Carley Garner has over 20 years of hands-on experience in the commodity industry with deep insight into many aspects of the business, making her an exceptionally strong candidate to serve as an expert witness in commodity-related litigation. Ms. Garner has been a registered futures and options broker since March of 2004 and has served as a senior commodity market strategist and head broker at DeCarley Trading, a firm she co-owns, since 2008. This practical brokerage experience is highly relevant to cases involving the standard of care in commodity brokerage or producer marketing, risk management, risk disclosures, trade execution, commodity procurement, derivatives, damages modeling, market manipulation, hedging, and more. 
Ms. Garner is a Magna cum laude graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with dual bachelor's degrees in finance and accounting. Since graduating in late 2003, she has authored multiple well-regarded books on commodity markets and trading. Courts frequently view published books as strong evidence of expertise. Her writing demonstrates an ability to break down complex futures, options, and commodity topics for both novice and professional audiences — a skill that translates directly to effective jury or bench testimony.
Peer and public recognition of Carley Garner in the commodity space boosts her credibility as an expert witness for commodity-related court cases. She is a go-to authority on commodity markets for financial media outlets such as Jim Cramer's Mad Money, CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Schwab Network, RFDTV's Cow Guy Close and Market Day Report, and others. Garner also writes a highly acclaimed commodity trading newsletter, The DeCarley Perspective.
Carley Garner's history of teaching and simplifying futures/options, general commodity market, or industry concepts is ideal for expert witness testimony. Her blend of real-world commodity experience, formal education, and recognized thought leadership is a perfect fit for attorneys and judges seeking a commodity expert witness. She is particularly well-suited for cases requiring opinions on industry standards, the appropriateness of trading strategies, risk management, option trading, brokerage standards, market analysis, and trade execution for retail brokerage transactions and commodity producers' marketing and hedging activities.
Carley Garner is available as a testifying expert (to present evidence, provide expert reports, and testify in depositions and trials) and/or a consulting expert (advisory support to attorneys preparing for litigation).
