Forensic, Advisory & Valuation
When you need forensic accounting, business valuation and litigation expertise you can trust, we can be the perfect support for your team.
Our team has decades of experience dealing with:
- Fraud investigations
- Commercial damages
- Insurance claims
- Family law
- Personal damages
- Business valuation
- Fiduciary services and more.
The consulting team includes many experienced testifying experts with a diverse set of disciplines and backgrounds.
We offer an independent range of investigative and dispute services and provide analysis of complex issues for use in legal and regulatory proceedings and international arbitration.
The team has testified in federal and state courts as well as in domestic and international arbitrations, and been court appointed in matters.
How do you get the best for your clients?
Your clients are seeking top quality, efficient strategies to manage increasing litigation. You want experts who can help you assess cases early and provide efficient, effective, hands-on service.
Our partner-led engagement teams deliver objective, independent solutions that are custom fit for each case.
We focus on your clients’ matters from the beginning, collaborating internally to leverage years of professional experience in public accounting, forensic accounting, economic damages, business valuation and fraud examination.
Plug into broad expertise about your clients’ businesses.
Half a century of experience serving thousands of clients in practically every industry makes our firm’s professional staff a deep resource of information for you and your clients.
Law firms and corporations come to us when they need solutions to complex problems. Whether it’s turning data dumps into manageable relational databases, tracing funds across borders or creating easy-to-understand exhibits, we can help you leverage technology to drive case strategy and get the right results for clients.
We can also assist with preparing insurance claims in alignment with your client’s policies and their unique needs.
Fraud can strike any organization. How can you help your clients strike back?
Our professionals have decades of experience dealing with financial investigations, corruption allegations, and other fraud schemes.
Many of our professionals have spent decades conducting large-scale investigations across many industries including real estate, retail markets, healthcare, and financial services.
You need a qualified team that understands how to identify financial statement fraud, such as improper capitalization of expenses or improper utilization of reserves. We can also assist with investigating asset misappropriation like skimming, embezzlement, third party fraud, as well as corruption, bribery and money laundering.
Need a Family Law Expert?
Family lawyers know that every matter requires special attention. Clients’ relationships are different, their motivations are different, and their finances can be dramatically different.
That’s why you need hands-on financial experts with the experience and reputation to navigate each client’s situation, not just routine analysis and standard reports.
For divorce, prenuptial, postnuptial or other family law matters, attorneys count on our professionals.
We have extensive experience in all aspects of the divorce process including discovery, mediations and trial.
We have served as court appointed experts, and provided expert testimony in Federal and State courts, as well as having an integral role at mediation when necessary.
Services include:
- Preparation of financial affidavits
- Equitable distribution analysis
- Income determination
- Alimony and child support calculations
- Lifestyle analysis
- Identification of the assets and liabilities of the parties and perform valuations if required
- Assistance with requests for production, mandatory disclosure and interrogatories
- Assistance with depositions of the parties involved and their financial experts
- Asset tracing and comingling analysis
- Dissipation analysis and calculations
Valuation matters – for financial reporting, litigation, tax planning and reporting, and transactions.
What is the value of a privately held business or business interest? What about an intangible asset? Or a specific financial instrument like an option, warrant, convertible debt, preferred stock, or other complex security?
Our valuation professionals have the highest and most respected valuation credentials in the industry including:
- Accredited in Business Valuations (ABV)
- Accredited Senior Appraisers (ASA)
- Certified Valuation Analysts (CVA)
Our valuations comply with the applicable standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Appraised Foundation, and the American Society of Appraisers.
We work with attorneys, auditors, financial institutions and business owners and their management teams assisting them with valuation matters involving:
- Bankruptcy
- Buy-sell agreements
- Commercial litigation
- Estate tax planning
- Goodwill impairment (ASC 350)
- Income tax planning and reporting
- Marital dissolution
- Purchase price allocation (ASC 805)
- Purchase/sale of businesses or business interests
- Shareholder agreements & disputes
- Stock options issued as compensation (ASC 718/505-50 & IRC 409A)
Our Professionals






























Adam Rabinowitz, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Adam co-leads Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice.
