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"Litigation Consulting Update"

Current Issue

• December 2011: Current Events in Estate and Gift Taxes
  

Past Issues

• November 2011: Insights on Valuation Q4
• October 2011:  Damage Calculations and Use of Experts in Breach of Contract Matters
• September 2011:  Inventory Losses - When to Hire a Forensic Accountant
• August 2011:  Insights on Valuation Q3
• July 2011:  Commercial Litigation and the Use of Forensic Accountants
  
• June 2011: Forensic Accounting Services for Business Valuation
  
• May 2011:  Insights on Valuation
• April 2011: Litigation Consulting: Wrongful Termination
  
• March 2011:  Improving Your Chances for Victory
• February 2011: Insights on Valuation Q1
  
• January 2011:  Case Examples in Employee Theft and the Role of a Forensic Accountant
• December 2010:  The Role of a Forensic Accountant in Combating Unfair Business Practices
• November 2010: Practical Uses of Litigation Consultants & Forensic Accountants in Divorce Matters
• October 2010:  Trade Secret Theft:  You're A Victim, Now What?
  
• September 2010: Succession Planning Options for Family-Owned Businesses
• August 2010: The Critical Nature of a Business Valuation in Estate Planning
• July 2010: The Role of aForensic Accountant in Property & Liability Losses
  
• June 2010: Inventory Fraud: Detecting, Preventing & Prosecuting!
• May 2010: Family Limited Partnerships: Great Facts - and the Taxpayer Still Loses!
• April 2010: Insurance Fraud Matters: Should You Hire a Forensic Accountant?
• March 2010: Damage Calculations & Use of Experts in Breach of Contract Matters
• February 2010: The Role of a Business Valuation in Divorce Cases
• January 2010: Selecting and Expert in Wrongful Termination Matters
  
• December 2009: Valuation Considerations Involving Intangible Assets
  
• November 2009: The Trust Hazard
• October 2009: Business Interruption: Case Example and Lessons Learned
• September 2009: Business Valuation in Succession Planning
• August 2009: Business Valuation for Estate Planning Purposes
• July 2009: Real Estate Fraud Litigation
• June 2009: Income Documentation and Verification in Family Court Matters
• May 2009: Mergers & Acquisitions: When & How to Use a Valuation Expert
• April 2009: HealthSouth: A Case Study in Corporate Fraud
• March 2009: How to Resolve Contract Disputes by Using and Accounting Expert
• February 2009: Special Report: KNBC4 TV features Chris Hamilton in story on LAUSD
• February 2009: Capital Sources and Valuation in Business Bankruptcies
• January 2009: Partnership Dissolutions and Disputes: The Effective Use of a Financial Expert
• December 2008: Business Interruption Claims: Should a Forensic Accountant be Retained?
• November 2008: Determination of the Value of a Business for Purposes of a Buy-Sell Agreement
• October 2008: Fundamentals of Fair Market Value
• September 2008: The Role of the Forensic Accountant in Insurance Claims/Bad Faith
• August 2008: Family Limited Partnerships: Great Facts -- and the Taxpayer Still Loses!
• July 2008: Valuing Economic Damages after an Armed Robbery
• June 2008: How to Select a Business Valuation Expert
• May 2008: Valuing Professional Goodwill -- the Ackerman Decision
• December 2007: "Estate of Frazier Jelke -- Value of Imbedded Capital Gains"
• November/December 2007: "Tax Court Rejects Tax Affecting S Corporation Earnings"
• October 2007: "How to Value a Business When Data and Cooperation are Not Forthcoming from Management: An In-Depth Explanation of Forensic Business Valuations" 
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"Insights on Valuation" by Chris Hamilton

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• 2nd Quarter, 2009

Articles Archive

Forensic Accounting

• Commercial Litigation and Forensic Accounting (as published in "Valley Lawyer", reprinted with permission)
  
• Inventory Losses - When to Hire a Forensic Accountant
  
• Commercial Litigation and the Use of Forensic Accountants
• Why Are 'Forensic Business Valuations' Needed & How Are They Calculated?
• Case Examples in Employee Theft and the Role of a Forensic Accountant
  
• The Role of a Forensic Accountant in Combating Unfair Business Practices
  
• Trade Secret Theft: You're A Victim, Now What?
  
• The Role of a Forensic Accountant in Property and Liability Losses 
• Insurance Fraud Matters: Should You Hire a Forensic Accountant?
  
• Business Interruption Claims: Should a Forensic Accountant be Retained?
• Income Documentation and Verification in Family Court Matters

• Wrongful Termination: How a Litigation Consultant Helps Your Case
  
• Commercial Litigation:  Improving Your Chances for Victory
  
• Practical Uses of Litigation Consultants and Forensic Accountants in Divorce Matters
  
• Business Interruption: Case Example and Lessons Learned
• Considerations in Selecting an Expert for Wrongful Termination Matters
• Damage Calculations and Use of Experts in Breach of Contract Matters
  
• Health South: A Case Study in Corporate Fraud
• How to Resolve Contract Disputes by Using an Accounting Expert
• Inventory Fraud: Detecting, Preventing & Prosecuting
• Partnership Dissolutions and Disputes: The Effective Use of a Financial Expert
• Real Estate Fraud Litigation: The Proper Selection and Use of Forensic Accountants
  (reprinted with permission from Valley Lawyer, San Fernando Valley Bar Association)
  
• The Role of the Forensic Accountant in Insurance Claims
• Valuation Considerations Involving Intangible Assets

• Current Events in Estate and Gift Taxes
  
• Succession Planning Options for Family-Owned Businesses
  
• The Critical Nature of a Business Valuation in Estate Planning
  
• Business Valuation Services for Marital Dissolution (as published in Valley Lawyer reprinted with permission)
• Capital Sources and Valuation in Business Bankruptcies
• Determination of the Value of a Business for Purposes of a Buy-Sell Agreement
• Fundamentals of Fair Market Value
• How to Value a Business When Data and Cooperation Are Not Forthcoming from Management: An In-Depth Explanation of Forensic Business Valuations (reprinted with permission from “Orange County Lawyer” magazine, published by the Orange County Bar Association)
• Mergers & Acquisitions: When & How to Use a Valuation Expert
• Practical Applications of Business Valuations for Estate Planning Purposes
• The Role of a Business Valuation in Divorce Cases
• The Role of a Business Valuation in Succession Planning
• Top 10 Valuation Errors (reprinted with permission from "California CPA" published by CalCPA)

• The Trust Hazard

KNBC4 TV features Chris Hamilton in story on LAUSD

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