Dr. Roman Garagulagian
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Roman Garagulagian is an Economist specializing in analytics and complex economic damages. He is experienced in applying economic theory, complex data, and quantitative methods to questions related to litigation. His doctoral dissertation applies advanced machine learning to economics.
Dr. Garagulagian has testified as an expert witness in both deposition and trial. He has assisted several law firms with economic damages for class action settlement funds, mediations, and arbitrations. His experience includes matters in business litigation, employment litigation, and personal injury litigation.
Dr. Garagulagian teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in finance including corporate finance, business forecasting, and financial modeling, investments, and financial derivatives. He has taught several courses since 2014 at Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Finance Real Estate and Law.
- Antitrust
- Business Interruption
- Business Valuation
- Credit Damage
- Economics
- Forensic Accounting
- Fraud Investigation
- Lost Profits
- Securities
- Statistics
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: PhD Economics 2016
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Referee, The Journal of Forensic Economics.
American Economic Association.
National Association of Forensic Economics.
Board, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.
Western VP, National Association of Forensic Economics.
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Adjunct Professor of Finance. September 2014 –Present
Courses in Finance as well as graduate-level Business Forecasting and Financial Modeling. - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: no
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 300
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Economic Damages
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 65
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 35
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 41
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 05/04/2023
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 13
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 3
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 7
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, Document review, Expert reports, testifying at trial, testifying at deposition, testifying at arbitration
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: 500
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: 500
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: 1500 half day
3000 full day - Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: 1500 half day
3000 full day
Available Upon Request