Roman Garagulagian, Ph.D.

Roman Garagulagian, Ph.D., is an economist who specializes in complex economic damages, litigation analytics, and data-driven expert analysis. He works with attorneys and firms on high-stakes matters involving economic loss, class actions, settlement valuation, mediation, arbitration, and trial.

Dr. Garagulagian has testified 100+ times as an expert witness in both deposition and trial across federal and state matters, including 84 depositions and 24 trials since 2017. Each is listed case by case — dates, courts and jurisdictions — in the Rule 26 CV supplied with any proposal. His work combines economic theory, quantitative methods, and real-world business and labor market analysis to address challenging questions in litigation.

His academic background also distinguishes his practice. Dr. Garagulagian has published multiple times in the Journal of Legal Economics. His doctoral research applied advanced machine learning methods to economics, and he has taught finance since 2014 at Cal Poly Pomona, including courses in corporate finance, forecasting, financial modeling, investments, and derivatives.

Beyond his expert work, Dr. Garagulagian contributes to the field as a reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Economics. He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Forensic Economics and is a member of the American Economic Association.