Kara Stearns Sharp, CPA, CFF, CFE, CVA
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Kara Stearns Sharp co-leads Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice, where she brings clients more than 25 years of experience in the accounting industry. She specializes in investigative and forensic accounting, due diligence, and business advisory services.
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Steven Berwick, CVA, CITP, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Steven M. Berwick joined Kaufman Rossin in 1974 and serves as a principal in the firm's audit and litigation practices. He has extensive experience in lost profit calculations, commercial damage models, professional malpractice matters, and expert witness testimony. He has testified in over 50 c…
Luisa Blandon, CVA, CPA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Luisa Blandon joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015 and is a Manager of the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law and civil matters.
Byron M. Brown, CPA, CFF, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Byron M. Brown joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a principal in our Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Byron’s experience includes providing forensic investigatory and dispute related services including managing fraud investigations, advising and executing on the exercise of …
S. Alexandra Coupet, CFE
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Alexandra Coupet joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015,and is a senior manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. She provides a variety of consulting services related to commercial litigation, including economic damages and lost profits calculations. Alexandra has …
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
Tamara Crespo, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Tamara Crespo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. She provides a variety of litigation consulting services in the areas of economic damages, business valuation, lost profits and damages, matrimonial matters and other forensic ac…
José Cúneo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
José Cúneo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2012 and is a principal in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. José performs forensic investigations of public, private, government and non-profit entities. His practice includes preparation of prospective financial information; lost profi…
Denia DeCespdes
Professional, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Denia De Cespedes joined Kaufman Rossin in 2000, and is currently a member in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law matters.
Edward Gannon, MBA, ASA, MAFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As one of Kaufman Rossin’s litigation consulting specialists, Edward provides expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, and throughout the discovery process. For more than 20 years, Ed has counseled attorneys on the financial aspects of their cases, inc…
Patrick Gannon, CPA, CFF, CVA, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Patrick Gannon focuses on forensic accounting and valuation matters in the dispute arena; additionally, he often leads internal and external financial and fraud investigations, ranging from FCPA investigations to Ponzi scheme analyses. Pat has worked directly with regulators, including the Securitie…
Justin Gannon, CPA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Justin Gannon is a manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Prior to joining Kaufman Rossin in 2106, Justin spent three years as a Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time there he oversaw a multitude of audit engagements incl…
David Garcia, CVA, CPA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
David Garcia is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services practice. David has a wide range of expertise in providing traditional audit, accounting, and business consulting services to clients in a variety of industries. His forensic accounting experience inclu…
Maximilian Halasz, CPA, CFF, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Maximilian Halasz joined Kaufman Rossin in 2018 and is a senior manager in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Max’s practice focuses on forensic accounting and litigation consulting engagements related to economic damages, contract disputes, insurance claims, business valuat…
Ed Hirschberg, CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA
Principal Emeritus, Broward Practice Leader
Ft. Lauderdale
In addition to serving as Kaufman Rossin’s Broward practice leader, Edward P. Hirschberg led litigation support and forensic accounting engagements for clients in matrimonial and civil matters. A practicing CPA since 1972, Ed drew on decades of experience when advising clients. In May 2022 E…
Melinda Mergelsberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Melinda Mergelsberg is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Melinda joined the firm in 2013, with significant prior experience in tax and accounting. She uses this knowledge to provide litigation support and forensic accounting services …
Kenneth Porras, CPA, CVA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Kenneth Porras joined Kaufman Rossin in 2016 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Providing support to the family law division, he performs various financial analyses. He prepares schedules for financial affidavits, standard interrogatories, ch…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Michelle Reinhold, CPA, CVA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michelle Reinhold is a senior in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she provides forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters.
