Meet Auto Expert Randy Sottile...

I love cars. I like people. My job is helping people - those who end up with "lemon" vehicles. I’m here to help you. William R. McGee invited me to join his lemon law firm almost 25 years ago, as he was well apprised as to my automotive knowledge and accomplishments on lemon law cases.

In effectively pursuing a lemon law case, a lemon law attorney firm needs to acquire expert research and advice. This is accomplished by hiring an outside expert to properly assess the potential case. Then, once the case is started, the auto expert continues his work on the case from the technical research. All this time the auto expert is billing the lemon law attorney hundreds of dollars per hour. As you can well-imagine, attorneys don’t want to put out their money on cases that they take on a contingency basis – too much financial outlay and risk. So, they normally wait until they are very far into the case to hire (designate) the expert – the worst time to get the expert involved.

William R. McGee, recognizing the importance of an auto expert to research and "dig up" all the technical information, internal manufacturer’s documents, and the ongoing expert advice/informational exchange on each lemon law case, decided to have every case reviewed by me before choosing to take the case. This allowed him to view the case from his legal perspective and 35 years of expertise, as well as the mechanical perspective. More often than not, cases are won by the attorney proving to the automobile manufacturer that they (the attorney) know the issue(s) with the model vehicle are not just limited to that one vehicle. Rather, it’s within many of that model which are produced off the assembly line.

As an example, Mr. McGee recently took a lemon law case to trial - something that happens very rarely, as 99% of the firm’s cases are settled by Mr. McGee without the need of going to court.  The expert for the automobile manufacturer, Ford Motor Company, in both his deposition and trial testimony, gave testimony that was impeached by Mr. McGee via the technical research, information, parts and documents I provided to Mr. McGee for use in trial. Ford lost the case. The jury questioned the credibility of Ford’s expert. This is but one example of how cases are won.

Automobile manufacturers will not freely give out information that will hurt their position. In California, you can only get back what you ask for. However, most attorney’s have limited or no idea what to ask for from the manufacturer. They blindly ask for "all documents relating to", which gets them "vague and ambiguous" objections back. When I review and research a case, I tell Mr. McGee exactly the documents for the manufacturer to produce. If they don’t - they are in trouble, as I already have them! All of the automobile manufacturers know this – and they know who I am. 

Before being hired by Mr. McGee, I consulted to lemon law attorneys nationwide on their lemon law cases. I bring my expertise to Mr. McGee, and, equally important to the consumer - you. You can call me anytime about questions on your vehicles factory warranty repairs/repair history. I am always accessible at my direct cell number, 1-858-342-0073.

I am an auto expert, but more importantly, I am a consumer advocate. I understand the consumer. I had my own "lemon" back in 1995, so I can relate to each and every consumers frustration. Call me to discuss your vehicle. I am very accessible. Thanks for reading!