Litigation Support Report Writing: Accounting, Finance, and Economic Issues - Hardcover

Friedman, Jack P.; Weil, Roman L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471262900 ISBN 13: 9780471262909

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

A comprehensive collection of effective litigation reports on a variety of subjects

Accounting, financial, appraisal, and economic experts called upon to provide expert testimony in legal proceedings need reliable models for the critical documents they will submit to the court. Litigation Support Report Writing collects eighteen exemplary reports from a variety of financial topics, providing professionals a comprehensive resource on this vital function.

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About the Author

JACK P. FRIEDMAN, CPA, PhD, MAI, is the principal of Jack P. Friedman Associates, LLC, a real estate economics consulting firm. He is the author of over twenty-five books, including Barron's Dictionary of Real Estate Terms and Real Estate Handbook, each in their fifth edition.

ROMAN L. WEIL, PhD, CMA, CPA, is V. Duane Rath Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He has coedited four professional reference books for McGraw-Hill, Simon & Schuster, Prentice Hall, and John Wiley & Sons and has coauthored a dozen textbooks. He has published over eighty articles in academic and professional journals.

Accounting, financial, appraisal, and economic experts called upon to provide expert testimony in legal proceedings need reliable models for the critical documents they will submit to the court. Litigation Support Report Writing collects eighteen exemplary reports from a variety of financial topics, providing professionals a comprehensive resource on this vital function.

Jack Friedman and Roman Weil s unique guide shows report writers how to make the best use of their time, how to delegate report findings effectively and efficiently, and how to ensure their report s thoroughness and completeness. Topics covered include:

• Business appraisal
• Employment litigation
• Family law
• Intellectual property
• Personal injury
• Real estate
• Securities litigation

A Web site www.wiley.com/go/friedman offers four additional reports. This authoritative collection proves the premier resource to litigation reporting on the market today.

From the Inside Flap

Accounting, financial, and economic professionals are called upon to submit a variety of types of litigation reports under the auspices of performing as an expert witness. As these critical documents exhibit a unique style and structure, the expert must be aware not only of the most common types of litigation reports, but also of those reports that prove to be the most effective and successful. Litigation Support Report Writing collects eighteen sample reports that professionals may consider using as references or templates for their own litigation submissions.

This comprehensive resource covers a wide range of litigation reporting topics, from business appraisal and employment litigation to family law and intellectual property. Experts also contribute reports on topics in personal injury, real estate, and securities litigation. Each chapter is an actual litigation report that was submitted to court, with the names of all pertinent parties and other identifying characteristics changed in order to "sanitize" the document. The authors represent a variety of financial disciplines and include accountants, appraisers, statisticians, and economists. In addition to the reports included within, Jack Friedman and Roman Weil s unprecedented compilation includes a Web site with four additional reports (www.wiley.com/go/friedman). Litigation Support Report Writing:

• Makes more efficient use of time in preparing a litigation report
• Provides methods for achieving greater thoroughness and completeness in reporting
• Can be used to delegate report writing effectively and efficiently
• Includes tips on learning from other writers experiences
• Shows, above all, how the top experts conduct litigation reports

Friedman and Weil also include several rebuttal reports, as they play an important role in today s litigation, wherein experts reports are subject to peer review and other challenges of validity.

All of the reports include a generous selection of damage models, graphic presentations, and other report content that readers may draw upon for ideas in their own projects. Litigation Support Report Writing proves a unique resource for this crucial professional function.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471262900
• ISBN 13: 9780471262909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416