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Expert Witnessing in Forensic Accounting: A Handbook for Lawyers and Accountants

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Written specifically for accountants who wish to become expert witnesses for accounting matters and for the lawyers who wish to use them effectively "Expert Witnessing in Forensic Accounting" provides a solid base on which to build. The book provides well-reasoned advice to teach the ins and outs of expert witnessing that is specifically oriented toward accounting.

Some of the questions answered in this book include:
Do I need the expert witness to be a CPA?
What other experts might be better for a particular case?
How do I determine the best expert for my needs?
How does the expert prepare and what legal documents are needed?
How does the relationship with the lawyer and client affect attorney-client privilege?
How does the relationship affect the work product?
How do you determine the significant issue?
How do you explain accounting procedures to non-technical jury members?

"Expert Witnessing in Forensic Accounting" covers it all from the theoretical underpinnings of things like qualifying and testifying as an expert witness to the practical aspects of things like engagement letters and preparation for testifying. While most accounting or litigation texts have a section or two on the use of a forensic accountant as an expert witness, I have seen none that cover it as extensively as this text. For the accountant trying to get into forensic accounting, for the lawyer wishing to make better use of a forensic accountant, or for either seeking to improve their professional recognition in this area this is a highly recommended read.

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This book is absolutely terrible. Forget the fact that the authors offend every woman by consistently referring to a potential forensic accountant as "he". (Yes, there are women doing this...me, for example.) Forget that their sample letters start out addressed to "gentlemen". (Certainly no women run companies or ever need forensic accounting services, do they?)

All the reasons why I dislike this book:
1. See information above
2. Really, super boring
3. Not very good logical flow throughout the chapters.
4. Drawn out, extremely boring examples
5. Very "old school" examples that don't keep up with the times
6. Gave me virtually no new information. (One would think this type of book would be written to help both the wanna-be's and the already-are's.)
7. Very little substance behind the information.
8. Grammar errors...Where's your editor? And don't you mention in the book that good grammar is key when writing reports?

I could go on and on. I've said enough. Would love to get rid of my copy. Wanna buy it?