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Litigate Smarter. Negotiate Harder. Plan Sharper. Accounting Tactics Lawyers Can Use in Real Cases

Comprehensive overview of CPA standards, financial statements, forensic accounting, M&A transactions, and cryptocurrency estate planning for legal professionals.

2025-07-31 12:05:00

3.75 hours

Program Details

2025-07-31 12:05:00

Program Details

2025-07-31 12:05:00

Over 1,000+ webinars

2025-07-31 12:05:00

3.75 hours

Course Overview

Mastering Accounting Principles for Legal Practice

2025-07-31 12:05:00

Participants will learn essential accounting concepts, financial statement analysis, and forensic investigation techniques critical to legal proceedings. These skills enable attorneys to work effectively with CPAs and leverage financial evidence in litigation.

Format

CLE Credit

3.75h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

3.75

Key topics that will be covered

01
CPA Standards
Understanding attestation levels, professional standards, and effective communication with CPAs.
02
Financial Statements
Analyzing balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, and key financial ratios.
03
Forensic Accounting
Detecting irregularities using third-party bank statements and investigating financial disputes.
04
M&A Accounting
Purchase price allocation, working capital adjustments, and earnout accounting principles.
05
Crypto Planning
Private key management, digital fiduciary designation, and cryptocurrency taxation rules.
06
Expert Testimony
AICPA standards for non-bias, integrity, and credibility in forensic expert work.

Program schedule

clock 12:05 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Understanding CPA Roles, Standards, and Financial Fundamentals

This foundational session explores the CPA profession, including licensing requirements, professional standards, and the three levels of attestation engagements (audit, review, and compilation). Participants will also master essential accounting terminology, learn to interpret financial statements, and understand key ratio analysis techniques critical for legal practice.

Jordan SandbergJordan Sandberg
Michael PolisMichael Polis
Max AngelMax Angel
Ryan MiskeRyan Miske
clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Essential Accounting Principles in Financial Dispute Litigation

Forensic accounting experts walk through AICPA guidance and standards governing expert witness testimony, emphasizing objectivity, integrity, and non-bias. Attendees will learn to detect accounting irregularities, analyze red flags in financial data, and understand how third-party documentation like bank statements can uncover fraudulent schemes.

Jordan SandbergJordan Sandberg
Michael PolisMichael Polis
Max AngelMax Angel
Ryan MiskeRyan Miske
clock 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm EST

M&A Accounting: Purchase Price and Earnout Essentials

This session demystifies the accounting principles underlying asset acquisitions, including purchase price allocation across IRS asset classes and post-closing working capital adjustments. Attorneys will gain practical insight into structuring earnouts, defining financial metrics, and drafting provisions that protect clients from manipulation.

Jordan SandbergJordan Sandberg
Michael PolisMichael Polis
Max AngelMax Angel
Ryan MiskeRyan Miske
clock 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm EST

Cryptocurrency Estate Planning in the Digital Age

Estate planners face unique challenges with digital assets, from private key management to extreme price volatility. This session covers cryptocurrency taxation, regulatory uncertainty across agencies, and essential planning strategies including digital fiduciary designation and RUFADAA compliance to ensure heirs can access inherited crypto holdings.

Jordan SandbergJordan Sandberg
Michael PolisMichael Polis
Max AngelMax Angel
Ryan MiskeRyan Miske
Jordan Sandberg

Jordan Sandberg

HKA

Michael Polis

Michael Polis

Wilke Fleury LLP

Max Angel

Max Angel

Holland & Knight

Ryan Miske

Ryan Miske

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Jordan Sandberg

Jordan Sandberg

HKA

Jordan Sandberg is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner with 10 years of experience in forensic accounting, litigation support, and fraud investigations. He has worked on cases with damages exceeding $1 billion and has expertise in fraud investigations, trademark infringements, lost profits analysis, and financial data analysis.

Education & Credentials

Master's in accounting; Bachelor's degree in crime, law and justice

Professional Involvement

Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Experience

10 years of experience as a CPA and CFE. Has assisted named forensic accounting experts on multiple occasions, provided litigation support for private and government counsel on highly confidential matters, conducted large-scale data analysis for MSA enforcement compliance, prepared financial analysis and modeling for disputed matters across the USA, assessed lost profits and damages, and analyzed bank statements to identify flow of funds and fraudulent transactions.
Michael Polis

Michael Polis

Wilke Fleury LLP

Michael G. Polis is both a licensed attorney and Certified Public Accountant in California, offering a rare combination of legal insight and deep financial acumen. His practice focuses on tax planning, compliance, IRS representation, financial advisory, and healthcare regulatory matters.

