Brad McIver, CPA with Goldstein Lewin & Co., Earns Exclusive Certified in Financial Forensics Credential (Boca Raton, FL 12/09/08) – Brad McIver, a CPA financial forensics expert with Goldstein Lewin & Co. located in Boca Raton, FL, has recently been awarded the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) Credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The CFF Credential, established in 2008 by the AICPA, is granted to qualified CPAs with considerable professional experience in financial forensics. Brad McIver met the requirements to earn the CFF credential, which include demonstrating significant business experience in the area of financial forensics as well as completing a minimum of 75 hours of life-long learning and education activities in the area of financial forensics. The CFF Credential is granted exclusively to CPAs who are members in good standing of the AICPA which binds them to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. CPAs who have earned the CFF Credential must be recertified every three years to maintain their credential. Brad McIver, a Principal with Goldstein Lewin & Co. and United Valuation Services (a subsidiary firm dedicated exclusively to valuation services) commented about the CFF certification: “Financial Forensics is something that our clients are finding more and more need for in this complex business climate. I went to the AICPA to expand my training in Financial Forensics so that I could offer my clients increased expertise and the most current information in the field.” 1 About the AICPA The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (www.aicpa.org) is the national, professional association of CPAs, with over 350,000 members, including CPAs in business and industry, public practice, government, and education. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies; federal, state and local governments; and non-profit organizations. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination. Headquartered in New York, the AICPA also maintains offices in Washington, D.C.; Durham, N.C.; and Lewisville, TX. About Goldstein Lewin & Co. Goldstein Lewin & Co., Certified Public Accounts and Consultants provides a broad spectrum of services including tax planning and compliance, wealth preservation and estate planning, technology consulting, software consulting, accounting and auditing (including SEC and other regulatory agency compliance), business valuation, litigation consulting, financial planning through an affiliate and employee benefits consulting.