Watts and Associates Economic Analysis and Litigation Support

Watts and Associates has more than 20 years of economic and financial consulting experience in areas ranging from farm and ranch restructuring to economic damage determination. We have provided testimony in over 200 cases and worked on more than 1,500 restructures and 150 reorganization bankruptcies. Watts and Associates, Inc. has distinctive experience in determining lost profits as a result of injury or death and has been called upon to provide expertise into land valuation issues. Our senior personnel come from a ranching family and continue to operate in the ranch and cattle markets. This perspective enables our firm to remain firmly connected with our individual clients. Our knowledge of and experience with the challenges facing the agricultural market extends beyond the classroom and onto the farm and ranch.

Services:
  • Farm and Ranch Economic and Financial Consulting
  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • Farm and Ranch Risk Management and Financial Analysis
  • Economic Damage Determination and Breach of Contract and Implied Contract
  • Lost Profits Analysis
  • Case Management
  • Franchisee and Franchiser Litigation
  • Large-scale Tax Matters and Litigation Economics
  • Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy
  • Discount Rate Issues
Current and Historical Clients:
  • State of Montana
  • Department of the Army
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Justice
  • U.S. Attorney
  • United States Trustee
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Various insurance companies
  • Various law firms, plaintiffs, defendants
  • Hundreds of agricultural producers