William R Legier, CPA, CFE, CFF
New Orleans, LA 70163
Office: 504-599-8300
Certified Public Accountant; Certified in Financial Forensics; Certified Fraud Examiner; 40 years forensic accounting and complex commercial litigation experience with testimony in Federal and State Courts throughout the US for leading national law firms and Fortune 100/500 companies in areas including, calculating lost profits, fraud detection and recovery, mismanagement, bankruptcies, appointment of receiver, business valuations, shareholder disputes, evidence of ownership, identification of hidden assets, corporate veil piercing, business interruptions, single business enterprises, analysis and explanation of complex financial transactions, forensic accounting, accounting malpractice, marital dissolutions, including separate and community property, spousal support and tracing, lost earnings, personal injury, intellectual property and reasonable royalties, including patent, trademark and copyright infringement and trade secrets, investigative accounting, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, white collar crime, real estate, securities, product liability, business dissolution, construction defects, delays and cost overruns, wrongful termination, data analytics, advanced automated graphic design and display techniques. 504-599-8300
- Business
- Business Valuation
- Economics
- Forensic Accounting
- Fraud Investigation
- Health Care Economics
- Intellectual Property
- Lost Profits
- Restaurants
- White Collar Crime
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: CPA, CFE, CFF
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Institute for Certified Public Accountants, Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Hundreds
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A:
Qualified as an Expert Witness in the fields of certified public accounting, fraud and forensic accounting, management and financial consulting, business valuations, determination of lost profits, evidence of ownership from an accounting standpoint and the financial analysis of businesses with testimony in cases before the:
Federal Districts:
United States District Court - Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court - Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court - Western District of Louisiana
United States District Court - Northern District of California
United States District Court - Galveston Division
United States Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Louisiana
United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Mississippi (Gulfport-I Divisional Office)
State Districts:
Civil District Court - Orleans Parish, Louisiana
16th Judicial District Court – Iberia Parish
17th Judicial District Court – Lafourche Parish
19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge
23rd Judicial District Court – Ascension Parish
24th Judicial District Court – Jefferson Parish
25th Judicial District Court – Plaquemines Parish
33rd Judicial District Court – Allen Parish
27th Judicial District Court - Opelousas Division
32nd Judicial District Court – Terrebonne Parish
Chancery Court of Hancock County, Mississippi
Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County
Court of Common Pleas; Philadelphia County
Others:
American Arbitration Association
Appointed by the 24th Judicial District Court of Jefferson Parish as the Court's Expert
NASD / FINRA Arbitration
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 75 plus
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 6 months
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 50+
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 5+
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 40+ years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Forensic CPA Consulting and Expert Witness Services
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $575/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $575/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $575/hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $575/hour
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Out of pocket including travel
Available Upon Request