James J. Reto, CPA, CFF, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
James J. Reto is a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. He provides business valuation and forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters. Jim has provided expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, and arbitratio…
Avelino Rodrigues, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services team, Avelino “Vino” Rodrigues brings more than 25 years of practice experience to clients on fraud, litigation, regulatory and other matters.
Eliot Schellenberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Eliot Schellenberg has been with Kaufman Rossin since 2010 and is a Principal in the forensic, advisory, and valuation department. He provides forensic and accounting services to clients throughout South Florida relating to family law matters and has provided expert witness testimony in Broward…
Michaela Shane, CPA, CFF, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Michaela is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. She assists clients with complex forensic accounting, financial investigations, and a variety of litigation consulting matters.
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Elan Sternberg, CPA, CVA
Director of Forensic and Litigation Services, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Elan is a director in the Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services group at Kaufman Rossin, specializing in providing forensic accounting and litigation consulting services.
Robert A. Stone, CPA, ABV, CFF
Principal, Senior Client Services
Miami
For more than four decades, Robert A. Stone has helped wealthy clients and entrepreneurs manage complex problems and capitalize on opportunities. His practice is grounded in audit, accounting, and tax services. He counsels clients on estate and trust planning, and mergers and acquisitions.
Marcela Varela, CVA, CDFA®
Associate Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Marcela Varela is an associate principal and director in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she leads family law engagements. She works with clients on the preparation of financial affidavits, child support guideline calculations, lifestyle analyses and asset…
Brooke Zick, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Brooke Zick is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's forensic, advisory and business valuation group. She focuses her practice on litigation consulting for commercial matters and forensic accounting.






























Adam Rabinowitz, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Adam co-leads Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice.
Kara Stearns Sharp, CPA, CFF, CFE, CVA
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Kara Stearns Sharp co-leads Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice, where she brings clients more than 25 years of experience in the accounting industry. She specializes in investigative and forensic accounting, due diligence, and business advisory services.
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Steven Berwick, CVA, CITP, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Steven M. Berwick joined Kaufman Rossin in 1974 and serves as a principal in the firm's audit and litigation practices. He has extensive experience in lost profit calculations, commercial damage models, professional malpractice matters, and expert witness testimony. He has testified in over 50 c…
Luisa Blandon, CVA, CPA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Luisa Blandon joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015 and is a Manager of the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law and civil matters.
Byron M. Brown, CPA, CFF, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Byron M. Brown joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a principal in our Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Byron’s experience includes providing forensic investigatory and dispute related services including managing fraud investigations, advising and executing on the exercise of …
S. Alexandra Coupet, CFE
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Alexandra Coupet joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015,and is a senior manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. She provides a variety of consulting services related to commercial litigation, including economic damages and lost profits calculations. Alexandra has …
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
Tamara Crespo, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Tamara Crespo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. She provides a variety of litigation consulting services in the areas of economic damages, business valuation, lost profits and damages, matrimonial matters and other forensic ac…
José Cúneo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
José Cúneo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2012 and is a principal in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. José performs forensic investigations of public, private, government and non-profit entities. His practice includes preparation of prospective financial information; lost profi…
Denia DeCespdes
Professional, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Denia De Cespedes joined Kaufman Rossin in 2000, and is currently a member in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law matters.
