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SMALL, The Law Firm Solutions Company

Forensic Accounting for
Matters That Turn on
the Numbers

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Trusted by:

Glavin
Abell Eskew Landau
Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick
Weddle Law
Clark Smith Villazor
Thompson HD

Who You’re Hiring

Investigated Like an Agent. Explained for the Courtroom.

Trust Small

Former FBI Special Agent

Fourteen years investigating white-collar crime: mortgage and corporate fraud, health care fraud, money laundering and public corruption, including service on the Enron Task Force.

CPA, CFE and CFF

Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified in Financial Forensics, with more than 30 years in accounting, audit and investigations.

Expert Witness

Expert reports, deposition and trial testimony in federal and state courts, including the Southern District of New York, and grand jury testimony as a federal agent.

Global Investigations

Fraud, corruption and FCPA investigations across Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, working alongside outside counsel and federal prosecutors.

How We Work

Every engagement starts with counsel: we agree the questions, the records and the deadline before work begins. Every statement and record is indexed into a master ledger so nothing is analyzed twice or missed. Each conclusion is tied back to a source document you can put in front of a court, and the findings, schedules and exhibits are written for people who are not accountants.
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Engagements

Where Counsel
Brings Us In

Accounting and Bookkeeping

Fraud and Internal Investigations

Embezzlement, accounting and securities fraud, whistle-blower allegations and misconduct by insiders. We analyze the records, interview witnesses where counsel asks, and report what happened and what the exposure is. FCPA and anti-corruption matters included.

Fund Tracing and Asset Recovery

Following money through bank, brokerage, cryptocurrency and real estate transactions, across dozens of accounts and many years, to show where it went and who controlled it. Support for forfeiture, recovery, and partner or business disputes.
Expert Referral Services

Expert Reports and Testimony

Written expert reports, rebuttal analysis, deposition and trial testimony, and the schedules and exhibits that make the numbers clear to a judge or jury. We also connect counsel with vetted specialists when a matter needs another discipline.

Our Awards and Certificates:

Gold Certification
Platinum Certification
CFE Certification
Texas Certification
AICPA
Intuit QuickBooks
Intuit Proconnect
Clio
Justworks
Ramp

What Our Clients Say

David Eskew
    David Eskew

    Founding Partner - Abell Eskew Landau LLP

    “Our firm consistently relies on SMALL for complex financial investigations in white-collar criminal and civil matters. With expertise as a CPA, fraud examiner, and former FBI Special Agent, SMALL excels in forensic accounting and litigation strategy. We value his thorough analyses, comprehensive reports, and responsive, approachable manner.”

    Rodney Villazor
      Rodney Villazor

      Founding Partner - Clark Smith Villazor LLP

      "Since our firm's inception, SMALL has been our back-office accounting team, expertly managing billing, bill payments, payroll, and financial reporting. They've supported us in several forensic accounting matters, including complex case tracing funds, cryptocurrency fiat, and real estate purchases across the Americas. Their analysis of over 50 bank accounts spanning a decade provided crucial insights. I've referred several colleagues starting their own law firms to SMALL for their financial management."

      Justin Weddle
        Justin Weddle

        Founding Partner - Weddle Law PLLC

        "SMALL was referred to me when I opened my firm, and they've been with us for six years. They expertly manage our back-office needs, including QuickBooks Online, Payroll, and billing. Their forensic accounting services have also been invaluable for analyzing financial and tax records for my clients. SMALL is a true partner in our success."

        Three Decades Following the Money

        Douglas Small spent 14 years as an FBI Special Agent working complex white-collar cases, including the Enron Task Force, before advising law firms and global companies on fraud, forensic accounting and anti-corruption matters at Navigant Consulting, Capstone Advisory Group and Berkeley Research Group. He has provided expert reports and testimony in federal and state courts, worked closely with federal prosecutors, and led investigations on six continents. He is a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified in Financial Forensics, and has written and spoken on fraud and FCPA compliance for Westlaw’s White Collar Crime Journal, Ethisphere and the National Law Journal.
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        Selected Matters

        Representative engagements, with client details withheld.

        Securities and Accounting Fraud

        Outside counsel engaged SMALL after an internal whistle-blower alleged accounting and securities fraud by the Chief Financial Officer. The work covered company financial data, budgeting models, market forecasts and public filings, plus an electronic document review, and gave the legal team a clear picture of what happened and the company’s exposure.
        CFO Fraud

        A Decade of Money Across 50 Accounts

        For a litigation team, SMALL traced funds through cryptocurrency, fiat currency and real estate purchases across the Americas, analyzing more than 50 bank accounts over ten years. The analysis gave counsel the flow of funds they needed to advance the matter.
        Revamping Firm Operations

        Trust Account Embezzlement

        As a federal agent, Douglas Small helped investigate a law firm employee who embezzled $2 million from client trust accounts, tracing the funds through several financial institutions. The case ended in forfeiture of the stolen assets. It is the kind of matter that informs how SMALL runs trust accounting for its law firm clients today.

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