Edward W. Buttner IV, CPA, CFF, CFE
Managing Director
“Forensic analysis is like a puzzle - understanding the data points and the documents, provides the basis to complete the picture.”Jacksonville
+1 904 394 8150
ebuttner@oceantomo.com
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Qualifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Fellow, Life Management Institute, former Partner, Big 4 firm
Testifying Expert
Testimony given in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, arbitration hearings and depositions on a variety of accounting, financial reporting, auditing, causation, and damages issues including revenue recognition, asset valuation, loss reserving, related party transactions, financial statement disclosure, and the application of generally accepted auditing standards.
Memberships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Prior to joining Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held, Ed co-founded Buttner Hammock & Company, P.A., a Jacksonville, Florida based accounting firm with forensic accounting, litigation support and audit practice groups, and served as president since 1992.
Ed has testified in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, arbitration hearings, and depositions on a variety of accounting, financial reporting, auditing, causation, and damages issues including, among others, revenue recognition, asset valuation, loss reserving, related party transactions, financial statement disclosure, and the application of generally accepted auditing standards.
Ed has also served as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and as a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants for over 30 years.