Edward Gannon, MBA, ASA, MAFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As one of Kaufman Rossin’s litigation consulting specialists, Edward provides expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, and throughout the discovery process. For more than 20 years, Ed has counseled attorneys on the financial aspects of their cases, inc…
Patrick Gannon, CPA, CFF, CVA, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Patrick Gannon focuses on forensic accounting and valuation matters in the dispute arena; additionally, he often leads internal and external financial and fraud investigations, ranging from FCPA investigations to Ponzi scheme analyses. Pat has worked directly with regulators, including the Securitie…
Justin Gannon, CPA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Justin Gannon is a manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Prior to joining Kaufman Rossin in 2106, Justin spent three years as a Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time there he oversaw a multitude of audit engagements incl…
David Garcia, CVA, CPA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
David Garcia is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services practice. David has a wide range of expertise in providing traditional audit, accounting, and business consulting services to clients in a variety of industries. His forensic accounting experience inclu…
Maximilian Halasz, CPA, CFF, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Maximilian Halasz joined Kaufman Rossin in 2018 and is a senior manager in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Max’s practice focuses on forensic accounting and litigation consulting engagements related to economic damages, contract disputes, insurance claims, business valuat…
Ed Hirschberg, CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA
Principal Emeritus, Broward Practice Leader
Ft. Lauderdale
In addition to serving as Kaufman Rossin’s Broward practice leader, Edward P. Hirschberg led litigation support and forensic accounting engagements for clients in matrimonial and civil matters. A practicing CPA since 1972, Ed drew on decades of experience when advising clients. In May 2022 E…
Melinda Mergelsberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Melinda Mergelsberg is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Melinda joined the firm in 2013, with significant prior experience in tax and accounting. She uses this knowledge to provide litigation support and forensic accounting services …
Kenneth Porras, CPA, CVA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Kenneth Porras joined Kaufman Rossin in 2016 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Providing support to the family law division, he performs various financial analyses. He prepares schedules for financial affidavits, standard interrogatories, ch…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Michelle Reinhold, CPA, CVA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michelle Reinhold is a senior in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she provides forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters.
James J. Reto, CPA, CFF, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
James J. Reto is a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. He provides business valuation and forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters. Jim has provided expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, and arbitratio…
Avelino Rodrigues, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services team, Avelino “Vino” Rodrigues brings more than 25 years of practice experience to clients on fraud, litigation, regulatory and other matters.
Eliot Schellenberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Eliot Schellenberg has been with Kaufman Rossin since 2010 and is a Principal in the forensic, advisory, and valuation department. He provides forensic and accounting services to clients throughout South Florida relating to family law matters and has provided expert witness testimony in Broward…
Michaela Shane, CPA, CFF, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Michaela is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. She assists clients with complex forensic accounting, financial investigations, and a variety of litigation consulting matters.
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Elan Sternberg, CPA, CVA
Director of Forensic and Litigation Services, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Elan is a director in the Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services group at Kaufman Rossin, specializing in providing forensic accounting and litigation consulting services.
Robert A. Stone, CPA, ABV, CFF
Principal, Senior Client Services
Miami
For more than four decades, Robert A. Stone has helped wealthy clients and entrepreneurs manage complex problems and capitalize on opportunities. His practice is grounded in audit, accounting, and tax services. He counsels clients on estate and trust planning, and mergers and acquisitions.
Marcela Varela, CVA, CDFA®
Associate Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Marcela Varela is an associate principal and director in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she leads family law engagements. She works with clients on the preparation of financial affidavits, child support guideline calculations, lifestyle analyses and asset…
Brooke Zick, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Brooke Zick is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's forensic, advisory and business valuation group. She focuses her practice on litigation consulting for commercial matters and forensic accounting.






























Adam Rabinowitz, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Adam co-leads Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice.
Kara Stearns Sharp, CPA, CFF, CFE, CVA
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Kara Stearns Sharp co-leads Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice, where she brings clients more than 25 years of experience in the accounting industry. She specializes in investigative and forensic accounting, due diligence, and business advisory services.
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Steven Berwick, CVA, CITP, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Steven M. Berwick joined Kaufman Rossin in 1974 and serves as a principal in the firm's audit and litigation practices. He has extensive experience in lost profit calculations, commercial damage models, professional malpractice matters, and expert witness testimony. He has testified in over 50 c…
Luisa Blandon, CVA, CPA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Luisa Blandon joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015 and is a Manager of the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law and civil matters.
