Consumer Rights/Expert Profile

Expertise

I am not an attorney, nor can I give legal advice. I can however answer questions related to stolen vehicles when the insured is denied payment due to misrepresentation. My goal is to sort through all the puported facts in order to determine the truth as to how the vehicle was last operated. I work for insurance companies and against them when their "Forensic Expert" did not do his job in an unbiased manner. Commonly these theft insurance denials are based on the information supplied in the "forensic" report on the vehicle. In most cases conclusions inferring the insured's key (proper key)was used last, based on net opinion with no basis. I scrutinize these reports as to what theories were or were not ruled out.

Experience in the area

I have served as a consultant/expert for plaintiff & defense attorneys since 1998 in 14 different state jurisdictions as well as federal court. I was also the defense expert in a USAF court martials in which we prevailed. I do not take full credit for the prevailing side. It is a joint effort by the client attorney and my extensive knowledge on auto theft, forced entry, forensic ignition analysis, transponders, vehicle fire origin and cause etc.

What do you like about this subject?

I love this work. It gives me the opportunity to demonstrate my knowledge in this field.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I am always learning. The auto industry is always changing.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

I have authored many books, manuals and even a 1,300 slide forensic training course on these subjects.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

I am very controversial because I do not let business as normal to go on.