Forensic Economist Qualifications for New Hampshire Damages Cases

By Christopher Skerritt, M.Ed., MBA, Chief of Economic Services · Published · Reviewed

New Hampshire courts screen expert testimony for reliability under a statutory standard: the judge asks whether the economist is qualified, whether the opinion rests on sufficient facts and reliable principles and methods, and whether those methods were reliably applied to the case. A damages report is written to that inquiry, with every rate and table traced to a published source. The forensic economist qualification is what that inquiry examines: graduate training in economics, finance, or business, a published damages method applied to the record, and a record of reports and testimony.

Recognition and qualification in New Hampshire

State recognition: Recognized nationally; no state licensure applies. There is no state license for forensic economists to check, so counsel verify the credential with its issuer and review the economist's testimony record directly.

For a matter venued in New Hampshire, counsel verify the qualification the same way in every venue, because no state licenses forensic economists and there is no New Hampshire register to check. The elements are the economist's graduate training, the published method behind each component of the report, and the testimony record, and each can be examined directly: the CV, the report's stated sources, and the transcripts of prior depositions. In New Hampshire, the same elements are what the court weighs when the opinion is challenged, so a report that ties every input to the record and names its data sources answers the qualification question before it is asked.

KW Economics economists apply nationally recognized methods while accounting for New Hampshire's wage levels, venue, and damages rules.

New Hampshire courts and venues

Economic damages experts testify in New Hampshire's courts, where qualification is decided case by case on education, method, and experience rather than on any single credential.

Highest court: New Hampshire Supreme Court. Federal venues: D.N.H. Court system: courts.state.nh.us.

Forensic economists for New Hampshire matters

KW Economics provides forensic economists for New Hampshire damages matters, including remote consultation, report preparation, and deposition or trial testimony where the case is venued. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.

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Frequently asked: qualifying a forensic economist in New Hampshire

How do New Hampshire courts qualify a forensic economist?

New Hampshire courts screen expert testimony for reliability under a statutory standard: the judge asks whether the economist is qualified, whether the opinion rests on sufficient facts and reliable principles and methods, and whether those methods were reliably applied to the case. A damages report is written to that inquiry, with every rate and table traced to a published source. Recognized nationally; no state licensure applies. There is no state license for forensic economists to check, so counsel verify the credential with its issuer and review the economist's testimony record directly.

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References

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