Byron M. Brown, CPA, CFF, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Byron M. Brown joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a principal in our Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Byron’s experience includes providing forensic investigatory and dispute related services including managing fraud investigations, advising and executing on the exercise of …
S. Alexandra Coupet, CFE
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Alexandra Coupet joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015,and is a senior manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. She provides a variety of consulting services related to commercial litigation, including economic damages and lost profits calculations. Alexandra has …
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
Tamara Crespo, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Tamara Crespo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. She provides a variety of litigation consulting services in the areas of economic damages, business valuation, lost profits and damages, matrimonial matters and other forensic ac…
José Cúneo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
José Cúneo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2012 and is a principal in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. José performs forensic investigations of public, private, government and non-profit entities. His practice includes preparation of prospective financial information; lost profi…
Denia DeCespdes
Professional, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Denia De Cespedes joined Kaufman Rossin in 2000, and is currently a member in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law matters.
Edward Gannon, MBA, ASA, MAFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As one of Kaufman Rossin’s litigation consulting specialists, Edward provides expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, and throughout the discovery process. For more than 20 years, Ed has counseled attorneys on the financial aspects of their cases, inc…
Patrick Gannon, CPA, CFF, CVA, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Patrick Gannon focuses on forensic accounting and valuation matters in the dispute arena; additionally, he often leads internal and external financial and fraud investigations, ranging from FCPA investigations to Ponzi scheme analyses. Pat has worked directly with regulators, including the Securitie…
Justin Gannon, CPA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Justin Gannon is a manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Prior to joining Kaufman Rossin in 2106, Justin spent three years as a Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time there he oversaw a multitude of audit engagements incl…
David Garcia, CVA, CPA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
David Garcia is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services practice. David has a wide range of expertise in providing traditional audit, accounting, and business consulting services to clients in a variety of industries. His forensic accounting experience inclu…
Maximilian Halasz, CPA, CFF, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Maximilian Halasz joined Kaufman Rossin in 2018 and is a senior manager in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Max’s practice focuses on forensic accounting and litigation consulting engagements related to economic damages, contract disputes, insurance claims, business valuat…
Ed Hirschberg, CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA
Principal Emeritus, Broward Practice Leader
Ft. Lauderdale
In addition to serving as Kaufman Rossin’s Broward practice leader, Edward P. Hirschberg led litigation support and forensic accounting engagements for clients in matrimonial and civil matters. A practicing CPA since 1972, Ed drew on decades of experience when advising clients. In May 2022 E…
Melinda Mergelsberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Melinda Mergelsberg is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Melinda joined the firm in 2013, with significant prior experience in tax and accounting. She uses this knowledge to provide litigation support and forensic accounting services …
Kenneth Porras, CPA, CVA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Kenneth Porras joined Kaufman Rossin in 2016 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Providing support to the family law division, he performs various financial analyses. He prepares schedules for financial affidavits, standard interrogatories, ch…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Michelle Reinhold, CPA, CVA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michelle Reinhold is a senior in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she provides forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters.
James J. Reto, CPA, CFF, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
James J. Reto is a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. He provides business valuation and forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters. Jim has provided expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, and arbitratio…
Avelino Rodrigues, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services team, Avelino “Vino” Rodrigues brings more than 25 years of practice experience to clients on fraud, litigation, regulatory and other matters.
Eliot Schellenberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Eliot Schellenberg has been with Kaufman Rossin since 2010 and is a Principal in the forensic, advisory, and valuation department. He provides forensic and accounting services to clients throughout South Florida relating to family law matters and has provided expert witness testimony in Broward…
Michaela Shane, CPA, CFF, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Michaela is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. She assists clients with complex forensic accounting, financial investigations, and a variety of litigation consulting matters.
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Elan Sternberg, CPA, CVA
Director of Forensic and Litigation Services, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Elan is a director in the Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services group at Kaufman Rossin, specializing in providing forensic accounting and litigation consulting services.
