Michael G. Kaplan

CPA/ABV/CFF CVA MAFF

Mr. Kaplan has more than 42 years of experience in the areas of forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation consulting. He is a cofounder the Courtroom Boot Camp and principal of Kaplan Abraham Burkert Associates, Forensic Valuation Consultants. Mr. Kaplan has rendered services in numerous litigation matters and has qualified to testify in court as an expert witness in approximately 250 matters.

Mr. Kaplan is actively involved in the educational field. He has served on the faculty of the Marshall School of Business and Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California. He has also served on the faculty of the National Judicial College.  He is regularly called upon to present workshops on courtroom skills to both trial attorneys and expert witnesses.  Mr Kaplan is a frequent and award winning speaker at professional educational conferences. He has developed and presented continuing education programs in expert testimony, financial forensics, economic damages, forensic accounting, business valuation, and strategic and communications skills for experts and trial attorneys.