Personal Injury
Lost wages, earning capacity, medical-cost projections, and lifetime economic damages.
Expert economic analysis for litigation.
A forensic economics firm delivering rigorous, defensible damages analysis for litigation, grounded in peer-reviewed research and shaped by federal and state casework since 2013.
Who We Are
Academic Foundation
Kelly Economics is led by two Ph.D. economists with active research agendas and peer-reviewed publications in respected economics journals. As forensic economists, we bring those analytical methods from peer-reviewed research directly into our reports and testimony.
Case History
We have specialized expertise in agricultural litigation, with federal, state, and class action casework nationwide. Since 2013, we have expanded to cover damages analysis in personal injury, wrongful death, business interruption, and business valuation in both federal and state courts.
Our Services
Wrongful Death
Economic losses to survivors, including lost income, benefits, and household services.
Business Interruption
Lost profits and the economic impact of operational disruptions, including dairy operations affected by stray voltage, toxic feed, or equipment failure.
Business Valuation
Contested valuation for shareholder disputes, dissolution, and commercial matters, including dairy, farm, and agribusiness valuations.
Notable Matters
Agricultural: representative matters
Halderson v. Star Blends LLC
Retained by plaintiffs' counsel to analyze damages in this dairy stray-voltage matter. Analyzed lost milk production, herd health impacts, and long-term productivity losses. Testified at trial; matter proceeded to jury verdict.
Federal agricultural class actions
Economist for plaintiffs in two federal agricultural class-action matters. Work includes class-certification analysis and damages modeling for affected dairy and commodity producers.
Iowa Supreme Court (2024)
Retained as damages expert for plaintiffs in an agricultural-damages matter that proceeded to jury verdict. Verdict affirmed on appeal.
Other practice areas: current and recent engagements
- Damages analysis in a completed commercial non-compete class dispute (2026).
- Retained as damages expert in multiple personal-injury matters (2026).
Our Experts
Logan Kelly, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
UW–River Falls
Adrian R. Fleissig, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
CSU Fullerton
Where We Practice
Our casework spans federal and state matters nationwide in agricultural and commercial-damages litigation. Case experience includes Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, California, Oregon, New Mexico, New York, and Maine.