Areas of Expertise
- Accounting
- Cash Flow Projections
- Damage & Lost Profit Analysis
- Due Diligence
- Forensic Accounting
- Fraud Investigation
- Litigation Support
- White Collar Crime
Industries
- Heavy equipment
- Distribution
- Technology and software as a service
- Surgical and medical practices
- Homebuilders
- Hotel, restaurant, and hospitality
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Employee and executive staffing
- Solar and energy
- Financial companies
- Financial companies
- Credit card processing
- Hospitals
- Multifamily housing
- Trusts
- Telecom
- Retail
Prominent Cases
- Damages expert for a healthcare executive search firm in connection with a former employee’s violation of their customer non-solicitation agreement
- Damages expert for a luxury homebuilder regarding the Defendant’s alleged breach of an agreement to sell land to the Plaintiff
- Co-Damages expert for an employee feedback software company related to the Defendant’s theft of trade secrets and confidential information
- Damages expert for a neurosurgery private practice where the business was destroyed as part of an alleged scheme by the Defendants to improperly establish a competing company and divert customers, trade secrets, and employees
Education
- MAcc Kennesaw State University
- BBA Georgia Southern University
Designations
- CPA
- CFE
- CFF
Experience
- 11 Years with Firm
- 13 Years of Relevant Experience
Biography
Ross Hickman is a Director in the Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support practice of B. Riley Advisory Services. Ross is a CPA with over 10 years of experience in the fields of Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support.
Ross has assisted clients in a wide variety of industries and matters, and has testified at both deposition and trial. Ross' practice relates to matters both in and out of court which involve issues such as damages analysis, fraud and forensic investigations, financial due diligence, transaction advisory services, and other matters where financial or accounting expertise is needed.
Ross received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Georgia Southern University, and his Masters of Accounting from Kennesaw State University. He holds the certifications of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the State of Georgia, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.