Erik C. Aho, JD, CFE

Mr. Aho's career spans over 25 years of accounting and legal experience in investigating financial misconduct, elder financial abuse, and securities fraud.  He spent the first part of his career working with the Federal government as a member of a securities litigation support team investigating the largest default in the history of the municipal bond market, and then at the State level where he investigated illegal securities schemes.  Mr. Aho later joined a Bay Area accounting firm where he provided forensic accounting services to businesses and nonprofit organizations.  He recently served as a Long-Term Care Ombudsman responsible for investigating physical neglect and financial exploitation of nursing home residents.  Mr. Aho is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  He graduated from Lewis & Clark School of Law and holds two undergraduate degrees from Oregon State University.

Celeste Langstaff, CFE, Senior Associate

Ms. Langstaff brings with her over 26 years of forensic accounting experience as an expert in reconstructing incomplete and fraudulent accounting records.  As an accountant with KPMG, Ms. Langstaff developed specialized expertise assisting a wide range of business and individual clients detect, recover, and protect from financial fraud.  She later joined a Bay Area accounting firm where she assisted clients create strong internal financial controls and implemented accounting practices tailored to prevent employee financial misconduct.  Ms. Langstaff is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a CPA candidate, and is a Certified QuickBooks Advisor.  She was a Board member of the Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association, an organization entrusted to preserve the Woodlands as a designated National Historic Landmark.  Ms. Langstaff graduated from Humboldt State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Lorraine S. Aho, CFE

Ms. Aho is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 20 years experience as a corporate controller, Sarbanes-Oxley auditor, and financial investigator.  Ms. Aho's forensic expertise focuses on providing investigatory litigation support services, particularly in matters involving financial misconduct by trustees and guardians/conservators.  She has uncovered hidden assets, reconstructed intentionally misstated records, and testified at deposition and at trials and ADR hearings.  Ms. Aho is a member of CalCPA, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and holds a Bachelor's degree from Oregon State University with post-baccalaureate work in Accounting at University of California at Berkeley. She sits on the board of several non-profits.

Who We Are

Erik C. Aho, JD, CFE

Celeste Langstaff, CFE

Lorraine S. Aho, CFE

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Leslie Vaughn

Carol Marcuse