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Forensic Economist Group (FEG) was founded in 2010 by Dr. David J. Zaumeyer on the basis of his 25 years of economic consulting services practice as a partner in large public accounting firms where he had national as well as international responsibility for supplying economic consulting services and litigation support to clients across a wide range of industries. FEG is a full-service economic consulting firm with a boutique, client-centered culture.

We provide economic consulting services to law firms of all sizes, insurance companies, General Counsels of major corporations, municipal attorneys, and the courts. We handle economic damage issues raised in claims for wage and benefit losses in personal injury, wrongful death, and employment discrimination cases as well as in claims for property damage, lost profits, lost royalties, loss of reputation, and in claims for the loss of business or other asset value.

Our team of nationally recognized PhD educated economists, financial analysts, and researchers together with a deep network of outside experts, provides economic loss assessment and report preparation at the highest level of analytic excellence. We use a collaborative approach to the resolution of economic damage and loss claims, providing our clients with credible outcomes within both legal evidentiary guidelines and economic principles and practices.

Meet Our Team

Brian Zaumeyer

Managing Director

Kristine Kelly, MBA, PhD

Principal Economist

Dr. Kristine Kelly cultivates FEG’s client relationships and leads its work in research, economic consulting, statistical analysis, and financial modeling. She provides attorneys with expert guidance on direct and cross-examination strategy and serves as an expert witness when needed.

Dr. Kelly is an Associate Professor teaching economics and business research at the Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business at Endicott College. She has decades of experience developing simulation models within and across economic, healthcare, and financial systems as a research scientist and research manager in New York State agencies, as an engagement manager with McKinsey and Company, and in the context of economic development projects in Africa and Latin America.

Dr. Kelly holds a PhD in Information Science and Policy from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, an MBA from the University of Albany, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from State University of New York.

Aaron Pacitti, PhD

Senior Economist

Dr. Aaron Pacitti supports the Group’s economic consulting and research activities and is a qualified expert witness in the area of labor economics.

Dr. Pacitti is a Professor of Economics at Siena College. From 2016 to 2018, he held the Douglas T. Hickey Chair in Business and has been awarded Siena College’s School of Business excellence in research, teaching, and service awards.

Dr. Pacitti is published in academic journals and his research in empirical macroeconomics and labor economics has been used by the Congressional Budget Office and the International Monetary Fund; and featured in the Wall St. Journal, the Washington Post, the Harvard Business Review, the Baltimore Sun, U.S. News and World Report, CNBC, MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, and the Huffington Post. Aaron is also a regular panelist on WAMC 90.3 Northeast Public Radio’s current events Round Table and Vox Pop programs. He is a member of the American Economic Association, Eastern Economic Association, and Labor and Employment Relations Association, and the National Association of Forensic Economics.

Dr. Pacitti holds a PhD in economics from American University and a BA in economics from Case Western Reserve University.

Kimberly Berry, MAcc, CPA

Senior Associate

Ms. Kimberly Berry oversees the evolution and development of the Group’s proprietary modeling tools and conducts analyses to estimate economic damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases, including past and future income and benefit losses, future medical expenses, and other elements of damage sustained by an injured party, as well as the projection of life care plan costs. Ms. Berry advises other members of the Group on labor issues, accounting practices, and union and pension rules. She also supervises our documents management staff as well as the maintenance of our extensive library.

Ms. Berry has over 15 years of experience in accounting, tax, and financial analysis consulting. Prior to joining Forensic Economist Group, Ms. Berry provided audit and accounting services for a CPA firm in New York City.

David J. Zaumeyer, PhD, CPA, CFF

Founder, In Memoriam (1945-2026)

Dr. David J. Zaumeyer, founding Economist and inagural Managing Director of FEG, maintained the Group’s client relationships, and oversaw activities related to research, economic consulting, statistical analysis, and financial modeling. He offered expert support to attorneys needing to develop direct and cross examination strategy and provided expert witness services as needed.

Dr. Zaumeyer’s professional experience included partnerships in several national and international public accounting firms, as Director of Practice in the areas of economic consulting, damage calculations, forensic accounting studies, and expert witnessing. He held deep knowledge and experience in all areas of economic and financial analysis, as well as accounting and auditing, and testified as an expert on these topics in both federal and state courts. Dr. Zaumeyer had international arbitration experience as a consultant to the Secretariat of the United Nations, assisting in the evaluation of damage claims arising out of the Gulf War. He also qualified as an expert witness in the London Court of International Arbitration. Dr. Zaumeyer was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of Forensic Economics. He was Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Systems at Rutgers University School of Business.

Dr. Zaumeyer held a PhD from Columbia University, an MBA from New York University, and a BS in economics from Fordham University. He was a CPA, licensed in both New York and New Jersey, and worked as a forensic economist and accountant for over 30 years. He also held a Certificate in Financial Forensics (CFF).

Dr. Zaumeyer thoughtfully recruited and developed the team that became the foundation of FEG’s analytical excellence and the driving force behind its reports and work. He mentored Dr. Kelly and Dr. Pacitti in their roles as testifying expert witnesses, leaving a lasting professional legacy. Through his leadership, he positioned FEG to carry forward the precision, clarity, and authority that our clients have long trusted and will continue to expect.

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