The members of the Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox Accounting Malpractice Defense team are skilled and experienced in all types of professional liability claims against accounting professionals, including pre-suit assistance and defense in active litigation. We are likewise available to assist Accounting Professionals when subpoenaed as witnesses and/or custodians of records in third-party litigation.
Our relationships with insurance carriers streamline the process for Accounting Professionals, allowing them to do what they do best, which is to serve the interests of their clients.
Our Accounting Professional clients range from sole practitioners to large accounting firms including:
- Regional Accounting Firms that handle the entire spectrum of Accounting Services to individual, corporate and governmental clients
- ESOP consultants
- Mid-Sized Accounting Firms with offices throughout Memphis, Nashville and elsewhere in Tennessee
- Small Accounting Firms and Solo Practitioners
Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox’s attorneys are seasoned in investigating, negotiating, counseling and aggressively defending accounting firms on a variety of actions by corporations and individuals, ranging from securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, failure to detect embezzlement and defalcations, allegedly deficient ESOP planning, errors in providing consulting services, and other malpractice related claims.
Our attorneys who focus on accountant malpractice defense have strong backgrounds in finance, accounting and economics and are fluent in the language of accountancy. They are adept at reading and understanding accounting and auditing documents and financial statements of all types. Our attorneys stay on top of the latest developments and are keenly attuned to the potential impacts of tax code changes on the practice of accounting.
As with all engagements undertaken by our firm, we begin accountant malpractice actions with a concentrated effort to identify and understand the needs of our clients and to analyze the details and nuances of their individual cases. This practice includes pre-claim assistance and risk management advice to our clients on a number of topics and areas.
Where appropriate, we focus on resolving cases early through motion practice, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. We are acutely aware of the importance of preserving our client’s public image, and we work with clients to address these issues, especially in high profile scenarios.
When cases are not suitable for resolution, we stand ready to aggressively defend our Accounting Professional clients at trial.
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