The Transforensic Group of Hoffman, White & Company is unique in two ways.  First not only do we have the prerequisite public accounting and audit experience, but also we include the rare combination of real-world law enforcement investigative expertise along with academic rigor and credibility.  This unique combination of credentials, experience, and expertise is beneficial to clients in several ways.  Investigations and engagements are conducted in a manner to preserve civil and criminal prosecution rights and abilities.  In addition, our years of work with federal, state, and local law enforcement provide avenues for retrieval of information that are unknown or unavailable to most fraud and forensic service providers.  Finally, we can select among our principals and associates to provide the combination of experience and credentials to provide the maximum impact for expert testimony, whether it is in public accounting, criminal investigation, or academic credibility.

The other unique aspect of the Transforensic Group is its global reach and network.  Today’s business and financial transactions are global in nature.  Our principals and associates have years of international business experience and connections to all major financial centers of the world.

The focus of our practice is within a day’s drive of Charlottesville, Virginia – where we have chosen to live for life-style reasons.  However, for significant, and professionally interesting engagements, we are prepared to travel as necessary.  Our services are offered to attorneys, governmental entities, financial institutions, corporations, and public accounting firms.  The Transforensic team to offer comprehensive business solutions surrounding and supporting the specializations of Litigation Support and Forensic Accounting.

Litigation Support                                         Forensic Accounting

Expert Witness Support                                    Due Diligence

Economic Damages Assessment                         Valuation

Fraud Detection                                              Strategy Assessment

Fraud Deterrence                                            Turn-around Support

Embezzlement                                                 Misappropriation

Accountant/Advisor Malpractice                         Negligence

Global Loss Recovery                                        Complex Taxation Issues

                                                                    Computer Forensic Services

Whether there is a problem clearly identified and defined or just recently revealed Transforensic will work to mitigate the cost and damages while offering methodologies for improving the safeguards and workflows in your organization.

Who we are:

Michael D. Schnur, Managing Partner, has twenty-eight years of law enforcement experience, including leadership positions as a Bureau Commander and with the Investigations Division, in the Nassau County Police Department, New York. As a Certified Financial Investigator he was assigned the out of the Department’s Legal Bureau to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force, investigating domestic and international financial crimes, as well as, civil/criminal asset forfeiture prosecutions. Duties with the Albemarle County Police Department, Charlottesville, Virginia, include asset forfeiture investigations, federal/state forfeiture account audits, criminal case assignments and case review. Michael is a certified Crime Prevention Officer by the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services.

In academia, Mr. Schnur has been a university instructor for twenty years, primarily in economics, finance, and criminal justice, attaining the position of assistant professor. Presently, Michael has been instructing economics and finance at Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia in the School of Business and Economics. He received the Sydnor Award for ‘Teaching Excellence in the School of Business and Economics’, and the New Horizons ‘Leadership Award’

Mr. Schnur received his M.B.A in finance at Adelphi University, New York and a B.S. in management at C.W. Post College, New York. Post-graduate coursework in economics was completed at Fordham University, New York.

David S Murphy, Ph.D. CPA, CFS is an experienced anti-corruption and fraud consultant.  He has trained fraud investigators and provided anti-corruption workshops to the governments of Bolivia, Peru, Bulgaria, The Philippines, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.  In addition, he spent a year as the Senior Anti-Corruption Advisor to the Controller General of Peru. 

 He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in both Virginia and Washington State, a member of the Virginia Society of CPAs, and is a Certified Fraud Specialist and Chartered Fraud Investigator.  He served the Association of Certified Fraud Specialists for three years as a member of their Board of Regents and is currently the President of the College of Fraud Investigators.   

Dr. Murphy received his Ph.D. in accounting from Washington State University and is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Lynchburg College.

James E. Hoffmann is a global strategic development specialist. His focus has been on the development of challenging markets and alliances for a broad range of industries including technology, wireless telecommunications, and content management as well as traditional manufacturing. Recent projects include the successful turn around and sale of a enterprise software division of a global 50 company. In 2004 Jim cooperated in the development of national level methodology for addressing globalization risk for small and midsized businesses. Jim is presently working on capital development for two biotechnology companies in Virginia  and a number of strategy consulting projects focused on Great China and the Middle East.

Jim’s  focus is difficult markets and cross cultural business where he has developed extensive global experience and contacts. Jim was raised in Asia and is the third generation of his family to work there. Jim is a professional associate of XRG-China as well as a principal in NaVeste LLC and a partner in Transforensic LP with Hoffman and White.

Jim is a graduate of Trinity University with a BA in History and Political Science and holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco.  He lives with his family in Keswick, Virginia, his hobbies include fishing, hunting and watching his daughter Chandler play school sports.