
AICPA Expert Witness Skills Workshop
Learn how to combine confidence, credibility, and authority with a command of the courtroom. This highly interactive workshop focuses on practical skills necessary to credibly communicate a professional opinion to a trier of fact.
Date
Oct 27 - Oct 29, 2025
Location
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, Aurora, CO
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting
CPE Credits
31.5
Product Number
EXP25
Early Bird Savings
Register early and save $150! Early bird pricing expires Sep 12, 2025. Early bird savings will be shown in your shopping cart.
Beyond technical or financial knowledge, serving as an effective expert witness requires specific skills that convey confidence, credibility and authority. Learn how to combine these aspects, with a command of the courtroom, during the Expert Witness Skills Workshop.
This interactive workshop goes beyond the typical classroom lecture, allowing you to participate in interactive sessions, observe faculty demonstrations and practice your skills in a real-life courtroom atmosphere. With limited seating, participants can expect close to a 1:1 student-to faculty ratio. It’s the ideal environment to practice your presentation and communication skills with seasoned practitioners, who serve as expert witnesses, lawyers and judges.
“This was one of, if not the best, workshops I have attended. All the faculty, lawyers and judges were fantastic. It exceeded my expectations. What I have learned will have an immediate, direct and lasting positive impact on my career.” – Cheryl Sayers, CPA
Workshop Features:
- Request to participate in either the Economic Damages or Business Valuation Workgroup
- Prepare with a newly customized case study, including supporting fact patterns and reports
- Participate in hands-on and interactive exercises and observe faculty demonstrations to help prepare for mock trials
- Practice skills and apply techniques in a comfortable and supportive environment
- Receive real-time guidance and personalized feedback from lawyers, judges, and financial experts
- Collaborate and network with other students and share real-time observations and feedback
- Continue your learning, at home, with video-recordings of your personal interactive exercises
- Attend the online pre-workshop webcast Overview of Expert Reports, Deposition and Trial (required for all students)
- Participate in assigned online pre-workshop Case Study Workgroup and Meet & Greet (required for all students)
PLEASE NOTE: The focus of the workshop is on the practical skills necessary to credibly communicate a professional opinion to a trier of fact. It does not cover the technical aspects of developing a business valuation or an economic damages analysis. Requests for a particular workgroup will be considered but are not guaranteed.
Milestones to help you make the most of your experience:
Instructions for access to materials and pre-event required online events will be sent via email.
September 3 | Limited to 18 seats! Suggested registration date to pace your pre-workshop preparation
September 22 | Review case study and fact patterns for this workshop. Materials will be sent in advance. | Self-Paced | No CPE
October 8 | Pre-Workshop Webcast: Overview of Expert Reports, Deposition and Trial (required) | Online | CPE:4
October 15 | Economic Damages Case Study Workgroup and Meet & Greet (required for those assigned to Economic Damages) | Online | CPE: 2
October 16 | Business Valuation Case Study Workgroup and Meet & Greet (required for those assigned to Business Valuation) | Online | CPE: 2
Timing Optional | Bonus on-demand Rules, Reports, Testimony and Trials in Canada (optional) | On-demand, self-paced | CPE: None
October 27-29, 2025 | Join us in Aurora, CO (required) | Onsite | CPE: up to 26
Who Should Attend:
- Experienced expert witnesses: Refine and improve your skills
- First-time testifiers: Acquire essential skills and build your confidence in a protected environment
- ABV® and CFF® exams candidates: Develop your understanding of the litigation process
- General practitioners: Advance your skills beyond the technical aspects of preparing a damages or valuation report
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard
Aurora, Colorado 80019
Tel: 720-452-6900
Accommodations
Room rate: To come
Conference room rate expires Sept. 27, 2025 or when room block sells out, whichever comes first.
Dress Code: Business Casual (Mon & Tue); Business (Wed)
Looking for group pricing?
We can help with group discounts. Email groupconference@aicpa-cima.com
US customers call 1-800-634-6780 (option 2)
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