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Working With an Expert Witness

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However, the expert must be much more than just a mathematician, market analyst, economic guru or forensic accountant. Traditional accounting and finance skills are not enough when it comes to litigation. It is not a game of cat-and-mouse between the attorney and the accountant or economist. Selecting the Expert.

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Testifying in Court as an Expert Witness

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I could refer to myself as a fraud examiner, forensic accountant, or an investigator. Identifying what you don’t do well is crucial to the litigation game. This could be a check used in a theft, a report from the accounting system that shows key figures, or a detailed schedule showing the way a particular number was calculated.