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Dr. Jules Kamin received his Ph.D. in business economics, finance and management science from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, rated #1. He is an expert on Economic Damages impacting businesses and individuals.

Dr. Kamin brings to the practice of forensic economics a unique combination of educational background, practical business and teaching experience, and a proven record of expert retention and testimony in over 800 cases. He has testified, at trial, in more than 100 cases (federal and state court).

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Expertise: Internationally recognized expert on the benefits of Crisis Management etc. Currently engaged by 7th largest organisation in the USA. Author of the new UK Government guide Preventing Chaos in a Crisis. Primary author of present UK Police command methodology Gold, Silver & Bronze. 

Senior Scotland Yard background, including setting up the multi agency operational management structure at the London Kings Cross major subway fire, secondment to the Anti Terrorist Branch. University lecturer. Highly entertaining / humorous global facilitator & presenter. Key motivator able to stimulate and focus wide audiences. Outstanding authoritative & skilled public speaker. Occasional TV appearances. Much quoted elsewhere. Member of the Guild of Freeman of the City of London. 

Seminars & Speaking Topics:

• Crisis Management: Preventing Chaos in a Crisis.
• Avoiding Catastrophe: Human Behavior – Good or Bad.
• The People Factor: Factoring in How People Will React.
• Business Continuity (BC): No Longer a "Grudge Purchase" - More Profit!
• Understanding Risk: Knitting with Fog, or Drawing the Strands Together?
• Best Practice from the UK Govt: Why the UK & Europe Have Changed Focus.
• Don’t Make a Drama out of a Crisis: The Benefits of Effective Incident Management.
• Regulations 600 Years Old: Why Be a Freeman of the City of London?
• New Scotland Yard: A Behind the Curtain Look at Current Issues.

Company Background: Visor Consultants specializes in helping domestic and global organizations get the very best from their staff in times of possible disaster. We quantify your various risks and hazards; advise you on which pose the greatest threats; assist you to eliminate or contain them; and help develop your Crisis Management skills. We can then guide you in Risk Mitigation, in resolving any security issues, and in designing Crisis & Business Continuity Management strategies. See Visor website for more information.

Willamette Management Associates (WMA) is a nationally prominent Valuation and Financial Analysis Firm that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Willamette is a subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG), a banking and financial services company. WMA is recognized as a thought leader in the fields of Business Valuation, Forensic Analysis, and Transaction Financial Advisory Services.

WMA provides services for purposes of transaction pricing and structuring, transaction fairness and solvency assurance, taxation planning and compliance, transaction financing, forensic analysis and dispute resolution, bankruptcy and reorganization, management information and strategic planning, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, and ESOP transactions and ERISA administrative compliance.

WMA's Professional Services:

Curtis R. Kimball, CFA, ASA, is an experienced Financial Valuation Analyst and the national director for WMA’s Wealth Management Valuation Practice. Mr. Kimball works with the firm’s regional, national, and international clients out of WMA’s Atlanta regional office, which he opened in 1995. He has been valuing private company interests and restricted interests in public companies, intellectual properties, and other intangible assets, rights, claims, and investments for a variety of purposes for over 40 years.

Mr. KImball was formerly with Wachovia Bank (acquired by Wells Fargo) and, later, the Citizens & Southern Trust Company (acquired by Bank of America) prior to joining WMA’s Portland, Oregon, office in 1988. He is a noted speaker on valuation issues and a contributing author to several standard reference works on private business valuation including: Valuing a Business, Fifth Edition (McGraw-Hill), Valuing Small Businesses and Professional Practices, Third Edition (McGraw-Hill), and Business Valuation Discounts and Premiums, Second Edition (Wiley).

View Curtis R. Kimball's Expert Witness Profile.