Richard S. Barnes is a certified public accountant, providing litigation consulting and expert witness services. He has 50 years of finance, management, and accounting experience in a variety of diverse industries—as an expert witness, a chief financial officer in private industry, and as a manager with Price Waterhouse, an international audit and assurance, tax, and consulting services firm. Rick has been licensed by the State of California as a certified public accountant (CPA) since 1976. He has earned the following specialty practice credentials from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA): Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Rick has provided expert witness testimony in over 100 trials and arbitrations. He has testified in U.S. district courts and state superior courts throughout California.