Litigation Support Services
The level of accounting expertise when a legal claim is involved can have a significant impact on the outcome of a case. The Litigation Support Services group at O'Sullivan Creel supports attorneys and their clients through all phases of the civil dispute resolution process, from discovery through a trial or hearing. Our expert team, including Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE's) and the only Accredited Business Valuation (ABV) in the Florida panhandle, offers skillful assistance in addressing and presenting complex business, financial, and accounting issues. From research and pre-litigation consulting to case strategy and expert testimony, our professionals provide confidential, quality advice and support.
At O'Sullivan Creel, our litigation support team:
- Conduct financial and accounting investigations to uncover the business realities underlying disputes.
- Identify the financial and business facts that support or contradict legal arguments.
- Determine which concurrent actions or events caused damages and quantify their monetary effect.
- Convince triers-of-fact that what is behind our numbers is reasonable and appropriate (when acting as expert witnesses)
Through gathering and organizing relevant data, performing research and preparing schedules and reports in support of our findings, our clients receive objective and accurate assistance in areas such as:
- Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Claims
- Contract Disputes
- Business Interruption Damages
- Insurance Claims
- Shareholder Disputes
- Dissolution of Marriage (valuation issues or division of marital property)
- Mediation Services
- Business Valuations and Professional Goodwill
- Forensic and Fraud Investigations
- Employment Disputes
- Settlement Negotiations
- Wrongful Termination
- Bankruptcy and Reorganization
- Tax Controversies
O'Sullivan Creel offers a team approach, gathering the strengths of several team members in order to best represent the case. The depth of our expertise allows our team to be accurate, objective and ultimately add financial clarity to the case.
Our fraud detection professionals work on a variety of engagements from simple cash embezzlement and financial statement fraud to sophisticated investment fraud. Not only do our CFE's quantify known frauds, but they also provide assistance in implementing fraud deterrence techniques, training, and programs to reduce the likelihood that fraud occurs.