This course is also available in the 2022 Paralegal Cruise Bundle.

Forensic economists Nora Ostrofe,  presents Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Calculating Economic Damages (But Were Afraid to Ask), for all legal professionals. 

During this presentation, Ms. Ostrofe discussed:

• Calculating Present Value, Growth Rates, and Prejudgment Interest
• Determining the Duration of Economic Loss:  Work-life, Life, and Healthy Life Expectancies
• Determining Wage Loss:  Earning History; Earning Capacity; Self-Employed Workers
• All About Fringe Benefits
• Earnings in Retirement:  Pensions, Social Security, Survivor Benefits
• Equity Compensation:  Restricted Stock Units, Stock Options, Stock Shares, Privately Held or pre-IPO Companies
• Incorporating Taxes:  After-tax earnings, tax neutralization calculations
• Atypical Plaintiffs:  Children, Elderly, Unemployed, Self-employed
• Practice Pointers

Course Format

This is an on demand seminar – you’ll receive immediate access to the on demand recording, a copy of the PowerPoint and a certificate of attendance/CLE. You have lifetime access to this program, so once it’s in your account, you can return to complete it whenever it is convenient for you.

Video length: 1 Hour 5 Minutes.

Continuing Legal Education Credit (CLE)

NALA CP or ACP: This program meets the requirements of the NALA Certifying Board for continuing legal education credit required to maintain the CP (Certified Paralegal) credential. This program is pre-approved by NALA for 1.0 hour of substantive CLE.

Florida Bar FRP: As approved by NALA, this seminar meets the requirements under Rule 20-6.1 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar for continuing legal education credit required to maintain the FRP credential.

NALS – This program is approved by NALS for 1.0 CLE Hour.

NFPA RP® or CRP™: NFPA automatically accepts substantive CLE hours which bears the accreditation of NALA on the certificate of attendance.

State Bar of Texas – Paralegal Division – The Division will accept substantive law CLE approved by the National Association of Legal Assistants for credit towards the Paralegal Division mandatory membership renewal CLE requirement.

Meet your Speaker

Nora Ostrofe has served as a forensic economist for the past twenty-one (21) years. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), an MBA from St. Mary’s College, and a Certificate in Accounting with Distinction from the University of California, Berkeley. She has served as President of the American Rehabilitation Economics Association (AREA) and is a Co-Editor of the journal The Earnings Analyst.