For over 35 years businesses and individuals have turned to Derek Thomas for his expertise and personalized hands on approach to client service. Derek spent the initial years of his career as an auditor for leading CPA firms in Southern California. He established his own practice in Temecula in December of 1979 and merged with Joseph Kuebler in 1987 to form the firm of Kuebler, Thomas & Co. which grew to be one of the largest and most influential firms in the region. In the year 2000 Derek returned to solo practice providing high level personalized service.
Derek has prepared numerous business valuations for estate and gift, succession and estate planning, marital dissolution, commercial litigation and for sale and acquisition purposes and has extensive experience providing expert witness testimony on complex financial issues including business valuation, breach of contract, shareholder disputes, business damages and family law. He has testified numerous times in California Superior Court and has testified in the Delaware Court of Chancery. He has been appointed as a receiver and has been appointed a Section 730 witness on numerous cases.