About Dr. John R. McGowan Ph.D., CPA

Dr. McGowan is a nationally renowned economist and financial consultant providing analysis in simple terms that any trier-of-fact can understand. As an expert consultant to plaintiff and defense attorneys representing clients in Federal State courts, he provides testimony and litigation support services in evaluating damages.

Areas of Practice

Dr. McGowan has developed state-of-the-art econometric analysis models to analyze economic, financial, accounting and tax issues, including damage analysis for:

• Commercial damages of all types;
• Lost wages;
• Lost earnings capacity;
• Life care plan and other medical costs evaluations;
• Forensic Accounting;
• CPA Standard of Care;
• Tax Issues of all Types;
• Business valuation;
• Pierce the corporate veil;
• Big Data and Data Analytics;
• Age Discrimination;
• Pension fund evaluation and withdrawal liability;
• Determination of goodwill.

Hourly Rates

Case Review and Preliminary Analysis

• Review of case documents, reports, and evidence.
• Written preliminary analysis
• Fee $400 per hour

Written Expert Report

• Research, document analysis, and other requested tasks
• Detailed written report on findings and opinions
• Fee $400 per hour

Deposition / Trial Preparation and Testimony

• Case strategy meetings
• Mock trial preparation (if requested)
• Fee $562.50 per hour

Travel Expenses

• Airfare, accommodation, meals, transportation and incidentals
• Reimbursed at actual cost
• Fee $200 per hour

Retainer

• A retainer of $2,000 is required upon agreement
• Billing is done on a monthly basis
• The retainer for most standard and combined personal injury matters is $2,500 and is refundable if not used. Please also know that combined, complex and commercial cases require a more substantial retainer, starting at $3,500, to as much as $10,000 (or more), depending on the scope of the project.
• A deposit/retainer/advance is needed to commence work on your case.