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| Don Frankenfeld: | Expert Economic Testimony / New Website |
| South Dakota
forensic economist, Don Frankenfeld, is launching a nationwide internet service for
attorneys, and he's looking for help from South Dakota attorneys willing to be "beta
testers." Don Frankenfeld has incorporated Frankenfeld Associates Interactive, which
intends to create the premiere economic resource site for attorneys. A unique feature of Frankenfeld's site will be an interactive analysis package which will enable participating lawyers to create their own, on-line economic analyses and reports. For example, an attorney who has received a settlement offer can quickly and easily evaluate that offer with a visit to the Frankenfeld web page. The attorney simply inputs basic information such as a client's gender, date of birth, and the amount of a periodic offer. The site then calculates life expectancy (or worklife expectancy), projects the payment amounts into the future year by year, and discounts to the appropriate present value. The report, including detailed tables and full color charts and graphs, can then be printed directly or downloaded in a reproducible computer file format. Frankenfeld also expects to launch more sophisticated models for personal injury, wrongful death, employment termination, and business evaluation. |
According to
Frankenfeld, the site will include current economic news, tables and statistics, plus a
weekly electronic bulletin on economic issues and one or more "chat areas" in
which litigators can share information and compare notes. In addition, the site will
contain detailed and comprehensive listings from economic experts from across the country.
"Ultimately, our site will list more economic experts and provide more detailed
information about each expert than any other site," says Frankenfeld. "Most such
services charge experts a listing fee, which reduces participation dramatically. Also each
listing provides only minimal information. Because we make our listing available to
experts without charge, we expect participation will be nearly 100%. Moreover, we intend
to publish on the web as much information as the listing expert chooses to provide,
including pictures, brochures, CVs, testimonial history, and the like. We want to give
lawyers a good reason to visit out site often." A prototype of the site is available at "www.frankenfeld.com" while a completely revised site will soon be available at the same address. South Dakota lawyers who wise to serve as "beta testers" of the site should call Don Frankenfeld at 605-348-8441. Contact Don Frankenfeld donlfrank@rapidnet.com |
