Determining Damages in Personal Injury and Severe Disability Cases: An Expert Panel

Determining Damages in Personal Injury and Severe Disability Cases: An Expert Panel

Navigating the complex landscape of personal injury and severe disability cases requires a keen understanding of the intricacies involved in calculating damages. This webinar assembles a distinguished panel of experts comprising of an economist, a vocational rehabilitation specialist, and an experienced personal injury attorney to give a detailed overview of how economic damages are determined and how to present them in your case.

Participants will gain invaluable insights into the damages framework, experts required, discovery and methods to obtain documentation, calculating lost earning capacity, determining mitigation earning capacity, issues in a severe disability case and much more.

This comprehensive program is a must-attend for legal professionals and anyone interested in obtaining a solid foundation in the damage calculations in personal injury and severe disability cases.

Nicholas Briscoe, Chief Economist

Mr. Briscoe is Chief Economist at Briscoe Economics Group, Inc. and Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Davis. He provides consulting and expert witness testimony in a wide variety of economic and financial matters. He has qualified and provided expert testimony in court and deposition on numerous occasions.

Mr. Briscoe’s practice includes the analysis and calculation of economic damages in personal injury, employment termination, wage and hour, commercial damages, fraud investigation / forensic accounting, and business valuation.

Mr. Briscoe has earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Economics from UC Davis, as well as a Post-Master’s Graduate Certificate in Forensic Rehabilitation Counseling from The George Washington University. Mr. Briscoe has obtained the certifications of Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified Earnings Analyst (CEA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).


Alexander R. Wheeler, Parris Law Firm

Alex joined the Parris Law Firm two years out of law school in 2007 and he was made partner at the firm in 2012. Alex has a diverse practice, including Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Insurance Bad Faith, and Class Action litigation. Alex has been a Southern California Super Lawyer since 2019 and was a “Rising Star” from 2012 to 2018. Alex has achieved seven- and eight-figure jury trial verdicts. Courts all over the country have appointed Alex as Lead Class Counsel in class action cases. All told, Alex has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements for PARRIS clients. Alex speaks frequently to large groups of lawyers at Continuing Legal Education seminars throughout the country.  He speaks on taking effective and trial-focused depositions, all aspects of trial practice and – using and applying what he has learned from firm founder R. Rex Parris – applying cognitive science to the creative practice of law. Alex is on the Board of Advisors at Pepperdine University School of Law and was a faculty member at the Law School, where he taught “Advanced Trial Practice.”