, Lost profits, Forensic accounting, Fraud investigation, Business valuations, Valuations, Post acquisition disputes, Damages, Financial expert, Expert witness, Litigation consulting, Fee dispute, Dispute consulting, Accounting, Lost earnings, Business interruption, Litigation services, Business damages, Asset tracing
Patrick Chylinski is a Partner and the practice leader for Armanino Advisory LLC's Forensic Accounting, Fraud Investigations, Litigation Consulting practice. Past experience includes working in the dispute advisory services practice at Deloitte, as a leader in the Litigation Consulting and Dispute Advisory services practice at RSM, LLP, and serving in leadership roles at regional firms.
Mr. Chylinski assists businesses, boards of directors, and counsel in complex business and commercial dispute matters, as well as investigations of potential fraud and financial misconduct. Mr. Chylinski has wide-ranging experience, assisting clients in the public and private sectors, and in a variety of assignments including but not limited to contract disputes, partnership disputes, M&A and post-acquisition disputes, trust and estate disputes, fee disputes, labor and employment related matters, valuation related dispute matters, business interruption (BI) matters, intellectual property (IP) disp...
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Jeff A. Neumeister
Fraud & Financial Forensics Expert Witness
Kelly Partners Burbank (fka Neumeister & Associates)
Woodland Hills, California
Accounting, Financial
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cryptocurrency, fraud investigation, financial tracing, business valuation, commerical litigation, economic damages, internal controls, financial forensics, perquisite analysis, tracing funds, digital asset tracing, M&A analysis, insurance claim, partnership disputes, divorce accounting, trust accounting, lost profits, due diligence
Jeff A. Neumeister is a well-educated and experienced forensic expert and consultant in accounting, cryptocurrency, and financial advisory services. He is the managing partner at Kelly+Partners Burbank and a partner at Crypto Tax International Pvt. Ltd. Small organizations, startups, holding entities, high-net-worth individuals, and middle market companies, directly and through their retained counsel, have relied upon Jeff to identify problems, uncover frauds, plan successful exits, improve efficiencies, initiate and defend against litigation, and facilitate sustainable growth. Over his 25 years of professional experience, he has worked in firms ranging in size from large international entities to smaller regional practices. He has been a recurring speaker for conferences, webinars, private events and teaches as a professor in university in both undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, he has over 15 professional certifications and 5 graduate degrees.
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Barbara C. Luna, PhD, CPA, CFE, ASA, CVA, ABV, CFF, MAFF, CGREA, CREA, CMC
Damages
White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, & Hunt, LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
Business Damages, Accounting
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Forensic Accounting, Damages, Lost Profits, Lost Earnings, Lost Value of Businesses and Real Estate, Fraud. Extensive Expert Testimony in breach of contract, business interruption, dissolutions, intellectual property, construction, fraud, securities, personal injury, wrongful termination matters
Barbara Luna is a Senior Partner in the accounting and litigation services firm of White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt. She has served as a forensic accounting, damages and valuation expert witness for over forty years in business and personal injury litigation and bankruptcy matters. She analyzes financial, accounting, economic, business, real estate and valuation issues relating to liability and damages in litigation matters and reorganization of businesses. She has testified on numerous occasions in U.S. District Court, Superior Court, Bankruptcy Court, arbitrations and depositions.
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Jason A Engel, CPA, CFE, CIRA, CVA, MAFF, ABV
Engel & Engel, LLP
Los Angeles, California
Accounting, Business Damages
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Fraud Investigations, Tracing of Funds, Economic Damages, Alter Ego, Fraudulent Transfers, Business Appraisal & Valuation, Economics, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Intellectual Property, Construction Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Employment Litigation, Business Interruption
Engel & Engel, LLP is a Los Angeles CPA firm engaged in the practice of forensic accounting for over 25 years. Mr. Engel has served as an expert witness in over 500 forensic accounting cases including expert testimony in connection with a jury award of $2.3 billion.
Mr. Engel has authored 20 research publications on the subjects of economic damages, fraudulent transfers, intellectual property, alter ego, business valuation, and employment damages.
Mr. Engel's professional credentials include those of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) and Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV).
Mr. Engel has been engaged in the practice of forensic accounting and expert testimony for forty years including forensic experience at two of the Big 4 accounting firms. Mr. Engel has testified in federal courts, bankruptcy courts, state ...
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