Author Biographies: Determining Economic Damages

Determining Economic Damages
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Gerald D. Martin Gerald D. Martin, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in Finance and Statistics from Arizona State University. He is a Professor Emeritus in Finance at California State University, Fresno. He began his consulting service under the name Forensic Economic Services in 1974. He maintains an active and continuing practice, and has testified in both state and federal courts across the country. He has also served as court-appointed economist in several cases. Dr. Martin has written extensively and has lectured to a multitude of attorneys, judges, and economists on this subject. He is a research reviewer for both the “Journal of Forensic Economics” and the “Journal of Legal Economics.” He is a charter member of the National Association of Forensic Economists and the American Academy of Economic and Finance Experts. He served on the Consumer Advisory Committee to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners representing California and New Jersey for seven years. His work is equally divided between plaintiff and defense cases. He consults on approximately 300 cases each year. In 1995, Dr. Martin received the Certified Earnings Analyst designation from the American Rehabilitation Economics Association.

Ted Vavoulis Ted Vavoulis holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley. He taught economics and statistics at California State University, Fresno from 1983 to 1989. He began his consulting service under the name of Vavoulis Economic Services in 1984 and has operated under the name of Vavoulis & Associates, Inc. since 1996. Mr. Vavoulis maintains an active practice in southern and central California, consulting on several hundred cases each year.