product-image
Beyond the Expert Role: Serving as a Neutral, Monitor, or Receiver
Forensic Services
Webcast

Beyond the Expert Role: Serving as a Neutral, Monitor, or Receiver

Forensic practitioners, acting as neutrals, receivers, or monitors, play a crucial role in dispute resolution matters. Discover the distinctions between these roles and that of serving as an expert for one side, and explore how practitioners have successfully developed specialized niche practices.

$0 - $118
Do you have an AICPA or CIMA membership? Log in to apply your member discount.

Format

Webcast

Date

Dec 09, 2025

NASBA Field of Study

Accounting

Level

Basic

CPE Credits

1.5

Instructor

Lynda Schwartz, Suzanne Blake, Karyl M. Van Tassel, Peter S. Davis

Availability

3 months

Product Number

WC4825045

 View  
 Business & partner 
Product Details

Forensic practitioners often associate their roles with serving as witnesses for one party in a dispute. However, they may also find themselves in positions that place them at the center of the conflict, such as litigation neutrals, court-appointed receivers or monitors. In collaborative divorce, the financial professional is always neutral.

Practitioners in these roles can significantly influence the outcome of disputes and, at times, establish thriving niche practices.

Participants will learn about:

  • The unique aspects of these roles
  • How they differ from working as an expert for one side
  • How experienced practitioners have developed practices in this niche
  • The practicalities of administering and executing these engagements

Key Topics

  • Understanding the neutral role and the practical aspects of these engagements.
  • Understanding the role of a court-appointed receiver and the practical aspects of these engagements.
  • Understanding the role of a monitor and the practical aspects of these engagements.

Learning Outcomes

  • Distinguish the roles of forensic practitioners serving as neutrals, monitors or receivers from other roles as experts in litigation.
  • Recognize the differences in being retained, administering and executing engagements as a neutral, monitor or receiver from other litigation services roles.
  • Identify opportunities for personal and practice growth as a neutral, monitor or receiver.

Who Will Benefit

Forensic practitioners serving in litigation and dispute services engagements.

Credit Info
CPE Credits
1.5
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting
Level
Basic
Prerequisites
none
Access
This is a digital product. With full paid access the content will be available to you for 3 months after purchase date.
Duration
1.5 hrs
For more information, please refer to CPE requirements and NASBA sponsorship information
Pricing
Do you have an AICPA or CIMA membership? Log in to apply your member discount.
Nonmembers
$118.00
AICPA Members
$99.00
CIMA Members
$99.00
FVS Section Members
$0.00
ABV Credential Holders
$79.00
CFF Credential Holders
$79.00

Group ordering for your team

2 to 5 registrants

Save time with our group order form. We’ll send a consolidated invoice to keep your learning expenses organized.

Start order

6+ registrants

We can help with group discounts. Email client.support@aicpa-cima.com
US customers call 1-800-634-6780 (option 1)

Contact us
Speakers
Lynda Schwartz
CPA, CFF, CGMA
Lynda Schwartz provides investigation, expert witness and litigation consulting services in matters involving account reconstruction, allegations of embezzlement, lost profits, bankruptcy and business solvency and financial reporting matters. She has testified in state, federal and arbitration settings. She also adjudicates business disputes as an independent arbitrator. Lynda is a Professor of Practice at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she directs the forensic accounting curriculum and teaches courses in forensic accounting and fraud examination. Lynda is the immediate past chair of the CFF Credential Committee and a past chair of the AICPA’s Joint Trial Board, which adjudicates matters of professional discipline for CPAs. In 2021, the AICPA named her a Forensic & Litigation Services Volunteer of the Year.
Suzanne Blake
Suzanne Blake serves in the neutral financial professional roll in Collaborative Divorce proceedings. Suzanne is the president and co-founder of Blake|Cooper Financial Strategies, a financial-services firm associated with Raymond James that, in addition to providing traditional financial and investment planning, specializes in supporting individuals and couples during divorce proceedings. Suzanne is a past-president of Collaborative Divorce Texas.
Karyl M. Van Tassel
CPA, CFE
Karyl M. Van Tassel, CPA, CFE, is a Senior Managing Director in the Houston office of J.S. Held and leads the Global Investigation practice for North America. She has over thirty years of experience providing investigative and dispute services. She works with clients to address compliance procedures, accounting issues, financial damages, forensic accounting, economic and valuation challenges they face in a wide variety of investigation and litigation matters. She has been involved in many monitorships and receiverships in some of the largest cases in the country involving fraud and FCPA violations.
Peter S. Davis
Senior Managing Director Peter S. Davis has over 30 years of experience in complex receiverships, forensic accounting, restructuring, fraud detection, bankruptcy matters, valuations, and damages. Peter has served as Receiver in regulatory matters brought by the SEC, FTC, Arizona Corporation Commission, the Arizona State Board of Education, as well as lenders and shareholders. His areas of expertise include understanding and interpreting complex financial data, fraud detection/deterrence, and determination of damages. Peter has provided expert testimony in numerous Federal, Bankruptcy, and State court matters. Peter has provided training and education to numerous organizations on subjects including forensic accounting, receiverships, and fraud.
Accessibility

The Association is dedicated to removing barriers to the accountancy profession and ensuring that all accountancy professionals and other members of the public with an interest in the profession or joining the profession, including those with disabilities, have access to the profession and the Association's website, educational materials, products, and services.The Association is committed to making professional learning accessible to all product users. This commitment is maintained in accordance with applicable law. For additional information, please refer to the Association's Website Accessibility Policy. As part of this commitment, this product is closed-captioned. For additional accommodation requests please contact adaaccessibility@aicpa-cima.com and indicate the product that you are interested in (title, etc.) and the requested accommodation(s): Audio/Visual/Other. A member of our team will be in contact with you promptly to make sure we meet your needs appropriately.

Ratings and reviews

Cancellation Policy
View our Cancellation policy here

Related content

    This site is brought to you by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the global voice of the accounting and finance profession, founded by the American Institute of CPAs and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

    About|Terms & Conditions|Accessibility|Privacy Policy|Contact|Help|Site Map

    CA Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    }