Forensic Accounting Expert – Award-Winning Speaker

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Janet M. McHard, CPA, CFE, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI, is the Founding Partner of The McHard Firm, a firm specializing in forensic accounting, fraud prevention, accounting reconstruction, and expert witness testimony. Janet conducts forensic and investigative accounting in matters concerning alleged white-collar crimes, embezzlements, employee theft and other disputed accounting issues. She provides expert witness testimony and consulting expert services in cases where fraud is suspected. Janet teaches on accounting, fraud examination and white-collar crime topics for a variety of professional organizations. Ms. McHard is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a certification bestowed upon examination by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) for whom she has also been a faculty member, teaching on topics of fraud examination and white-collar crime since 2003. Janet is the 2017 ACFE Speaker of the Year. She holds a CPA in the states of New Mexico, Arizona and California. She is also a private investigator licensed in New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Texas. Ms. McHard has received special training in fraud prevention and investigation from the ACFE, the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts and through the University of New Mexico’s Financial Investigators Certificate Program. Ms. McHard provides assistance, including expert testimony, in the areas of fraud and forensic accounting. With offices in both Albuquerque and San Diego, Ms. McHard works nationwide. She has testified in both civil and criminal cases in both federal and various states, as well as in other administrative legal settings. Janet’s testimony history includes cases in many diverse industries such as manufacturing, construction, real estate, hospitality, and medical cases. She has experience working on cases that involve non-profit organizations, governmental entities of various types, and has significant history working with Native American organizations. The McHard Firm manages its case intake to have a balance between victim-sided and defense-sided cases, in both civil and criminal matters. Janet M. McHard holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Mexico as well as an M.B.A. from the University of New Mexico’s Robert O. Anderson Graduate School of Management. In 2016, Janet was inducted into the UNM Anderson Schools of Management Hall of Fame. Also in 2016, Janet was honored as a Woman to Watch – Experienced Leader by the New Mexico Society of CPAs. She is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association Audit Committee. She is also the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Keshet Dance Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has previously served on the Board of Housing Commissioners for the Albuquerque Housing Authority, including serving as both Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. PI Licenses: New Mexico – Firm #2878; Arizona – Associate #1639940; California – President #29074; Texas – Shareholder #156313101; Texas – Firm #A28522601