Robert A. Stone, CPA, ABV, CFF
Principal, Senior Client Services
Miami
For more than four decades, Robert A. Stone has helped wealthy clients and entrepreneurs manage complex problems and capitalize on opportunities. His practice is grounded in audit, accounting, and tax services. He counsels clients on estate and trust planning, and mergers and acquisitions.
Marcela Varela, CVA, CDFA®
Associate Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Marcela Varela is an associate principal and director in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she leads family law engagements. She works with clients on the preparation of financial affidavits, child support guideline calculations, lifestyle analyses and asset…
Brooke Zick, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Brooke Zick is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's forensic, advisory and business valuation group. She focuses her practice on litigation consulting for commercial matters and forensic accounting.






























Adam Rabinowitz, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Adam co-leads Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice.
Kara Stearns Sharp, CPA, CFF, CFE, CVA
Practice Leader, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Kara Stearns Sharp co-leads Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice, where she brings clients more than 25 years of experience in the accounting industry. She specializes in investigative and forensic accounting, due diligence, and business advisory services.
Michael P. Elkin, CPA, CFF, ABV, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michael Elkin serves as a Principal in the firm's forensic, advisory, and valuation services practice. For more than 30 years, he has provided business consulting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness testimony in the areas of financial investigations, economic damages,…
Steven Berwick, CVA, CITP, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Steven M. Berwick joined Kaufman Rossin in 1974 and serves as a principal in the firm's audit and litigation practices. He has extensive experience in lost profit calculations, commercial damage models, professional malpractice matters, and expert witness testimony. He has testified in over 50 c…
Luisa Blandon, CVA, CPA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Luisa Blandon joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015 and is a Manager of the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law and civil matters.
Byron M. Brown, CPA, CFF, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Byron M. Brown joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a principal in our Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Byron’s experience includes providing forensic investigatory and dispute related services including managing fraud investigations, advising and executing on the exercise of …
S. Alexandra Coupet, CFE
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Alexandra Coupet joined Kaufman Rossin in 2015,and is a senior manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. She provides a variety of consulting services related to commercial litigation, including economic damages and lost profits calculations. Alexandra has …
Michael Crain, CPA, ABV, CFA, CFE
Senior Advisor, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Dr. Michael Crain is a senior advisor in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services department.
Tamara Crespo, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Tamara Crespo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. She provides a variety of litigation consulting services in the areas of economic damages, business valuation, lost profits and damages, matrimonial matters and other forensic ac…
José Cúneo, CPA, CFF, CVA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
José Cúneo joined Kaufman Rossin in 2012 and is a principal in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. José performs forensic investigations of public, private, government and non-profit entities. His practice includes preparation of prospective financial information; lost profi…
Denia DeCespdes
Professional, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Denia De Cespedes joined Kaufman Rossin in 2000, and is currently a member in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Her practice is focused on family law matters.
