Expert of the Month: Tom Lepper

Mr. Lepper's areas of expertise include auto/RV/motorcycle, vehicular component failures, brakes, suspension, power trains, air bags, fuel systems, vehicular fire cause and origin, tire failure analysis, and vehicle theft and forced entry issues.   He has been involved with automobiles and race cars, which he drives, for more than thirty years.

He is a Sports Car Club of America, and Porsche Club of America safety technical inspector, and a member of the Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators.   He has completed seminars in Bosch CDR Downloads, Vehicle Fires (Lee S. Cole and Associates), Tire Failure and Analysis (National Police Training Institute), and Accident Reconstruction and Low Speed Impact Classes (Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators).   He has handled more than three thousand cases relating to issues involving automobile component failures, thefts,   or fires.   His experience includes extensive photography and video use.   He has extensive deposition and trial experience where his hands-on experience is very effective.