Name: FSS Family Law Section Event | SFS40826
Start: 2026-08-28T08:30:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-08-28T15:30:00.000-07:00
Location: Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

FSS Family Law Section Event | SFS40826

Date: Aug. 28, 2026

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT

CPE: 5

Overview

Mark your calendars and get ready for an exhilarating day with the Forensic Services Family Law Section! Stay tuned for detailed session info—it’s going to be an event you won’t want to miss.

Please note: Events offered through the Forensic Services Section cannot be purchased with CPE Select40, CPE Select80 or Share100 prepaid education programs.

Product Code
FSFLS0826
Credit Type
CPE: 5
CPE-Technical: 5
MCLE: 4.25
Format
In-Person
Intended Audience
CPAs, attorneys, and other forensic accounting and litigation professionals.
Prerequisites
Some knowledge of forensic accounting is preferred.
Advance Preparation
This meeting will be paperless. Materials must be downloaded from the CalCPA website three days prior to the meeting.

Agenda

Registration and Networking Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Allocation Analytics
Moore/Marsden applies to a SP business benefitted by CP monetary contributions, while Pereira/Van Camp applies to SP real estate benefitted by marital efforts
M/M-asset income is partly SP and partly CP, while P/VC-asset income is entirely SP
M/M pro tanto denominators should be DOM FMV, not purchase price
M/M’s Branco problem is solved by ignoring the unpaid portion of the mortgage

Speaker(s)
Ronald S Granberg

Break

Allocation Analytics (cont.)

Lunch

Prompt Like a Pro: AI Tactics for Family Law Forensics
This session will explore practical ways forensic accountants and family law professionals can use artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, organization, and analysis while maintaining professional judgment, confidentiality, and quality control. The discussion will cover AI best practices, common use cases, prompt-writing strategies, workflow ideas, and important limitations to keep in mind when applying AI tools in family law and litigation support matters.
Speaker(s)
Richard Giedlin Andrew Robert Leith

Break

Family Law Case Update
This session will provide an update on recent cases that affect family law practitioners and experts.
Speaker(s)
Karlina Paredes Megan Thompson

Faculty

Richard Giedlin

Richard Giedlin is a manager with Gursey | Schneider, LLP, a forensic accounting firm specializing in family law litigation. He specializes in understanding cryptocurrency transactions and solving complex tax issues. He previously worked at Deloitte Tax, LLP, where he prepared tax returns for investment partnerships, such as private equity and hedge funds. Mr. Giedlin also worked two busy seasons in India, training and supervising personnel in...

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Ronald S Granberg

Ronald S. Granberg is a Past President of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, a Past President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Northern California Chapter, and a Past President of the Monterey County Bar Association. He has received the ACFLS “Hall of Fame Award,” the AAML NorCal Chapter “Fellow of the Year Award,” the AAML SoCal Chapter “Family Law Person of the Year Award,” and the Monterey County Bar Associ...

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Andrew Robert Leith

Andrew Leith is a Senior Director at CBIZ in the Forensic Consulting Group. He specializes in financial analysis within complex high net worth marital dissolutions, shareholder dispute engagements, gift and estate tax valuations. Andrew has performed engagements across an array of industries including oil and gas, agriculture and farming, professional practices, merchandise import/export, construction, real estate, distribution, manufacturing,...

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Karlina Paredes

Karlina Paredes was born and raised in the Bay Area, earning her bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2008 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2011. Ms. Paredes specializes in contentious custody matters, cases with substantial assets under review for valuation and division, and consulting through mediation. She also excels at complex case management, routinely handling all areas ...

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Megan Thompson

Ms. Thompson is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego with a B.S. in Psychology. She also attended Santa Clara University where she received a Certificate of Advanced Accounting Proficiency. She has been a CPA since 2008. Ms. Thompson began working for Michael S. Thompson, CPA/ABV, CVA, MAFF, CFF in 2004 and is currently a partner with Thompson Accounting. Ms. Thompson is a Certified Valuation Analyst and is certified in Financ...

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Venue

Santa Clara University

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95053

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St. Claire - Learning Commons

Additional Details

The CalCPA FSS room block at Hotel DeAnza is open through August 14, 2026.

FSS Family Law Section Event | SFS40826

Overview

Product Code

Credit Type

Format

Intended Audience

Prerequisites

Advance Preparation

Agenda

8:30 – 9 a.m. PT

Registration and Networking Breakfast

9 – 9:30 a.m. PT

Opening Remarks

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. PT

Allocation Analytics

Speaker(s)

10:45 – 11 a.m. PT

Break

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. PT

Allocation Analytics (cont.)

12 – 1:15 p.m. PT

Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. PT

Prompt Like a Pro: AI Tactics for Family Law Forensics

Speaker(s)

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. PT

Break

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. PT

Family Law Case Update

Speaker(s)

Faculty

Venue

Santa Clara University

500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95053

Additional Details