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About Jimmy Stewart, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE

When complex financial matters are at the heart of a dispute, experience and objectivity are crucial. Jimmy Stewart, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE provides independent, data-driven accounting and valuation services to attorneys, businesses, and individuals involved in commercial litigation, family law disputes, and shareholder conflicts.

Stewart Forensic Accountants

Jimmy Stewart is the founder of Stewart Forensic Accountants, where he provides expert business valuation, economic damage calculation, and forensic accounting services in complex legal and financial disputes. Known for his analytical precision and clear communication style, Jimmy frequently serves as an expert witness, offering testimony and expert reports in commercial litigation, family law, and shareholder disputes.

With extensive experience across business valuation, economic damages, and forensic investigations, Jimmy helps attorneys, businesses, and individuals navigate financial disputes with confidence and clarity. His work often involves analyzing bank statements, general ledgers, and other records to quantify damages and uncover key financial insights. In litigation support, Jimmy assists counsel with document requests, case strategy, and targeted deposition questions—ensuring financial issues are understood and effectively presented.

Experience

  • Specialized areas of practice: business valuation, damage calculations
  • Commercial litigation, family law, shareholder disputes and forensic accounting investigations
  • Economic damage calculation expert: calculation of damages relates to commercial and personal disputes
  • Business valuation expert witness: business valuations for private and publicly traded companies
  • Forensic investigations expert witness: analysis of bank statements, general ledgers, and other documents to quantify damages
  • Litigation support consulting: provide analysis of business valuations and damage calculations and assist attorneys in requesting relevant documents and forming precise deposition questions
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Thought leadership

  • “Navigating Personal Goodwill in Family Law Business Valuation Post-Rosenberg and Conde” — The Florida Bar Family Law Section Commentator, Volume XL, Issue 1, 2024
  • “Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill in Florida Divorce Cases: What the Appellate Courts Say” — Business Valuation Update, Volume 27, No. 5, May 2021
  • “Working with Financially Distressed Businesses, Catastrophic Losses, and COVID-19” — Reading Material for AAML/BVR Sep. 17, 2020 Virtual Divorce Conference
  • “Accounting 101 with Jimmy Stewart” — Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Spotify, Sept. 2018
  • “The Fundamentals and Principles of Accounting” — Sep 2015

Education and Credentials

  • Certified Public Accountant (Florida)
  • Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
  • Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Masters Degree in Accounting, Long Island University
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Farmingdale State College
  • Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York Albany