As Rapid City's trusted forensic economist, Skerritt Economics provides comprehensive economic damage analysis and business valuation services specifically designed for the demanding requirements of South Dakota litigation. Our practice serves attorneys throughout the Rapid City area and surrounding counties with meticulous attention to detail, industry-leading methodologies, and clear, compelling expert reports that help build winning cases.
With extensive experience in South Dakota's federal and state court systems, we understand the unique economic landscape of Rapid City's diverse local economy. From Tourism (Black Hills, Mount Rushmore), Healthcare, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Manufacturing, and Regional commerce, our economic analysis reflects the complexity and opportunity of the Rapid City metropolitan economy.
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Economics
Comprehensive lost earnings analysis, life care planning, and household services valuations specifically calibrated for Rapid City's local wage economy. Our calculations incorporate local wage patterns, cost of living adjustments, and career trajectory modeling for accurate damage assessments in Pennington County and surrounding western South Dakota cases.
Medical Malpractice Economic Analysis
Expert life care planning and medical cost projections for catastrophic injury cases involving Rapid City's medical institutions. We work closely with local hospitals and healthcare systems to provide detailed, defensible economic analysis for complex malpractice litigation in South Dakota.
Employment Litigation Economics
Precise wage loss calculations, discrimination damage analysis, and career impact assessments covering Rapid City's diverse employment landscape. Our expertise spans agriculture, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and other key sectors throughout the Rapid City metropolitan area.
Business Valuation for Rapid City Markets
Professional business valuations for commercial disputes, partnership dissolutions, and divorce proceedings. We understand Rapid City's dynamic business environment from large corporations to small family businesses, providing valuations that reflect current market realities in the Rapid City area.
Why Choose a Forensic Economist for Your South Dakota Case?
In Rapid City's complex legal environment, having a qualified forensic economist can make the difference between winning and losing your case. Economic damages often represent the largest component of personal injury, wrongful death, employment discrimination, and commercial litigation awards. Our forensic economic analysis provides the foundation for compelling, defensible damage calculations that stand up to the most rigorous rigorous scrutiny.
Specialized Rapid City Economic Damage Analysis
Rapid City presents unique challenges for economic damage calculations. The highest wages in the nation, complex career trajectories, substantial benefits packages, and significant cost of living variations across the South Dakota region all require specialized expertise. Our forensic economic analysis accounts for:
- Manhattan Premium Wages: Financial services, law firms, and corporate headquarters
- Brooklyn Industries: Manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and creative sectors
- Queens Economic Diversity: Healthcare, education, small business, and international trade
- Bronx Growth Sectors: Healthcare, education, government, and emerging tech
- Staten Island Economy: Healthcare, government, small business, and manufacturing
Court-Qualified Expert Witness Services
Our forensic economist is court-qualified and has provided expert testimony in hundreds of cases throughout South Dakota's federal and state court systems. We understand the evidentiary standards, procedural requirements, and judicial expectations specific to South Dakota litigation. Our expert reports are thorough, clearly written, and designed to withstand rigorous scrutiny.
Comprehensive Forensic Economics Services
Our practice covers the full spectrum of forensic economics applications in South Dakota litigation:
- Personal Injury Economics: Lost earnings, benefits, and household services
- Wrongful Death Analysis: Lifetime earnings projections and dependency calculations
- Medical Malpractice: Life care plans and future medical cost projections
- Employment Litigation: Discrimination damages and constructive discharge analysis
- Commercial Damages: Lost profits, business interruption, and contract disputes
- Intellectual Property: Patent infringement and trademark damages
- Matrimonial Economics: Income analysis and business valuation for divorce