Below is the current roster of National Association of Forensic Economics national and regional meetings.
NAFE organizers welcome presenters and discussants. Please contact the listed organizer with questions or to express interest in participating.
Upcoming Meetings
2026 · Houston
96th Annual SEA Meeting
November 21–23, 2026
Houston, Texas
NAFE sessions
Saturday, November 21, 2026
NAFE I
10:00 am–11:45 am
NAFE II
1:00 pm–2:45 pm
NAFE III
3:00 pm–4:45 pm
Organizer: Tricia Yount
2027 · Washington, DC
ASSA 2027 Annual Meeting
January 3–5, 2027
Washington, DC
NAFE session times will be announced.
Organizers: Antonio Avalos and Angela VanDerweken
2027 · Las Vegas
AAEFE/NAFE Joint Meeting
March 10–11, 2027
Park MGM Las Vegas
2027 · Honolulu
102nd WEAI Annual Conference
June 27–July 1, 2027
Honolulu, Hawaii
NAFE session times will be announced.
Southern Meeting Program
96th Annual SEA Meeting · Houston, Texas
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Select a session below to view the presentations, presenters, and session chair.
NAFE I · 10:00 am–11:45 am
Session: 1.B.11. NAFE I [Allied-NAFE]
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time: 10:00 am–11:45 am
Organizer: Tricia Yount, Yount Forensic Consulting
Chair: Tricia Yount, Yount Forensic Consulting
The Paradox of Choice: Wage Growth Methodologies
Liam Jay, Intelligent Analytics and Modeling; Colby Kennedy, Intelligent Analytics and Modeling; and Devrim Ikizler, The University of Texas at Austin
Estimating Economic Loss in Child Wrongful Death Cases: A Forensic Economics Framework
Mriga Bansal, Employstats; Carlos Salamanca Malagon, Employstats; and Dwight Steward, Employstats
NAFE II · 1:00 pm–2:45 pm
Session: 1.C.11. NAFE II [Allied-NAFE]
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm–2:45 pm
Organizer: Tricia Yount, Yount Forensic Consulting
Chair: Michele Gaines, Economic Consulting
Self Employment Economic Damages vs. Traditional W2 Workers: Volatility, Platforms & the Labor Portfolio Model
Emilio Giralt, Lambda International Consultants
Worklife Expectancy in the United States: An Update
Dwight Steward, Employstats; Michael Nieswiadomy, The University of North Texas; Francisco Castellanos, Employstats; and Roberto Cavazos, Employstats
NAFE III · 3:00 pm–4:45 pm
Session: 1.D.11. NAFE III [Allied-NAFE]
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm–4:45 pm
Organizer: Tricia Yount, Yount Forensic Consulting
Chair: Marc Weinstein, Team Economics, LLC
Update: Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of Texas
Michele Gaines, Economic Consulting; and Stephen Horner, Economic Consulting
Wealthy Texas Ranch Families: The Fight for Inheritance
Ygnacio Garza, CRI Advisors, LLC
Past Joint Meeting
Completed · March 2026
37th Annual AAEFE Meeting / NAFE Joint Meeting
March 11–12, 2026
New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Co-hosted with the National Association of Forensic Economics.