Prior to the mid-1970s, it was uncommon to sue one's lawyer or accountant for malpractice. Times have changed. Today, such cases proliferate and require highly specialized legal representation. We provide such defense to accountants, architects, engineers, and lawyers. Accountants are increasingly targeted for malpractice suits by both clients and those claiming to have sustained a foreseeable loss as a result of an accountant's alleged negligence. Victims of embezzlement and fraud and, simply, bad investors or overly trusting employers often blame accountants for losses. Taxpayers who have attracted the attention of the Internal Revenue Service sometimes seek to shift investigators' focus to their accountants.

We have dealt with allegations of RICO violations, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to detect embezzlements and defalcations, and tax advice. We have also represented accountants in connection with alleged errors in the provision of consulting services, an area which will likely see substantial growth as accounting firms continue to branch out from the audit and tax-related services they have traditionally provided.

Also see Business Law.

We regularly address the following legal issues for our clients:

  • Accountant-client privilege against the disclosure of information

  • Accountants liability

  • Accountants malpractice

  • Accounting services

  • Auditors malpractice

  • Audits

  • Complex specialty issues

  • Failure to detect defalcations

  • Privity

  • Securities violations

  • Tax preparation