Speaking Engagements

Expert testimony highly regarded by attorneys, judges, and juries for over 20 years.

Dr. Stan Smith is known for his comprehensive, yet straight-forward explanations of economic damages that any trier-of-fact can understand. His testimony has been called “an invaluable guide to the jury” by federal appellate courts. He has appeared in a wide array of speaking engagement that range from American Bar Association annual meetings, state trial lawyer conventions and many television and radio appearances, including Larry King Live.

PRESENTATIONS:

• American Bar Assn Annual Meeting, Honolulu
• American Bar Assn Annual Meeting, San Francisco
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Meeting, Toronto
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America Winter Convention, Boca Raton, “Cutting Edge Developments in Economic Testimony”
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America Winter Convention, New Orleans, “Measuring the Loss of Enjoyment of Life in Personal Injury Cases – Hedonic Damages over the last 10 Years”
• American Trial Association Winter Convention, Palm Springs, “Making Tangible in Intangible: Replacement Household/Family Services”
• Larry King Live, CNN; Click to view video clip.
• National Academy of Economic Arbitrators Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Differences in Economic Assumptions in Personal Injury Wage Calculations
• National Association of Forensic Economics Annual Meeting, Atlanta
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Washington, D.C., Direct and Cross Examination of Economic Witness
• Defense Research Institute, Medical Malpractice Seminar, New Orleans
• National Association of Consumer Advocates, New Orleans, Litigating Accuracy Issues with Furnishers of Credit Data
• University of Chicago Annual Management Conference of Venture Capital
• National Association of Consumer Advocates, Orlando, “What the Experts Have Learned, A View From the Witness Box”
• Inner Circle of Advocates Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID
• Brain Injury Association Annual Conference for Attorneys, Phoenix
• Advocacy Institute, Continuing Legal Education Annual Seminar, Ann Arbor, “Wrongful Death of an Older Person”; Click to view video clip.
• Michigan Trial Lawyers Association Winter Seminar, Gaylord, “Hedonic Damages and Other Special Economic Issues”; Click to view video clip.
• “Aircrash,” A&E; Click to view video clip.
• “Hedonic Damages,” CLE-TV; Click to view video clip.
• News story on railroad crossing, NBC5; Click to view video clip.

Stan V. Smith, Ph.D.

University of Chicago-trained Economist and Financial Consultant

Dr. Smith and his team provide high quality strategies to educate a jury in economic valuation & analysis for fair awards.