George Jouganatos has been a professor of economics for over 18 years. He has taught economics, finance, and quantitative analysis at University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz, California State University, Sacramento, and University of San Francisco.
He has written and conducted seminars in the fields of the economics of development, political economy, economic history, environmental economics, public policy, operational analysis, and economic modeling and forecasting.
Dr. Jouganatos conducted research at the University of Athens and the Centre of Economic Research and Planning in Athens, Greece, where he conferred with many of the nation’s top economists and political officials. The fruits of the research resulted in a seminal book on the development of the Greek economy. His work on the Greek economy has been cited numerous times. He also engaged in research at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
Since 1991, he works as a consulting economist providing economic and statistical analysis for the private and public sectors. He has written many economic impact, efficiency, cost, and feasibility studies. He has designed economic models, strategic plans, and performance measures.
He is in demand as an expert witness for cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, housing discrimination, employment discrimination, economic loss, business valuations, public finance, and breach of contracts. He has consulted and given testimony for numerous attorneys in California as well as in New York, Nevada, Iowa, Montana, British Columbia, and Hawaii.
Dr. Jouganatos also conducts MCLE seminars. He recently has written an article on economic analysis in personal injury cases. You may read it at www.cce-mcle.com.
His selected clients include California Department of Boating and Waterways, California Resources Agency, California Attorney General, California Department of Finance, California Department of Education, California Department of Transportation, California Department of Justice, California Department of Corrections, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, City of San Francisco, Harcourt Brace, McGraw-Hill Irwin, Delta Dental of California, State Farm Insurance, General American Investments, Individual Rights Foundation, Allied Electric Motor, Fidelity Investments, Perry Capital, Deutsche Bank AG, London, and Bank of New York.
Dr. Jouganatos has advised California State Assembly and Congressional candidates on economic issues and policies. He was asked to review the economic platforms of United States Senate and California gubernatorial candidates. On several occasions he has provided brief commentaries on economic events and issues for television and radio.
In 2000, he was awarded a Faculty Research Fellows Grant from the Center of California Studies, California State University, Sacramento to analyze land holdings of the state for the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
He is a member of the American Economics Association, Association for Evolutionary Economics, National Association of Forensic Economics, Sacramento County Bar (associate) and Friends of Mount Athos Society.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: please click on 'introductory paragraph.'
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: please click on 'introductory paragraph.'
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: I conducted a MCLE seminar in 2007. The subject matter was economic analysis in personal injury cases. In January 2009, I instructed another MCLE seminar on economic analysis in employment matters.
In 2008, I was a guest on a TV (FOX 40) news program discussing the current state of the economy.
please see introductory paragraph for a few more details.
please contact me for my c.v. which contains more details regarding my over 18 years of teaching experience, as well as public speaking experience and media commentaries.
I have recently written an article on Economic Analysis in PI cases. Please go to www.cce-mcle.com
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: never
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: over 300
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: please see intro.
In sum, economic, financial, business, and statistical analyses.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: perhaps 70%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: perhaps 30%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 50 approx
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Fall 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: never rejected as an expert in state and federal courts.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: approx 8
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Since 1991
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consultation, analysis, reports, testimony, research, case law research support, interrogatories, cross-examination support.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: There is no charge for initial consultation.
Otherwise $225/hr. I prefer to give you an estimate of my time.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $225/hr but I prefer to give you an estimate of my time.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $375/hr
Usually I do not charge travel time, just expenses.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $375/hr
Usually I do not charge travel time, just expenses.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel expenses if necessary. I usually do NOT charge for travel time.
References
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