Automotive Leasing Expert Witnesses

Thomas A. Owings has been employed in the field of Automobile Retail Sales since 1976. In total, he has worked in auto dealership management, including compliance, finance and accounting, for 36 years.

Over the course of his career in the auto business, Mr. Owings has experience in every facet of the auto industry and consistently produced sustained revenue and profit growth in one of the country’s most challenging markets. He has been involved in over 50,000 retail transactions and thousands of wholesales transactions, has dealt with hundreds of banks in connection with assignments of auto loans, and has negotiated the purchase or the sale of five dealerships.

Mr. Owings has 20 years of experience as a member of a nationally renowned Dealer Twenty Group sharing best practices and perfecting the use of benchmarks as a management tool to measure the effectiveness of an organization’s methods in order to prevent paradigm blindness and improve dealership’s processes and profitability.

Litigation Support - Thomas Owings has a demonstrated ability to convey information effectively and has excellent verbal and written communication skills. He is able to organize and present subjects in an interesting and effective manner. Additionally, Mr. Owings possesses an exceptional ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Mr. Owings has provided Expert Witness, consultation, and case preparation services in litigation to counsel representing both plaintiff and defendant. His last assignment resulted in a $46,000,000 verdict.

Areas of Expertise:

Industry Standards & Practices Industry Standard of Care Dealership Operation Factory / Dealership Relations Legal Compliance Employee Satisfaction Sales, Leasing, Finance, Parts & Service

Loss of Good Will Eminent Domain Dealership Training New & Used Cars California ASFA, CLRA, UCL § 17200 California Single Document Rule Reg Z and Truth in Lending Act

Thomas A. Tarter, President of The Andela Consulting Group, Inc., Management, Financial and Advisory Services Involving Corporate Governance, Management, Compensation, Financial and Banking Matters.

He has served on boards, assisted in corporate restructures and provided advisory services to a diverse group of clients including corporations, law firms, financial institutions and government agencies - including U.S. Small Business Administration and FDIC. Involved in over 1000 cases - national and international.

Areas of Expertise:

• Bank Operations -Check processing forgery, kiting,ID Theft, Ponzi schemes
• Lending Standards - Commercial and R/E Loans
• Consumer and Subprime Lending, Underwriting, Loan Servicing, Foreclosures / Credit Damages
• Guarranties/Lender Liability
• FCRA and Collection Practices
• Bankruptcy

Expert Witness and Case Preparation Services provided for litigation involving Automobile Industry Standards & Practices, specializing in Dealership Operation, relating to Sales, Leasing, Finance, New & Used Cars, Service & Parts. Auto Industry Veteran Since 1978.

Issues:

Fraud Unfair Business Practices Single Document Rule Document Disclosure Spanish Contracts Finance Reserve Payment-Packing Purchase/Lease Flip Rental Disclosure Sales, Closing and Desk Procedures 4-Squares AB-68

Deferred Down Payment Regulations M & Z Wholesale Procedures Reconditioning Safety Inspection Title History Wrongful Termination Discrimination Wrongful Death Class Actions Sales & Management Training Song-Beverly Lemon Law

American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Los Angeles Business & Resale Licenses
Resume & References upon Request