ABOUT FAIR VALUE METRICS
For over a decade we have worked closely with attorneys supporting complex litigation involving some of the largest companies in the country.
Jason Kandel is the founder and principal consultant of Fair Value Metrics. He spent years embedded as a data scientist at a wage and hour law firm, working on class actions from discovery through trial. That experience across the full arc of litigation provides a practical and unique perspective on what it takes to be effective as an expert witness.
Today Jason works with datasets from some of the world's largest companies across industries including trucking, health care, and insurance. He testifies regularly at both depositions and trial, builds dynamic damage models, and supports litigation teams in preparing for ESI focused depositions as well as reviewing and auditing other data driven processes.
ECONOMICAL
Expert Work That Respects Your Budget
Fair Value Metrics is built to deliver strong, defensible analysis and expert services without putting unnecessary financial pressure on your case.
Reasonable Rates
Rates are kept competitive so we can dedicate the appropriate time to every matter without unnecessary cost pressure. The goal is long term relationships with attorneys who trust the work, not maximizing a single engagement.
RELIABLE
Testimony Is Always From the Expert Who Creates Your Exhibits
At Fair Value Metrics, every exhibit is created by the expert who will take the stand and defend it with a level of confidence that can only be attained by doing the work themselves, resulting in better outcomes for your legal team.
Your expert witness carries a tremendous responsibility: to present and defend your case's data and exhibits clearly, credibly, and in a way the court finds reliable. When a testifying expert is presenting work prepared by junior team members and cannot answer questions about the underlying calculations, their reliability goes out the window. The consequences are real: damages can be excluded entirely, or the court may adopt the opposing side's figures by default.
EXPERIENCE
Over a Decade of Wage & Hour Litigation Experience
Every case follows its own path, and we work with attorneys across a range of styles and strategies. But after a decade of wage and hour litigation, we have learned that the work done early sets the foundation for everything that follows, whether your case settles at the first mediation or goes all the way to trial.
The Path to Settlement
Moving towards an early mediation often encourages cooperation in discovery. This not only gives your case a good chance of settling early but establishes your team's command of the data from the start. The insight gained through this process can be tremendously valuable when it comes time to do ESI depositions and prepare for trial if the parties cannot reach a settlement.
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Rules of Production
Often overlooked but critical. Clear production rules keep costs low by ensuring the data you receive is usable from the start.
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Settlement Modeling
Build the interactive tools and exhibits your team takes into mediation
Getting strong testimony in a 30(b)(6) ESI deposition can solidify your case, but it is rarely easy. Every employer's systems are different, the jargon is dense, and the person testifying is not trying to make it simple for you. Having someone in your corner who can cut through the noise can make a big difference. Let us help you get the most out of these important depositions.
Timing
You need a clear picture of the available data and your overall plan for damages before taking the deposition. Go in too early and you lose the chance to ask about roadblocks or smoking guns that only surface during the damage analysis. Wait too long and there is no room to follow up if the testimony raises new issues.
Impeach
Use the deposition to dismantle weak arguments and shut down unnecessary rabbit holes before they ever make it to trial. If the other side is going to raise a bad argument about the data, this is your chance to take it apart on the record while you still have time to respond.
Flexible Exhibits
Facts change as a case develops. Rigid exhibits can become a liability if they cannot adapt. Our damage models are built with the flexibility to address these unknowns. Rather than presenting hundreds of versions to the judge and jury in hopes of predicting every detail of how the case unfolds, you can present a simplified exhibit that focuses on what you find important while still having the ability to adjust later on. If the opposing side cannot do the same, it significantly increases the chance that your model will be adopted.
Ready to Pivot in Any Scenario
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