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About Legal Economic Evaluations

We provide speedy, accurate answers to complex economic questions at reasonable fees.

Geographic Coverage
Our services are available in all 50 states. Approximately 1/3 of our clients are on the East Coast, 1/3 in the Mid-West and 1/3 on the West Coast.

Main Office
437 Century Park Drive
Suite A
Yuba City, CA 95991

Billing
Western Business Development Inc.
dba Legal Economic Evaluations
437 Century Park Drive - Suite A
Yuba City, CA 95991

Phone (530) 673-3219

Fax (530) 671-0337

Rush Services
Call us at (800) 221-6826 for special rush service (an additional fee may apply).

Qualifications
Since 1982 Legal Economic Evaluations has provided economic evaluations of over 50,000 cases in all 50 states. We are nationally recognized experts in valuations and litigation economics. Articles about the firm have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and numerous other publications.


Robert S. Gartrell, CBA, ASA

Robert S. Gartrell

Robert S. Gartrell is currently a principal of Legal Economic Evaluations which offers various economic valuation studies and appraisals of business entities. Gartrell brings to his clients a unique combination of professional appraisal and financial analysis skills. He has provided economic analysis of business damages, lost wages, lost benefits including lost employee stock options that have been used in various general liability, medical malpractice, and other tort cases to calculate the loss of earnings. The firm,, Legal Economic Evaluations, and Gartrell are actively involved in economic evaluations in many states throughout the United States and provide expert opinion on pension plan valuations and litigation economics.

Robert Gartrell is a Certified Business Appraiser, a professional designation awarded by the Institute of Business Appraisers. He is also an Accredited Senior Appraiser certified in Business Valuation, a professional designation awarded by the American Society of Appraisers. He is one of only about 70 individuals in the U.S. to be certified in Business Valuation by both the ASA and IBA.

Gartrell is qualified by virtue of his training, skill, experience, and professional credentials to appraise the Fair Market Value of going concerns, minority interests, goodwill, intangible assets, and other entities. He has valued many businesses for various purposes including Employee Stock Ownership Plans, merger and acquisitions, litigation, incoming, gift and estate tax purposes.

Gartrell is recognized as an expert in the valuation of community property business assets, such as family businesses, farming ventures, limited partnerships, and professional practices, in addition to economic damages. He has provided expert testimony in various Superior Courts in California, Idaho, and Alaska. He has published journal articles and has spoken at local, state, and national meetings of various professional groups on the subject of business valuation and litigation economics.

EDUCATION

  • 1981-1982 Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA
  • 1970-1974 University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry
  • 1968-1970 University of California, Berkeley, CA
  • 1967-1968 Merritt College, Oakland, CA

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • Institute of Business Appraisers
  • American Society of Appraisers
  • National Association of Forensic Economics
  • The ESOP Association
  • National Center for Employee Ownership
  • International Business Brokers Association
  • National Study Group on Practice Value

CERTIFICATION

  • Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)
    Institute of Business Appraisers
  • Accredited Senior Appraisers (ASA)
    American Society of Appraisers

J. Nicholas Tollemache, MBA (Emeritus)

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  • MA Economics & Law, Cambridge University, England
  • MBA Harvard Business School, 1968
  • 1968-94 executive with Fortune 100, closely held manufacturing and consulting firms.
  • 1994-2006 President, Legal Economic Evaluations
  • Licensed annuity broker
  • Member Institute of Business Appraisers and American Society of Appraisers (candidate member)
  • Articles appeared in Financial Planning and Divorce Magazine
  • Co-author The Family Mediator's Guide to Valuing Retirement Plans
  • Testified as expert witness

Kathleen P. Hudgins

Kathleen P. Hudgins

Kathleen P. Hudgins is currently the senior pension consultant at Legal Economic Evaluations (LEE) which offers various economic valuation studies and analysis for use by the legal community. Ms. Hudgins brings to her clients a combination of professional and financial analysis skills with over thirty years of experience in financial accounting, auditing, statistical data, as well as benefits administration. Ms. Hudgins is actively involved in providing economic analysis services, litigation economics, and the valuation and apportionment of various benefit plans throughout the United States. On average, LEE provides between 800 and 1000 pension evaluations per year.

Ms. Hudgins has been certified as a COBRA administrator by COBRA Compliance Systems in compliance with the National State Board of Accountancy, and is a qualified administrator for Workers Compensation and Injured and Disabled Employee programs. Her background includes several years working for the US Federal Government Bureau of Labor Statistics providing economic data for the Cost of Living Index. She was a senior benefit plan administrator for Pal Plastics, Inc., Haro Distributing, Inc., and Jessee Heating & Air Conditioning. Ms. Hudgins was a office analyst for one of the largest, privately run US Government installations, Hawthorne Army Depot. Her experience also includes benefit plans auditor for Indian Enterprise Rancherias in California.

Hudgins has been qualified as an expert witness regarding pension plan evaluations.

ORGANIZATIONS

  • National Association of Forensic Economics
  • Institute of Business Appraisers
  • American Economic Association
  • American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts

EDUCATION

  • 1977-1979 Yuba College
  • 1995-1996 Hawthorn College
  • With continuing CPE
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