As a Certified Public Accountant for almost four decades and President of the highly successful accounting firm Farias-Jett & Company, Robert Farias has earned a stellar reputation as a much-sought after and trusted Forensic Accounting Expert Witness for the past 35 years. His firm has represented clients in more than one hundred different types of businesses equipping him with unique qualifications necessary for testifying in just about every type of financial issue. He has already served as a designated or recognized Court Expert in Forensic Accounting for more than 50 cases. He has also assisted as a Consultant on numerous occasions, evaluating other experts’ work looking for flaws and/or discrepancies and providing an educated second opinion.
In 1974, Farias received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). Since then he has accumulated extensive experience in small business accounting systems and has also worked comprehensively with both large and small computerized accounting applications for decades. Licensed in California and Texas, Farias has been retained as a Forensic Accounting Expert Witness throughout the Country.
Many individuals and business owners who believe they have been wronged by illegal activity in need of a professional assessment of damages sustained have come to him so he can meticulously trace through books and records to ascertain if a financial crime has been committed and if so, how much. His extensive experience includes Retail (department and clothing stores, pharmacies), Manufacturing & Distribution, and Service Industries such as Health Care including physicians and dentists, along with other licensed professionals like attorneys, architects and engineers.
Farias has been retained by business owners and partners to perform Business Valuations regarding financial disputes to determine what a company is actually worth and earning as well as falsified claims and eminent domain battles. Analyses to expose whether or not there are inappropriate expenditures or hidden assets have also been conducted in numerous instances. He has provided testimony regarding many other matters such as embezzlement (defalcation), fraud, taxes, conversions and diverting, asset dissipation, liquidations, royalties, overbillings and bankruptcy (Court Appointed on Federal, State and District levels) as well as divorce to determine any concealed funds. Loss of earnings and opportunity cases against governmental agencies have been fought and won with the aid of Farias’ findings. He has also been successful in helping with bad loan claims against national banking institutions.
Serving as a Forensic Accounting Expert Witness has enabled Farias to assist people who often feel helpless in a seemingly hopeless situation. He thrives on the challenge of the discovery process to extract the Truth through financial records and other information available to aid clients in proving their cases. While highly effective at reconstructing and proving (or disproving) accounting records presented as evidence and possessing great character strongly advocating for his clients leaving no stone unturned, Farias never allows that advocacy to compromise his regarded professional and ethical standards.
A list of many cases where Robert Farias has been retained as a Forensic Accounting Expert Witness is available here.
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