L.A,'s bloodhounds.Below are a few local forensic accountants who have gained prominence over the years. Michael Miskei Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Mowrey & Miskei Entertainment FORMER Gursey Schneider star left to hook up with fellow forensic accountants Stephen Cohen and William Scott Mowrey to form entertainment-related shop ... Work on long-running "Winnie the Pooh" case was tossed out after judge determined that Miskei's independent report was too biased in favor of Disney ... A client, "Quantum Leap" producer Deborah Pratt, won an $2.4 million arbitration award against Miskei and his former firm after they failed to ferret out assets of her ex-husband, "Magnum P.I." creator Donald Bellisario. Donald Gursey Gursey Schneider & Co. Divorce FORMER president of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, considered the dean of forensic accounting Forensic accounting, sometimes called investigative accounting, involves the application of accounting concepts and techniques to legal problems. Forensic accountants investigate and document financial Fraud and white-collar crimes in divorce arena ... Set out to be businessman, but became CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. after graduating with accounting degree from UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ... Became a go-to guy for lawyers with whom he shared offices during the early part of his career ... Moved into divorce arena after the Family Law Act of 1970 established community property laws and a need to sniff out hidden assets hidden assets Items of value that are owned by a firm but do not appear on its balance sheet. For example, a trademark or patent may be a firm's most valuable owned asset; yet, it would not appear as such on its balance sheet. . Michael Spindler Deloitte & Touche Big Four Accountancy L.A.-based lieutenant of firm's "global leader," Joe Anastasi, oversees a staff of 50 from downtown office ... Has doubled staff in L.A. over the last three years and will likely add another 20 people by next year ... Longtime client Mattel uses firm to on various investigations, including reconstructing records lost during a fire at the toymaker's Thailand factory. Geoffrey Hill Stern Hill & Gregory Insurance HIS Woodland Hills practice is big local player in the niche specialty of investigating insurance claims ... Became a CPA as a "fluke" while studying for his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration at Cal State L.A. ... "Plain vanilla Refers to the bare minimum of functions that are known to be available in an application or system. Contrast with bells and whistles. " accountant switched after hooking up with forensic accountant Milton Stern in the mid-1980s ... Hates the term forensic accounting: "I use a phrase 'investigative accounting' because forensics is associated with death and divorce," he says. "We handle none of those." |
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