Calculating and presenting economic damages under New York law.
We will pull back the curtain and take a close look at what it takes to calculate, document and present your economic damages credibly without overlooking any details – large or small. You will learn how to fully develop categories of economic damages that include, among other things, lost compensation and benefits, lost household services and costs of lifetime care, while paying particular attention to New York law as it relates to the computation of such damages in personal injury and wrongful death matters. Â
Economic damages play a critical role in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. This course provides a deep dive into evaluating and presenting financial damages, including medical costs, lost wages, and future earning capacity. Participants will gain insights into working with expert witnesses, negotiating settlements, and effectively advocating for clients in court. Designed for litigators and legal professionals, this course equips attendees with practical tools to maximize case value while ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.
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Principal of the Firm and Chief Economist at Sobel Tinari Economics Group
Kristin Kucsma, M.A., is a Principal of SobelCo. and Chief Economist of the Sobel Tinari Economics Group. Ms. Kucsma oversees the group’s award-winning economists and experienced analysts. Ms. Kucsma joined the Tinari Economics Group in January 2008 and, since then, has worked extensively on cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, employment law, wrongful incarceration, mass torts, punitive damages, and lost profits. Her ability to clearly explain complicated economic analysis makes Ms. Kucsma an effective expert witness. She works regularly with both plaintiff and defense attorneys and lectures frequently on valuing economic damages. Ms. Kucsma has testified in over 850 depositions, trials, mediations, and arbitrations, and has offered economic expert testimony in various state and federal district courts throughout the country. Prior to joining the Sobel Tinari Economics Group, Ms. Kucsma spent over 13 years teaching economics at the undergraduate and graduate level at Saint Peter’s College, Rutgers, Seton Hall, and Drew Universities. Her areas of expertise include American Economic History, Applied Micro Economic Theory, banking and financial markets, and corporate finance. Ms. Kucsma is an active member of the National Association of Forensic Economics and the Eastern Economics Association, a member of the American Economics Association, and a former member of the District Ethics Committee, Office of Attorney Ethics of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She earned a B.A., summa cum laude, in Economics from Seton Hall University, an M.A. from Rutgers University, and is currently ABD at Rutgers University.
Attorney at Cherundolo Law
Attorney Allison Cherundolo is a highly skilled and accomplished personal injury, medical malpractice, and employment law attorney. She is one of the Syracuse area’s top-rated attorneys. After earning her undergraduate degree, Allison received her JD at Suffolk University Law School. She brings a background in employment and labor law, employment litigation defense, and personal injury law to her current practice
