The Founder

F. RICHARD BRISCOE, CPA

Academic and Professional Credentials

• Certified Public Accountant, Certified in the State of Florida, September 1983
• American Society of Appraisers, Senior Accredited Member, Business Valuation
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) "Assignment of Income 
• Chartered Financial Analyst, Association for Investment Management and Research
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Valdosta State College, 1978
• Master of Business Administration, Accounting, Florida Atlantic University, 1983

Position and Experience

• Briscoe & Company, P.A. October 1997 to present

Forensic accounting, business valuations, expert witness, estimating damages, litigation support in security fraud, divorce tax planning, personal and business tax return preparation

• Wieseneck, Briscoe & Andres, P.A. January 1984 to September 1997

Forensic accounting, business valuations, expert witness, estimating damage in damage suits, litigation accounting support in security fraud, divorce tax planning

• Internal Revenue Service March 1979 to January 1984

Audit of individual, corporate, partnership, and trust income tax returns in the field examination branch
Selected to be criminal tax trial summary witness and successfully completed the respective IRS witness training program
 
  

Articles Published

• Doctrine," Chapter 11 in Mel Frumkes' Divorce Taxation Handbook, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1995
• "Presenting Tax Issues to the Courts," co-author, Fairshare; The Matrimonial Law Monthly, November 1994
• "Forensic Accounting: Planning and Procedures for an Effective Audit," Florida CPA Today, February, 1991
• Reprinted with permission by: "MAP, Management of an Accounting Practice Selected Readings," AICPA, 1992

Speeches - Partial Listings

• Speaker at National Business Institute "What Family Court Judges Want to Know" seminar, May 2009

• Speaker at Palm Beach County Bar Association Family Law CLE Committee, November 2003

• Speaker at West Palm Beach Chapter of American Society of Women Accountants' seminar, "Ethics and Forensic Accounting", May 1995

• Speaker at Florida Bar Mid-Year Meeting, Family Law / Tax Sections CLE Seminar; "Uncle Sam, the Indispensable Third Party in Your Divorce", January 1995

• Speaker at American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 16th Annual Advanced Institute on Matrimonial Law, Florida Chapter' "Presenting Tax Issues to the Court", May 1994

• Conducted FICPA MAP Roundtable Discussion on "Litigation Services", August 1993

• Speaker at Mid-Coast Association of Professional Family Mediators, December 1991

• Speaker at Florida Bar Association "Family Law Section" Annual Conference, February 1991

• Speaker at Palm Beach County Bar Association Family Law CLE Committee, December 1990

• Speaker at Florida Legal Assistants, Inc. Quarterly Seminar and Board of Directors, Family Law Seminar, June 1989

• Past Committee Member, Florida Bar Grievance Committee 15 "C"

CPA

CURTIS L. AZAMA, CPA

• Certified Public Accountant, Certified in the State of Florida, September 1999
• Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), accreditation received in September 2005
• NASD Series 63, 65 and 7 Securities Licenses 
• Licensed in Life (including Variable Annuity) and Health Insurance (FL)
• Bachelor of Accounting and Finance, Florida State University, 1994

Position and Experience

Briscoe & Company, P.A., Forensic Accountant
May 2003 to present

Provide consultations, forensic accounting, business valuations, and litigation support.

D.A. Thiemann, C.P.A., P.A., Senior Manager
September 2001 to May 2003

Served as the controller for absentee owners of 16 foreign–owned partnerships and corporations handling all accounting functions, inter-company eliminations, financial statement preparation, tax planning and preparation. Also provided consulting to clients, which included reviewing/preparing business plans and implementing computer software packages. 

ERNST & YOUNG LLP, Audit Manager / Consultant
August 1995 to September 2001

Supervised and performed audit and consulting services within various industries including healthcare, manufacturing, construction and real estate, with an emphasis in governmental and non-profit accounting. Responsible for financial statement preparation, which included SEC reporting, governmental reporting (Federal and State) and financial consolidations. Prepared and delivered oral presentations at firm sponsored seminars. 

OFFICE of the AUDITOR GENERAL, Public Accounts Auditor I
December 1994 to September 1995

Involved in compliance and performance audits for various state agencies. Responsible for auditing various internal audit procedures and processes. Prepared compliance reporting packages for department’s audited. Personally developed the department’s computerized work papers to promote office efficiency for numerous audit procedures and reporting packages.

Professional Affiliations

• Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners