Jim Gray is a forensic accountant and financial analyst who leads the Forvis Mazars forensic practice in the State of Texas. He has nearly 25 years of experience helping clients understand and quantify the financial impact of disputes, misconduct, and unexpected events. Jim has served in both testifying and consulting expert roles, with matters heard in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and before regulatory agencies.
Jim’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes and accounting investigations. His industry experience includes oil and gas, insurance, manufacturing, retail, real estate, and construction. He is frequently engaged to analyze royalty payments, evaluate disputes between business partners, and assess the financial implications of competing contract interpretations. His broader experience includes asset and cash tracing, lost profits analyses, post-acquisition settlement calculations, white-collar crime matters, and the analysis of high-volume accounting data. His cases often involve financial loss measurement, valuation issues, or allegations of fraud.
Previously, he was a partner at a regional accounting and economics services firm. Earlier in his career, he practiced with global professional services firms.
Jim is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder, and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
He holds a B.B.A. in accounting and a M.S.in finance from Texas A&M University.