Edward Gannon, MBA, ASA, MAFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As one of Kaufman Rossin’s litigation consulting specialists, Edward provides expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, arbitrations, depositions, and throughout the discovery process. For more than 20 years, Ed has counseled attorneys on the financial aspects of their cases, inc…
Patrick Gannon, CPA, CFF, CVA, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Patrick Gannon focuses on forensic accounting and valuation matters in the dispute arena; additionally, he often leads internal and external financial and fraud investigations, ranging from FCPA investigations to Ponzi scheme analyses. Pat has worked directly with regulators, including the Securitie…
Justin Gannon, CPA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Justin Gannon is a manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Prior to joining Kaufman Rossin in 2106, Justin spent three years as a Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During his time there he oversaw a multitude of audit engagements incl…
David Garcia, CVA, CPA, CFE
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
David Garcia is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services practice. David has a wide range of expertise in providing traditional audit, accounting, and business consulting services to clients in a variety of industries. His forensic accounting experience inclu…
Maximilian Halasz, CPA, CFF, CVA
Senior Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Maximilian Halasz joined Kaufman Rossin in 2018 and is a senior manager in the Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services department. Max’s practice focuses on forensic accounting and litigation consulting engagements related to economic damages, contract disputes, insurance claims, business valuat…
Ed Hirschberg, CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA
Principal Emeritus, Broward Practice Leader
Ft. Lauderdale
In addition to serving as Kaufman Rossin’s Broward practice leader, Edward P. Hirschberg led litigation support and forensic accounting engagements for clients in matrimonial and civil matters. A practicing CPA since 1972, Ed drew on decades of experience when advising clients. In May 2022 E…
Melinda Mergelsberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Melinda Mergelsberg is a Principal in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. Melinda joined the firm in 2013, with significant prior experience in tax and accounting. She uses this knowledge to provide litigation support and forensic accounting services …
Kenneth Porras, CPA, CVA, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Kenneth Porras joined Kaufman Rossin in 2016 and is a manager in the forensic, advisory, and valuation services department. Providing support to the family law division, he performs various financial analyses. He prepares schedules for financial affidavits, standard interrogatories, ch…
Charnele Ramphal
Director, Valuation Services
Miami
Charnele Ramphal joined Kaufman Rossin in 2011 and is a director in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department. Her valuation expertise includes deal advisory, financial reporting, tax advisory, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, tax compliance and planning, equities/debt, o…
Michelle Reinhold, CPA, CVA, CFF
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Michelle Reinhold is a senior in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she provides forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters.
James J. Reto, CPA, CFF, ABV
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
James J. Reto is a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice. He provides business valuation and forensic accounting services for commercial litigation and family law matters. Jim has provided expert testimony and assistance at trials, mediations, and arbitratio…
Avelino Rodrigues, CPA, CFF
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
As a leader in Kaufman Rossin’s Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services team, Avelino “Vino” Rodrigues brings more than 25 years of practice experience to clients on fraud, litigation, regulatory and other matters.
Eliot Schellenberg, CPA, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Eliot Schellenberg has been with Kaufman Rossin since 2010 and is a Principal in the forensic, advisory, and valuation department. He provides forensic and accounting services to clients throughout South Florida relating to family law matters and has provided expert witness testimony in Broward…
Michaela Shane, CPA, CFF, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Michaela is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services practice. She assists clients with complex forensic accounting, financial investigations, and a variety of litigation consulting matters.
Peter Smith, CVA
Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Peter Smith joined Kaufman Rossin in 2010. He is a principal in the forensic, advisory and valuation services department and is a business valuation practice leader serving clients across the United States and Internationally. He has extensive experience performing valuations of businesses, business…
Elan Sternberg, CPA, CVA
Director of Forensic and Litigation Services, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Elan is a director in the Forensic, Advisory, and Valuation Services group at Kaufman Rossin, specializing in providing forensic accounting and litigation consulting services.
Robert A. Stone, CPA, ABV, CFF
Principal, Senior Client Services
Miami
For more than four decades, Robert A. Stone has helped wealthy clients and entrepreneurs manage complex problems and capitalize on opportunities. His practice is grounded in audit, accounting, and tax services. He counsels clients on estate and trust planning, and mergers and acquisitions.
Marcela Varela, CVA, CDFA®
Associate Principal, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Miami
Marcela Varela is an associate principal and director in Kaufman Rossin’s forensic, advisory and valuation services practice where she leads family law engagements. She works with clients on the preparation of financial affidavits, child support guideline calculations, lifestyle analyses and asset…
Brooke Zick, CFE
Manager, Forensic, Advisory and Valuation Services
Ft. Lauderdale
Brooke Zick is a Manager in Kaufman Rossin's forensic, advisory and business valuation group. She focuses her practice on litigation consulting for commercial matters and forensic accounting.
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