Attorney financial-record review add-on
Attorney litigation-support packet
Organized financial-record workpapers for attorneys — transaction summaries, issue lists, and follow-up questions from available records, prepared for use in discovery, settlement, mediation, or trial preparation.
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What this is
Organized financial records for attorney review
The Attorney Litigation-Support Packet is a financial-record review deliverable organized for attorney use. It takes the available financial records — bank statements, transaction exports, wire records, fiduciary accountings, business records, or other financial documents — and organizes them into workpaper-style summaries, a source document index, a transaction inventory, issue lists, and follow-up questions.
The packet is designed to help attorneys understand what the financial records show, what is missing, and what questions the records raise before committing to deeper discovery, expert engagement, or strategy. It is not a substitute for expert testimony where expert testimony is needed. It is financial-record review support organized for attorney use.
When attorneys use this
Before discovery, mediation, settlement, or expert engagement
- Before propounding discovery to understand what financial records already exist and what gaps remain
- Before mediation or settlement to organize financial records into a reviewable format
- Before engaging a forensic accounting expert to understand the scope of the financial record issues
- After receiving financial disclosure to identify missing accounts, periods, or transactions
- When the financial records are disorganized or voluminous and need to be reduced to a reviewable summary
- When counsel needs a source document index and transaction inventory for the file
- When the matter involves financial tracing, missing records, unexplained transfers, or disputed disbursements
What the packet can contain
Workpaper-style components organized for attorney use
- Source document index (all records received, indexed by account and date range)
- Account and statement inventory with coverage map and gap notation
- Missing-record list with recommended follow-up requests
- Transaction inventory (all transactions during relevant period, organized by account)
- Transfer summary (all inter-account transfers identified)
- Deposit source schedule (supported vs unsupported deposits)
- Disbursement or payment summary
- Issue list (unexplained activity, inconsistencies, or items requiring follow-up)
- Timeline of key financial activity
- Follow-up questions for opposing counsel, records custodians, or the client
- Recommendation whether a deeper review path or expert engagement appears warranted
What records are needed
Records that support the packet
- Bank statements for all relevant accounts during the relevant period
- Transaction exports where available
- Wire transfer and ACH records
- Check images and deposit slips
- Credit card statements
- Fiduciary accountings or financial disclosures (if applicable)
- Business records: general ledger exports, vendor files, payroll where applicable
- Investment and retirement account statements
- Tax returns for the relevant period where applicable
- Prior financial schedules or workpapers prepared by counsel or CPA
- Correspondence or documents identifying transactions of concern
Fit assessment
When this packet fits — and when the matter needs more
Good fit
- Matters where financial records need organization before strategy is set
- First-pass review before deciding whether expert engagement is warranted
- Cases where the financial issues are bounded and the record set is manageable
- Matters needing a source document index, transaction inventory, or issue list
- Preparation support before mediation, settlement, or propounding discovery
Not a good fit
- Matters that need expert testimony, a forensic accounting opinion, or a damages calculation — those require separate expert engagement
- Matters requiring CPA attestation, audit, or certified financial statements
- Matters where the financial record set is very large and multi-entity — consider Advanced Review first
The packet supports counsel's review. It does not replace expert engagement where expert testimony or a forensic accounting opinion is needed.
Boundaries
Financial-record review support — not expert testimony or legal strategy
The Attorney Litigation-Support Packet is financial-record review support organized for attorney use. It does not provide expert testimony, a forensic accounting opinion, a damages calculation, or litigation strategy. It does not constitute legal advice. It does not replace a forensic accounting expert engagement where expert testimony or expert opinions are required. The packet organizes and summarizes the available financial records — it does not make legal conclusions about liability, breach, fraud, or damages. The usefulness of any packet depends on the completeness and accuracy of the records provided.
How the work is performed
Process and deliverable format
Source documents are indexed on receipt. Accounts and date ranges are inventoried and coverage gaps are documented. Transactions are organized chronologically and by account. Transfers between accounts are identified. Deposits are reviewed for source documentation. Disbursements and payments are summarized. Items requiring follow-up are listed with specific questions for counsel, opposing counsel, or records custodians. Findings are organized in workpaper-style format — each observation linked to the underlying source record — for direct use in the attorney's file or for transmission to a forensic accounting expert for further engagement.
Methodology
Built on StatementProof workpapers
StatementProof is the structured workpaper system behind FinancialProofReview. Each engagement runs through the same disciplined process: source documents are indexed, transactions are reconciled, and findings are organized into reviewer-grade workpapers rather than narrative memos.
FinancialProofReview engagements are led by a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with subject-matter expertise in forensic accounting, fraud examination, and financial-record review. Reviews are conducted from a fraud-examination perspective and produce workpaper-style analysis, summaries, timelines, and issue lists. The work is financial-record review support, not legal advice, law-enforcement authority, charging decisions, or testimony.
The methodology is operated by HopkinsForensic, an independent forensic-accounting firm.
Start the review
Start with the records available
If the financial records need organization before strategy is set, the first step is an intake review to confirm scope and record availability. For matters with a public-sector or investigative component, see the Law-Enforcement Financial Record Review support page.
About this review service
FinancialProofReview and HopkinsForensic provide forensic accounting and financial-record review support. They are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice, litigation strategy, expert testimony, forensic accounting opinions, damages calculations, CPA attestation, audit opinions, or guaranteed results. The Attorney Litigation-Support Packet is financial-record review support organized for attorney use — it does not replace expert engagement where expert testimony or expert opinions are required. The scope and usefulness of any review depends on the records available.