Partnership, Trust & Contract Disputes

Hoslett Forensics has been engaged to work on countless partnership, trust, and contract disputes of all sizes. Our philosophy is very simple, we take complex accounting issues and simplify them into easy-to-understand exhibits which allows the parties to resolve the matter.  The following are just a few examples of past results:

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Electrical Business Shareholder Dispute

At issue was a dispute between two partners as to the ownership of the business as well as amounts due to one of the partners under the shareholder purchase agreement.  Hoslett Forensics was engaged to provide an accounting of the potential amounts owed to the outgoing shareholder and issue a report which aided in settling the matter prior to trial. 

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Rice Farming Family Capital Account Dispute

At issue was a dispute between family members as to the sources and uses of funds contributed to the business by each family member over a 10-year timeframe.  Hoslett Forensics was engaged to analyze the accounting during the period in question and provided a simple understanding of the accounting issues in dispute and deposition testimony which enabled the parties to settle prior to trial.  

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Farming Family Dispute (Special Referee)

Hoslett Forensics was engaged to act as a neutral Special Referee to address accounting issues in an $83M real estate and farming dispute between family members.  Hoslett Forensics quantified the accounting issues under different scenarios for both parties, presented the results in a very simple format and provided both deposition and trial testimony for the parties to use for settlement.  

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Construction Contract Disputes

Hoslett Forensics has been engaged to act as an expert witness in numerous construction contract disputes providing both deposition and trial testimony on numerous occasions related to various loss elements including building costs, lost rental income, reconstruction costs, invoice dispute issues, and contract payment disputes. 

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Family Trust Disputes (Asset Tracing)

Hoslett Forensics has been engaged in numerous trust accounting matters related to the appropriateness of the use of funds by various family members of the trust.  In addition to providing an accounting for the trust assets, Hoslett Forensics also provides services to locate undisclosed assets.  These projects involve trust and estates of all sizes.