Forensic and Litigation Services

Since our beginning in 1983, Nihill & Riedley, now Smart Devine, has developed a reputation as one of the pre-eminent national forensic accounting firms. We provide consulting and expert witness services to a diverse base of clients, including law firms, public corporations, non-profits, governmental agencies and privately-held businesses. Our reputation has been built on a solid record of accomplishment by an experienced team of professionals. Many of our principals have backgrounds in federal law enforcement and more than 25 years of practice in private industry.

Our clients rely on our experience and expertise to discover and develop relevant fact patterns, to analyze complex financial issues and to clearly communicate the results. We have provided expert testimony in federal, state and local courts as well as arbitration forums in matters including commercial damages, fraud, tax controversies, environmental damages and other types of claims. We have also served as court appointed trustees.

Our practice areas include:

Litigation Services

Bankruptcy
Commercial Damages/Lost Profits
Contract Disputes
Partnership/Shareholder Actions
Professional Liability
Securities Litigation
Personal Injury/Wrongful Death

Environmental Litigation

Past Costs Investigations
Oversight Claims
Ability to Pay
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Volumetric Allocations
Cost Recovery Litigation

Forensic Investigations

Fraud Investigations
Internal Investigations
Due Diligence Investigations
Corporate Veil Piercing Claims
Financial Statement Frauds
White Collar Crime
Tax Controversies

Trustee & Monitoring Services

Receiverships/Master
Custodial Services
Bankruptcy Examiner

Digital Forensics & eDiscovery

Acquisition & Preservation of Electronic Evidence
Computer & Network Forensics
Internet/E-mail Investigations
Data Recovery & Analysis
Data Mining
Electronic Document Collection/Deduplication
Early Case Assessment
Document Production/Bates Stamping

Questions to Think About

Do I have the accounting and finance expertise to support this matter properly?
Do they have the credentials and expertise in my area of need?
Can I trust that the work will stand up in court?

Benefits

We understand the issues and how to address them
Over 25 years of testimony and deposition experience
Established reputation in the legal community

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