Rich Witkowski is a litigation attorney, certified fraud examiner, and certified public accountant (inactive). He specializes in accounting and legal malpractice, insurance coverage, and other commercial disputes.
Career
Certified fraud examiner
•Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter
•Former financial analyst, Industrial First Inc.
•Former insurance and risk manager, BP America Inc.
•Former staff accountant, Arthur Andersen & Co.
•Certified public accountant in Ohio (inactive)
Publications and interviews
•Quoted, ' Accountants' Malpractice Liability: Fewer Claims, But More Risks, ' Accounting Today (Oct. 3, 2019)
•Author, ' 5 Circumstances an Engagement Letter Should Address, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2016)
•Author, ' Beware the Shell Company, ' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2014-2015)
•Author, ' Engagement Letter Risk Management Techniques, ' Travelers Accountants Risk Management Newsletter (October 2015)
•Author, ' Beware the Shell Company: Scams Can Go Unnoticed, ' Hamilton County Law Library News (October 2015)
•Quoted, ' Accounting Expert Witness-Selecting the Best, ' The Expert Institute blog (March 10, 2015)
•Quoted, ' Tips for Reducing Professional Liability Risk in Business Valuation, ' American Institute of CPAs newsletter (Jan. 21, 2015)
•Quoted, “ 7 Sneaky Ways Employees Steal and How to Prevent It, ” americanexpress.com (Nov. 12, 2013)
•Author, “ Protect Your Biz from Injury Claims, ” Crain’s Cleveland Business (Sept. 9, 2013)
•Quoted, “ How to Fraud-Proof Your Business, ” nfib.com (National Federation of Independent Business) (August, 2013)
•Author, ' Does Your Contractor's Insurance Protect You?, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2013)
•Author, “ Simple Steps to Detect and Deter Employee Theft and Fraud, ” Crain’s Cleveland Business guest blog (posted March 7, 2013)
•Author, “ Does Your Arbitration Clause Protect You? ” Crain’s Cleveland Business guest blog (posted Jan. 24, 2013)
•Author, ' Simple Steps to Detect and Deter Employee Theft and Fraud, ' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2012-2013)
•Author, ' Does Your Arbitration Clause Protect You?, ' NGC Legal Insights (Fall 2012)
•Author, ' How Much Time Do People Have to Sue Professionals for Negligence?, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2012)
Speaking engagements
•Presenter, 'Risk Management,' to certified public accountants through the Brunswick Companies, insurance and risk management, in Fairlawn (August 14, 2018)
•Presenter, webinar with Hanover Insurance Group of Worcester, Mass. (August 2, 2018)
•Presenter, 'Are You Putting Your Firm at Risk?' Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo, September-December 2017)
•Presenter, 'If You See Something: What Should You Do?” Mega Tax Conference, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (Sept. 26, 2017)
•Panelist, 'Stuck in the Middle: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest' CNA Insurance Companies' School of Risk Control Excellence, Webinar (Nov. 11, 2014)
•Speaker, Risk Management & Ethics Boot Camp for Accountants, Oklahoma City (Aug 20, 2014); Minneapolis (Aug. 21, 2014)
•Co-presenter, 'Mitigating Malpractice Risk in Audit Engagements” OSCPA 2013 Columbus Accounting Show (Nov. 14, 2013)
•Co-presenter, “Mitigating Malpractice Risk in Tax Engagements” OSCPA 2013 Columbus Accounting Show (Nov. 14, 2013)
•Speaker, Risk Management & Ethics Boot Camp for Accountants, Tulsa (Aug. 23, 2013)
•Panelist, 'Defending Large Damage/Weak Liability Claims' CNA Insurance Companies, Accountants & Lawyers Annual Defense Network, Chicago (Oct. 11, 2012)
•Speaker, “Negotiating Arbitration Provisions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. 2012 Great Lakes Regional Conference, Cleveland (Sept. 13, 2012)