Recognition & Leadership

Published numerous articles on healthcare law and taxation in professional publications including The Sacramento Lawyer, Sacramento Medicine, and newsletters of the California Optometric Association and Solano County physicians.

Professional Involvement

Served as President of the California Chapter of the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs; Chair of the Sacramento Chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants; admitted to practice before State of California, U.S. Tax Court, multiple federal district courts, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court

Experience

Extensive experience in accounting and tax matters, assists clients with complex financial transactions including 1031 exchanges, business reorganizations, and bankruptcy-related financial strategies. Advises healthcare providers including physician groups, IPAs, MSOs, FQHCs, and addiction treatment providers on financial and regulatory challenges. Teaching roles at UC Davis Extension, California State University Sacramento, and University of Phoenix covering business law, ethics, and accounting.
Max Angel

Max Angel

Holland & Knight

Max Angel is an attorney in Holland & Knight’s Miami office and a member of the firm’s Private Wealth Services Group, focusing on advanced estate planning and counsel on estate tax, gift tax, and generation-skipping transfer tax matters.

Experience

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Paul C. Huck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. While in law school, was a member of the Florida Law Review, serving as managing editor and articles editor.
Ryan Miske

Ryan Miske

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ryan Miske is the leader of the firm’s worldwide private equity practice, working with private and public companies on debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.

Experience

Leader of the firm's worldwide private equity practice. Past experience as a manager for an industrial supply company in Chicago. Serves all industries and has been a close advisor to many food and agribusinesses, counseling on $5 billion worth of deals in these sectors recently.
Jordan Sandberg

Jordan Sandberg

HKA

Jordan Sandberg is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner with 10 years of experience in forensic accounting, litigation support, and fraud investigations. He has worked on cases with damages exceeding $1 billion and has expertise in fraud investigations, trademark infringements, lost profits analysis, and financial data analysis.

Education & Credentials

Master's in accounting; Bachelor's degree in crime, law and justice

Professional Involvement

Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Experience

10 years of experience as a CPA and CFE. Has assisted named forensic accounting experts on multiple occasions, provided litigation support for private and government counsel on highly confidential matters, conducted large-scale data analysis for MSA enforcement compliance, prepared financial analysis and modeling for disputed matters across the USA, assessed lost profits and damages, and analyzed bank statements to identify flow of funds and fraudulent transactions.
Michael Polis

Michael Polis

Wilke Fleury LLP

Michael G. Polis is both a licensed attorney and Certified Public Accountant in California, offering a rare combination of legal insight and deep financial acumen. His practice focuses on tax planning, compliance, IRS representation, financial advisory, and healthcare regulatory matters.

Recognition & Leadership

Published numerous articles on healthcare law and taxation in professional publications including The Sacramento Lawyer, Sacramento Medicine, and newsletters of the California Optometric Association and Solano County physicians.

Professional Involvement

Served as President of the California Chapter of the American Academy of Attorney-CPAs; Chair of the Sacramento Chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants; admitted to practice before State of California, U.S. Tax Court, multiple federal district courts, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court

Experience

Extensive experience in accounting and tax matters, assists clients with complex financial transactions including 1031 exchanges, business reorganizations, and bankruptcy-related financial strategies. Advises healthcare providers including physician groups, IPAs, MSOs, FQHCs, and addiction treatment providers on financial and regulatory challenges. Teaching roles at UC Davis Extension, California State University Sacramento, and University of Phoenix covering business law, ethics, and accounting.
Max Angel

Max Angel

Holland & Knight

Max Angel is an attorney in Holland & Knight’s Miami office and a member of the firm’s Private Wealth Services Group, focusing on advanced estate planning and counsel on estate tax, gift tax, and generation-skipping transfer tax matters.

Experience

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Paul C. Huck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. While in law school, was a member of the Florida Law Review, serving as managing editor and articles editor.
Ryan Miske

Ryan Miske

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ryan Miske is the leader of the firm’s worldwide private equity practice, working with private and public companies on debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.

Experience

Leader of the firm's worldwide private equity practice. Past experience as a manager for an industrial supply company in Chicago. Serves all industries and has been a close advisor to many food and agribusinesses, counseling on $5 billion worth of deals in these sectors recently.

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MO4.5
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RI4.5
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