Business and Intellectual Property Valuation, Forensic Economics, Loss Analysis. Serving the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee
Principals and Associates
Craig S. Galbraith, MBA, MSc., Ph.D., CPVA (Principal, Business Valuation and Forensic Economics)
Dr. Galbraith's earned his Ph.D. (Management and Economics) from Purdue University. He also graduated with MBA (operations) and MSc (biology) degrees. He currently holds the prestigious Duke Progress Energy/Betty Cameron Distinguished Research Professorship at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Dr. Galbraith also holds a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) designation, and is licensed in property, casualty, health, medical, annuities, and flood insurance. Full qualifications, professional background, and litigation/trial experience are detailed below.
Contacts: 910-520-7927 (mobile)
galbraithc@uncw.edu (university e-mail)
galbraithc2127@gmail.com (alternate e-mail)
PO Box 199, Kure Beach, NC 28449.
Gregory B. Merrill, MBA, Ph.D. (Senior Associate, Business Valuation and Forensic Economics)
Dr. Merrill holds a Ph.D. in accounting for Texas A&M, and teaches financial accounting and auditing. Specializes in forensic accounting. Dr. Merrill was previously on the faculties of University of San Diego, St. Marys University and more recently, as the Director of the School of Accounting, Wichita State University. He now lives in East Tennessee, and manages the Tennessee office.
Contacts: 865-340-1760 (mobile)
greg_merrill@yahoo.com (e-mail)
701 Irwinton Drive, Ten Mile, TN 37880.
Curt H. Stiles, MBA, Ph.D. (Associate, Business Valuation)
Dr. Stiles is a professor emeritus at UNCW, and for many years was an active member of the New York Society of Financial Analysts. Dr. Stiles' Ph.D. is from Northwestern University.
Jacqueline Benitez-Galbraith, MBA, MA (Associate)
Ms. Galbraith is a native Spanish speaker, born and raised in Mexico. She teaches Business Spanish at UNCW. She also holds an international MBA, and has served as a translator in a variety of legal and business cases.
Valuation, Forensic & Economic Services
Business Valuation and Appraisals
Equitable Distribution and Divorce
Business Acquisition and Sales
Commercial Damage
Business Interruption
Domestic and International Valuations
Forensic Accounting and Investigation
Business Appraisals for Banks
Business Appraisals for Investors
Simple to Highly Complex Analysis
Economic Loss Analysis (Income, Benefits and Household Services)
Wrongful Death Loss Analysis
Personal Injury Loss Analysis
Medical Malpractice Loss Analysis
Economic Impact of PTSD, Sexual Abuse and Violence
Economic/Present Value Calculations of Life Care Plans
Loss of Household Services Using Different Analytical Methods
Pension and Present Value Analysis
High level pension analysis and 2 page reports (court ready) for a fixed price of $275.00
Present Value calculations of annuities and structured settlements.
Court Testimony and Mediation
Dr. Galbraith has testified in court over 50 times in a variety of Equitable Distribution, Damages and Personal Injury/Wrongful Death cases. Court qualified in North Carolina and other states. Federal and District courts. Has performed over 400 business valuations and economic loss reports for a variety of legal cases. Client list includes over 50 different attorneys. One of the few economists in the U.S. for PTSD/child sexual assault cases. Developed unique (published in academic journals) analytical methods for examining loss of household services due to injury, use of a Workability Scale to predict amount of income loss mitigation n partial disability and personal injury cases, properly estimating small firm premiums for small business valuation, and estimating discount rates for pre-revenue technologies.
Intellectual Property, Patent Valuation and Technology Commercialization
Dr. Galbraith holds a "Certified Patent Valuation Analyst" (CPVA) designation. Dr. Galbraith has thorough knowledge of intellectual property valuation and technology commercialization issues, including many years as Director of the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Technology Transfer Office (Office of Innovation and Commercialization). Also served as senior project manager for 15 years for a U.S. Department of Defense funded technology transfer consortium (CCAT). Author of textbook in Technology Development and Commercialization.
Court Consulting and Spanish Translation
Vast experience as a consulting expert to attorneys,. Analysis of opposing reports, cross-examination preparation, and 2nd opinions of expert reports. We can also provide high level Spanish translation services for client interviews, legal and business documents, and court. In addition, Dr. Galbraith has provided short business valuation and economic loss classes to a number of attorney offices.
Dr. Craig S. Galbraith and Associates
Philosophy, Background, Qualifications and Experience - Business Valuation and Forensic Economics
Galbraith Forensic & Economic Sciences, LLC offers the highest level of expertise, qualifications and experience in the United States. Dr. Galbraith, and his associates, are not only highly respected university faculty.members, but have vast experience in various entrepreneurial and economic activities, consulting for small and Fortune 500 firms, government agencies (DoD, DARPA, SPAWAR) and as private equity "angel" investors. This unique combination of the highest level of educational attainment, decades of court and legal experience, and broad "real-life" professional activities is critical for true expertise in the field. Because of this we also strongly believe that everybody should have access to this type of expertise, and we will work within the budgets of all of our clients. We don't write "fluff" 80 page reports and charge ridiculously high fees. Instead we drill down and focus on the critical analysis and valuation opinions appropriate to the case, and thus can keep our fees more than reasonable. . ,
Dr. Craig Galbraith Qualifications
- Ph.D. (Krannert Graduate School, Purdue University); MBA, (operations and manufacturing), MSc (biology), BA (economic philosophy)
- Currently holds the Duke Progress Energy/Betty Cameron Distinguished Professorship, Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Over 50 court qualifications, over 400 valuations and over 30years of experience in business valuation and forensic economics
- Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) designation
- Author of eight books, and over 100 peer reviewed academic articles in business and economics.
- Licensed in property, casuality, health, medical, life, annuities, and flood insurance.
- Doctorate supervisor, Edinburgh Business School
- Prior Director of the UNCW Entrepreneurship Center and the UNCW Technology Transfer Office. Prior Director of Orange County Economic Forecast, UC Irvine. Fifteen years experience as Senior Project Manager for a DoD funded technology transfer/commercialization consortium (CCAT).
Dr. Craig Galbraith Qualifications
- Developed and currently teaches the only full semester, university level class in small business valuation in North Carolina (Cameron School of Business, UNCW).. Other courses taught include economic forecasting, statistics, technology management, strategy and entrepreneurship at graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Prior faculty member at the University of California and Purdue University; co-founder of several start-up firms. Active private equity investor.
- Consulting and professional experience in many countries, including Scotland, England, Italy, Peru, Mexico, South Korea, Belize, and Taiwan.
- 30 years of experience in Economic Development . Economic and business consultant to small business, Fortune 500 firms and government R&D agencies (e.g,, DoD, DARPA, SPAWAR) .
- Developed and published new methods of looking at various economic loss issues, such as household services, losses related to PTSD and Child Sexual Abuse, predicting income loss mitigation in partial disability cases, and estimating small firm premiums for business valuation. Methods used in a variety of cases.