Litigation Support

Litigation Support Services and Forensic Accounting Services are services provided by CPAs that are intended to be used by attorneys and their clients in the litigation process or in settlement negotiations.

Davie Kaplan has a team of professionals who have expertise in providing Litigation Support Services in the following areas:

• Agreed Upon Procedures
• Business Valuations
• Marital Dissolution
• Expert Witness
• Dispute Resolution
• Fraud Identification

A one-stop resource to support your toughest cases.

When an attorney requires credible and comprehensive financial assistance to support a particular case, it is important to turn to a firm that can offer a broad range of expertise. Specialty firms might be able to address particular aspects of a case, but most cases require more comprehensive financial expertise. You will have the best chance of attaining a favorable verdict if you are supported by a firm that can address multiple financial issues through one integrated team.

Davie Kaplan's resources and expertise can make a significant difference in achieving favorable financial decisions for your clients.

How we can strengthen your team:

During Discovery

• Recommend appropriate document requests
• Assist with developing questions for witnesses
• Develop economic and financial models
• Provide financial/economic analysis of potential damages

Case Preparation

• Help establish case parameters
• Help build financial assumptions
• Evaluate the opposition's expert witnesses and work product
• Provide documentation of findings
• Develop trial exhibits
• Estimate damages and/or liability

During Trial/ Dispute Settlement

• Provide independent, unbiased, expert testimony
• Provide objective input on economic impact of damages
• Assist with structuring effective settlement options

In our litigious society, businesses are often forced to squander valuable human and financial resources on costly litigation. Early guidance from experienced financial professionals will help prevent such waste.

Davie Kaplan can be of great assistance in guiding you through the complexities of the dispute resolution process with our dedicated litigation consulting group. Our professionals are experienced in all phases of the dispute resolution process. As a result, we can provide you and your counsel with the insights and analysis that often facilitate early resolution before litigation costs outweigh potential gains.

While timely resolution is normally the objective, it is critical that the financial experts involved in any dispute you may encounter, have the background and skills required to present compelling testimony should trial become the only alternative. Our experience covers a wealth of areas:

• Forensic investigations
• Lost profits and earnings
• Construction disputes
• Real estate litigation
• Fraud investigations
• Auditing and accounting matters
• Bankruptcy matters

For more information, contact David C. Pitcher.