Lending Expert Witness

Mr. Paul J. Menzel has 47 years of experience in Equipment Leasing and Finance. He earned his BS in Marketing from Haas School of Business, and his MBA in Management from Golden Gate University. Today, this expert is a Certified Lease and Finance Professional by the Certified Lease and Finance Professional Foundation. Formerly, this expert served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Umpqua Bank, and as the Vice Chairman at Alta Group, Inc. Now retired, his ...

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience in banking and small business lending. He earned his BA in organizational management from Warner University and an MBA in finance from International College. He has formerly served as a commercial lender for SouthTrust Bank, Southern Community Bank, and Florida Community Bank. During his time with Florida Community Bank, he also held the roles of area executive, senior lending officer, regional credit director, and ...

This expert is a nationally recognized expert on banking and real estate finance, both residential and commercial. Having earned his BS in accounting and finance from Georgetown University, he served as a partner at KPMG for decades. He is a certified mortgage banker and public accountant with significant industry experience in real estate, consumer and commercial lending, fixed income markets, and securitization. Currently, he is the CEO of a real estate finance firm in ...

This expert is a 44+ year veteran of the mortgage industry, has been an owner-operator of three mortgage banking companies, a software company, and several leading consultancies. Additionally, he is a regular guest on FOX Business News and CNBC, and currently hosts his own weekly radio podcast on mortgage lending. He produces a daily one-minute consumer-facing market commentary video that is viewed by millions of Americans each month, and he publishes articles in a ...

This expert has been a licensed, practicing attorney since 1987. He regularly practices in both Oregon and Washington state, where he has represented numerous lending institutions, private lenders, small and large businesses, and individuals. His practice has spanned numerous commercial and business areas such as real estate transactions, commercial lending, bankruptcy, and litigation, among others. He is a regular speaker at Continuing Legal Education events in Oregon ...

This asset lending, commercial contracts, and finance attorney currently works for a leading global law firm in New York. He earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1982 and has been a financial attorney in New York for the past 30+ years. The expert spent over 22 years with Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, where he served as a Partner. He was also the Managing Partner of the New York office at SNR Denton for 2+ years. He has been recognized as a Fellow of ...

This expert has over 35 years of experience in the banking, finance, investment, and brokerage business. He earned his BA in philosophy, economics, and accounting from Pomona College and is licensed as both a California Real Estate Broker and California Finance Lender and Broker. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors. He formerly served as a commercial loan officer at Bank of America, as the chief financial ...

This expert has over 30 years of experience in the field of commercial banking. He has had extensive involvement in all facets of commercial, asset based, real estate and consumer lending as well as underwriting, credit analysis, credit risk review, portfolio management, due diligence and business refinancing. He completed his BA in commercial banking from Lousianna State University. This expert is a certified AIB instructor with specializations in analyzing financial ...

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate finance industry and his expertise includes real estate asset management, mortgage loan servicing, risk assessment and mitigation and relationship management. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Finance from Georgia State University, this expert went on to be a Contract Administrator at the Federal Asset Disposition Association. He then worked as a ...