Forensic Accounting "Light" and Why You Need It (Even When You Think You Don’t)

Julie Bodenheimer

Julie K. Bodenheimer is an attorney and an accountant. She works with family law attorneys to prepare the financial cases for their clients by assisting them with discovery plans, digitizing the relevant documents and then organizing and analyzing the data contained in those documents. She also acts as a special master for financial issues in family law cases. You can find more information about her at her website www.backtoyourbusiness.com.

What do these situations have in common?

They each present an opportunity for you to use financial documents to win cases for your clients. You will be able to take the most advantage of the financial documents available in discovery or from your client if you make it a regular habit to collect, organize and analyze all financial information at the outset of your representation.