James W. Taylor
Health and Safety of Residential and Commercial Environments and the return of those environment to a Condition 1 environment after a Fire, Water or Disaster Loss. Advocation for the Strict Adhesion to the Policy Language approved by the Department of Insurance in their respective states. Betterment of our industry to provide Professional Craftsmanship to Customers in Emergency Situations.
Address
4731 Glen Moor Way
Kokomo, IN 46902
Contact
Phone: (765) 271-6548
Email: james@prevailpublicadjusters.com
Licensed & Registered
National Producers Number: #19703045
IICRC Registrant: #79330
RIA Designations: Fire Loss Specialist #27, Contents Loss Specialist #28
Professional Experience
- Certified Public Insurance Adjuster - Since August, 2019
- Insurance Appraisal - Since August, 2019
- Fire & Flood Recovery - Director of Operations
- Midwest Remediation / Chem Dry - Lead Technician
- Graber & Sons Construction
Research / Field Work Experience
- 20+ Years of Hands-on Experience in the Restoration Industry (Re-construction, Fire, Water & Mold)
- Expert Witness and Consultant for Legal Counsel in matters related to Restoration and Insurance Adjusting Procedures
- Competent and Impartial Appraiser for Insurance Claims related to Storm, Roof, Mold, Fire/Smoke and Water Damages
- Assisted with Applied Structural Drying at Dewald's Academy of Drying
- Assisted in Indoor Environmental Management AMRT Containment Training
- Non-voting consensus member of the BRS/IICRC S700 Standard for Professional Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
- 2021 ASTM E05 Fire Standards Committee
Expert Testimony / Consulting
- Randy Gorrell and Cindy Gorrell v. Heartland Mutual Insurance Company, Denver Insurance Company, and Harry Fehrenbacher - Case No. 2020-L-0439: Plaintiff Expert Witness Deposition - 8/29/2022
- Joshua Lee v. Erie Insurance Company and PAR Restoration Services, Inc., d/b/a Puroclean Emergency Restoration Services Case No 2022-LA-172: Plaintiff Mitigation Expert Report - 12/30/2022
Honors / Awards
- Chem Dry of Indianapolis Flood Tech of the Year 2004 & 2005
Memberships / Affiliations
- Restoration Industry Association
- Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration Certification
- ASTM International
- Windstorm Insurance Network
State Licensing Information
- #3604669
- #1367590
- #19703045
- #119070
- #W871796
- #3001836875
- #1027918
Education
Certified Public Insurance Adjuster
Indiana (Resident), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Florida & Illinois
Restoration Industry Association
- Building Sciences, Instructor - C.J. Schumacher - September 24th, 2018
- Contents Sciences & Theory, Instructor - Art Johnson - November 13th-14th, 2018
- Fire Loss Specialist - FLS #27 - June 28th, 2021
- Contents Loss Specialist - CLS #28 - April 11th, 2022
Institute of Inspection Cleaning & Restoration Certification
- Water Restoration Technician (WRT) Instructor - Ken Larson - October 10th, 2003
- Applied Structural Drying (ASD) Instructors - Brandon Burton & Kevin Fisher - April 13th-16th, 2004
- Commercial Drying Specialist (CDS) Instructor - Chuck Boutall & Bryan Brainard - October 13th, 2017
- Applied Mold Remediation Technician (AMRT) Instructor - Rachel Adams-Beja - January 8th-11th, 2018
- Carpet Cleaning Technician (CCT) Instructor - Joey Pickett - August 26th-27th, 2004
- Upholstery Cleaning Technician (UFT) Instructor - Joey Pickett - August 28th, 2004
