Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs

Every two years, Florida CPAs are required to complete a four-hour ethics course led by an FICPA-certified instructor—but fulfilling your requirement doesn’t have to feel like just another box to check!

Join us on June 5, 2025, for an enlightening CPE lunch seminar sponsored by CRI at our Melbourne office, where you’ll satisfy your ethics hours and elevate your approach to ethical decision-making in today’s complex professional landscape.

Learning Objectives:

• Enhance your decision-making ability as a CPA and set a higher standard for ethical behavior.
• Understand key performance standards critical to your role as a trusted advisor.
• Explore practical case studies to sharpen your ethical lens and apply best practices in real-world scenarios.
• Walk away with clarity on your responsibilities—and renewed confidence in your professional judgment.

Lunch is provided. Space is limited—reserve your seat today!

Meet Your Speaker: Laura Brock, CPA, CFE, CFF

With more than 40 years of experience in public accounting, forensic investigation, and consulting, Laura Brock brings unmatched expertise—and real-world insight—to the conversation on ethics. Throughout her career, Laura has served not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities with audit, advisory, and internal control consulting services, building a reputation as a trusted advisor across local, regional, and national accounting firms, where she’s held senior leadership roles, including Partner and Managing Director.

In addition to her extensive audit work, Laura has led forensic accounting investigations into white-collar crimes, embezzlement schemes, and internal control failures—uncovering the very real ethical breakdowns that CPAs are trained to prevent. Her firsthand experience on the front lines of financial misconduct gives her a unique perspective on why ethical standards matter and how professionals can better safeguard their organizations, clients, and reputations.

Laura holds credentials as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-Florida), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF).