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James Plummer

James Plummer is President of QED.  He has been an expert witness since 1981 in a wide variety of litigations.  He has lectured at Stanford and USF.  He is the author of six books and many articles, including "The Ten Most Frequent Errors in Litigating Business Damages," Association of Business Trial Lawyers, "The Ten Most Frequent Errors in Lost Earnings Damages," in Forum.  He holds an MBA in economics and finance from USC, and a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University.  He is a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers and a candidate for senior member in the American Society of Appraisers.  He is licensed business and real estate broker in California, Nevada and Texas.  He served as a Captain and Assistant Professor at the USAF Academy, and as a City Councilman in Los Altos Hills. Click here to view full resume

Gerald McGowin

Gerald McGowin was previously Chief Financial Officer of Norris Beggs & Simpson, a large commercial real estate firm.  He is a CPA, and has an MBA from Stanford University.  At QED, he has been an expert on real estate development issues, lost profits from business interruption, and office building disputes.

Cynthia Parker

Cynthia Parker specializes in evaluation of economic damages due to personal injury, wrongful death and wrongful termination.  She holds an MBA in economics from California State University at Fullerton, and teaches at Mount San Antonio College, National University, and Chaffey College.