Rob Cohen, President
Rob Cohen started with Auto Advisory Services in 1994 and he became President in 2006. Prior to devoting his full time effort to Auto Advisory Services, Rob represented dealers in litigation for four years. Rob specialized in the defense of consumer claims and represented licensees before DMV administrative hearings. He developed a strong background inside dealerships by working as a car salesman and doing F&I during law school. Rob received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of California, Irvine and then went on to earn his J.D. from Whittier College, School of Law.

Rob currently serves as Vice President of the National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC), is editor of Transmission (Auto Advisory Services’ monthly newsletter) and The Defender (the NADC newsletter), and has been published in Ward’s Dealer Business, Orange County Business Journal and F&I Management and Technology. He is a frequent speaker and trainer on a wide range of subjects pertaining to dealership sales and finance compliance. Rob co-authored the top-selling Automotive Dealership Information Safeguards Manual, the Automotive Dealership Identity Theft Guide, as well as the recently published Vehicle Finance and Compliance Documents Guide. Recent Seminars: Compliance Exposure That Can Crush Your Dealership, NADA CONFERENCE, San Francisco, CA, February, 2008; Common But Potentially Dangerous F&I Practices, NADC F&I WORKSHOP, Baltimore, MD, November, 2006; Changes for 2007, REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS UNIVERSITY ONLINE, November, 2006; F&I Matters, NADC MEMBER CONFERENCE, Chicago, IL, April, 2006; Car Buyer’s Bill of Rights Training, California (multiple sessions), May-June, 2005; Negative Equity Disclosure, NADC MEMBER CONFERENCE, Atlanta, GA, April, 2005