Wesley Austin, Ph.D., is a forensic economist with more than 18 years of experience providing economic loss analyses, expert reports, and litigation consulting services in cases throughout the United States. He has been retained by attorneys, corporations, and government entities to evaluate economic damages and present expert opinions in complex litigation. He has been the lead economist in multi-million dollar personal/commercial settlements.

Dr. Austin has prepared numerous economic loss analyses and has been retained in matters across multiple jurisdictions nationwide.

Dr. Austin also serves as an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Louisiana. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics with concentrations in Health Economics, Labor Economics, and Statistics. He has been widely published in economics and finance journals and has served as managing editor of a prominent vocational/labor economics journal. He has testified before the Louisiana Senate Judiciary Committee regarding medical malpractice award limits. Dr. Austin has been recognized as an expert witness in both state and federal courts.