When a business owner or executive dies or is disabled, the damages question is deceptively hard: what were their services actually worth? Reported W-2 income often understates or overstates it, because owners set their own pay with taxes and cash flow in mind — not litigation. Grahall establishes the reasonable compensation for the roles the person actually performed, giving damages calculations a market-based foundation.
When counsel retain us
We work with counsel and damages economists in wrongful death, disability, and personal injury matters involving owner-executives and key employees — establishing the earnings-capacity input on which lost-earnings projections are built.
How the opinion is built
The composite analysis is central: identifying every function the individual performed — executive, sales, operations, technical — and pricing each against market data. The result answers the question a jury actually needs answered: what would it cost to replace what this person did? Documented to expert disclosure standards and defended through testimony.
If this question is live in a matter you are handling, request a conflicts check — an initial conversation costs nothing and quickly clarifies whether an independent compensation expert strengthens your case. Our methodology and engagement structures pages explain how we work.