NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA · CPA IN CA & TX714.900.9853
Independent advice. Experienced perspective.

Clear thinking.
Confident
decisions.

Tax, business advisory, and financial expertise for the decisions that matter—to your business, your future, or your case.

For business owners / For legal counsel
The Minow perspective

The details matter.
So does the whole picture.

Accounting rigor. A business owner’s perspective.

Grounded in professional expertise
CPACalifornia & Texas
CFFCertified in
Financial Forensics
CVACertified
Valuation Analyst
CGMAChartered Global
Management Accountant
01 / Our expertise

One advisor.
A wider perspective.

Financial decisions rarely fit into a single category. Minow CPA brings tax, finance, valuation, and forensic analysis together to help you understand your options.

Find the right support
01

Tax planning & compliance

Tax return preparation, thoughtful planning, and support with tax controversies. Understand the tax implications of your business decisions and address issues with a clear plan.

Tax preparationTax planningTax controversy
02

CFO & business advisory

Financial leadership informed by experience as a CFO, corporate finance manager, and business owner. Connect financial planning, operational analysis, and strategy to the decisions ahead.

Financial planningOperational analysisManagement consulting
03

Valuation & M&A advisory

Business valuations for estate and gift tax planning, succession, shareholder buyouts, and disputes. Buy-side and sell-side advisory brings financial analysis to acquisitions and business exits.

Business valuationSuccession planningTransaction advisory
04

Forensics & expert testimony

Forensic accounting, economic damages analysis, expert reports, and testimony for legal counsel. Experience includes contract disputes, lost profits, trust accounting, and business valuation.

Economic damagesFinancial investigationsExpert testimony

Additional practice areas include audit and attestation services and information technology consulting.

02 / Selected experience

Experience where
the details count.

From financial disputes to business transitions, a record of work across complex matters and a range of industries.

Economic damages2026

Breach of contract

Trial testimony for a plaintiff concerning economic damages in a Los Angeles Superior Court breach-of-contract matter.

Expert witness · Trial testimony
Forensic accounting2025

Automotive financing

Forensic accounting and lost-profits analysis for a plaintiff in a breach-of-contract matter, including deposition testimony.

Lost profits · Deposition testimony
Real estate & tax2026

Project economics

Deposition testimony for a defendant on capital structure, return on investment, and tax treatment of a real estate project involving a nonprofit church.

Capital structure · Tax analysis

Representative engagements from Adam Minow’s professional experience.

03 / Meet your advisor

Adam Scott Minow

CPA, MBA, CFF, CVA, CGMA · President

Adam brings more than three decades of experience across public accounting, investment banking, corporate finance, business valuation, and litigation support.

He has led Minow CPA Corporation since 2012. His background combines financial leadership inside major organizations with the practical perspective of building and running an independent accounting firm.

For business owners and legal counsel, that means advice informed by both the financial details and the broader business context.

University of ChicagoMBA · Finance & Strategic Management
USCBS · Accounting, cum laude
A foundation in finance & business

Minow CPA Corporation

President · Tax, advisory, valuation & litigation support

Matrix Environmental

Chief Financial Officer

KB Home / LA Live

Finance Manager / Interim Controller

Genentech

M&A, corporate strategy & financial planning

Ernst & Young

Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group

Selected prior roles. Full professional background available above.

04 / Start a conversation

What comes next
starts with clarity.

Whether you’re planning for your business, considering a transaction, or evaluating a financial dispute, let’s discuss the support you need.

adam@minowcpa.com
714.900.9853
3857 Birch St. #902
Newport Beach, California 92660
Email Adam
Professional background

Adam Scott Minow

Licenses & credentials

Education

University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
MBA, Finance and Strategic Management · 1999
International exchange: Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile

University of Southern California
BS, Accounting, cum laude · 1992

Professional experience

Professional leadership & speaking

Former national board member and chapter president of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (2008–2018), and former treasurer and board member of the Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County (2010–2014).

Presentations and publications include work for the Orange County Bar Association, CalCPA, the State Bar of California Real Property Law Section, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

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