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Meet The Team

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William H. Rogers, Ph.D.
Testifying Economist

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John O. Ward, Ph.D.
Testifying Economist

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Alicia R. Hiles, MA, MS, CRC
Senior Economist

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Kami Whitehurst-Levy
Economist

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Karen Harrison
Case Manager

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Rachel Ward
Research Specialist

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Jill Baldwin Rogers
Operations Manager

LEADERS IN FORENSIC ECONOMICS

Forensic economics is the scientific discipline that applies economic theories and methods to matters within a legal framework. Together with Dr. Gerald Olson,

Dr. John Ward created the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE),

the first and largest academic organization

to study forensic economics - today 600 members strong.

John O. Ward, Ph.D.

  • President NAFE 1986-87

  • Editor Journal of Forensic Economics, 1987-2005

  • Editor Journal of Legal Economics 2007-08

  • Advisory Board of Forensic Economic Abstracts since 1995

  • Awarded Outstanding Financial Expert in Missouri

  • NAFE Past President’s Award

William H. Rogers, Ph.D.

  • Midwest Vice President NAFE 2018-20

  • Special Editor Journal of Legal Economics, since 2017

LEADERS IN EXPERT TESTIMONY

Economic analysis and testimony in over 5,000 litigation matters

for plaintiffs and defendants.

Specializing in:

  • Personal injury and death tort damages

  • Employment discrimination, termination, and wage/hour

  • Commercial lost profits and business destruction

  • Individual class action damages

  • Retentions from state’s attorney general and USDOJ

  • Noted in appellate decisions

  • High profile and catastrophic cases

  • Ross T. Roberts Trial Academy Instructors

  • Numerous law school and legal presentations

  • Pro bono consulting to Families of 9-11

LEADER IN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Expectancy Data Publishing Company

  • Recognized authority data source for information on household work services, full-time earnings, fringe benefits, and morbidity adjusted life expectancy.

  • Cited in publications by the Centers for Disease Control, Department of Transportation, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, American Heart Association, and others.

  • Most cited publication by forensic economists for estimating hours and value of household work services.

LEADERS IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH

John O. Ward, Ph.D.

  • Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1969 to 2003; Professor Emeritus, 2003 to date

  • Economics Department Chair 1976-78, 1992-2003

  • Associate Dean, 1978-1985

  • Consultant to Department of Commerce; Ford Foundation; World Bank; Department of Labor; Department of Defense; Government of Brazil

  • Seven co-Edited books; fourteen book chapters; twenty-seven journal articles; and, nine monographs/reports.

  • Over 100 national and international presentations to economists on economic theory, method, and data

William H. Rogers, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor of Economics Lindenwood University

  • Research Fellow, Hammond Institute

  • Associate Professor at University of Missouri-St. Louis

  • Ten peer reviewed journal articles.

  • Consultant to Public Policy Research Center; St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association.

  • Over 20 national presentations to economists on economic theory, method, and data.

Alicia R. Hiles, MA, MS, CRC

  • Master of Arts in Economics 

  • Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling 

  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

  • Qualified Rehabilitation Professional, Missouri Workers' Compensation

Daniel Kim, MA

  • Master of Arts in Economics/Econometrics

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Econometrics

Kami Whitehurst-Levy, MA 

  • Master of Arts in Political Science

  • Certificate in Data Analytics and Visualization

  • Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Gender Studies

MEMBERSHIPS & ORGANIZATIONS

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