Dr. Smith has developed state-of-the-art econometric analysis models to analyze economic and financial issues, including damages analysis for:

Commercial damages of all types

Lost earnings capacity

Life care plan and other medical costs evaluations

Household services, including housekeeping, guidance, and accompaniment

Society & Relationship

Loss of enjoyment of life - hedonic damages (an economic model illustrating the statistical value of life in death cases, as well as the reduction of the value to lead a normal life in wrongful injury cases)

Personal consumption and fringe benefits

Product liability

Pension fund evaluation and withdrawal liability

Structured settlement analysis

Identity theft and other types of credit damages

Dr. Smith's concept of "hedonic damages" is acknowledged by judges, attorneys, and legal journalists as one of the most innovative tort concepts in the last 30 years. He has been interviewed and published in dozens of respected professional journals. He consulted for firms such as Kirkland & Ellis; Jenner & Block; Schiff, Hardin & Waite; and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, in Chicago, as well as thousands of other prominent firms nationwide.