- Health & Safety Technician (HST) Online OSHA 10 Course Equivalent
- Reinstallation & Repair Technician (RRT) Instructor - John Carter - November 7th, 2017
- Fire & Smoke Restoration Technician (FSRT) Instructor - Bill Wiegand - October 25th-26th, 2006
- Odor Control Technician (OCT) Instructor - Bill Wiegand - October 24th, 2006
International Cleaning & Restoration Association: Cert #403
- Water Damage Restoration - Chuck Dewald III - November 2016 to November 2017
Dewald Academy of Drying
- Structural Drying & Mold 101 - Chuck Dewald - October 14th, 2016
- 3-Day Structural Drying - Chuck Dewald & Chris Laney - April 16th-18th, 2019
OSHA
- HAZWPOER 40 Instructor - Jim Thompson - December 8th, 2017
- NSC Bloodborne & Airborne Pathogens Course - Jim Thompson - December 6th, 2017
Conferences/Training Events/Continuing Education
- Micro: CEC Certified Mold Inspector #82092 - November 5th, 2015
- EMSL Analytical, Inc: CEC Preventing Construction Defects, Moisture Intrusion & Mold - November 16th, 2017
- 2017 Strictly TPAs Fall Summit - November 10th-11th, 2017 (Nashville, TN)
- Best Practices on Interfacing with Consultants - Jon Held of JS Held
- Strategies of Contractor with Small TPA Volume - Drew Bisping, Ben Justesen & Larry Goldade
- Registered Third-Party Evaluator (RTPE) Concepts: Impacts for TPA Contractors - Ken Larsen
- 2018 Strictly Contents Fall Summit - October 25th-26th, 2018 (Detroit, MI)
- 2019 International Restoration Convention & Expo - April 30th-May 2nd, 2019 (Phoenix, AZ)
- Xactware's Pricing Research Process - Mike Fulton, Xact Pres. & Greg Pyne, Xact VP of Pricing Solutions
- Determine our own Budget with Xactimate - Ben Justesen
- Everyday Restorers - John Browning, CR, CPPA; Josh Smith, CR, WLS, CMP & Penny Tralau, CR, WLS, CMP
- The Contents Quandary - Sean Carter, Ramona Gallagher, Mike O'Donnell, Melanie Trach & Jay Van Deusen
- Profit First: How To Make Any Business Highly Profitable, By The Very Next Deposit - Mike Michalowicz
- Professionalism in the Drying Industry - Chris Laney, Ben Justesen & Parker Olsen
- Restoration Rescue - Jaclyn Carpenter, Kris Rzesnowski
- Documenting Claims in 3D with Matterport - Mark Whatley & Seth Harrison
- IAQA: CEC Cont 101 Mold - July 24th, 2020
- Clean Care Restoration Academy: CEC Fire and Smoke Restoration Part 1-3 - February 17th-29th, 2020
- 2020 The Experience Online Summit - April 7th-9th, 2020 (Online)
- 2020 Virtual Conference - April 16th, 2020 (Online)
- RIA - Face the Advocate - Adrian Frank w/J.S. Held - Pt. 1, 2 & 3 - Interviewed by Ed Cross Esq. - October 1st, 2020
- 2020 International Restoration Convention & Expo Virtual Conference - October 6th-7th, 2020 (Online)
- Face the Advocate: J.S. Held (Third Party Consultant) - John Held, Adrian Frank & Sara Raly of J.S. Held, Barry Swidler of American Fire Restoration, LLC, Ed Cross, Esq.
- 2021 International Restoration Convention & Expo - June 28th-30th, 2021 (Kissimmee, FL)
- Restoration Industry's Response to Major Events: 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina - Rusty Amarante, CR & Damon Gersh, CR
- Evolution of the Restoration Industry, Where We've Been & Where We're Headed - Rusty Amarante, CR; Scott Stamper, CR; Barry Swidler & Cliff Zlotnik, CR, CMH
- Maximizing Profit: Estimating Methodology, Job Budgeting & Labor Calculator - Ben Justesen & Tom McGuire
- Face the Advocates with Ed Cross - Ed Cross, Jonathan Miko & Kevin Reiley
- ASTM International: Symposium on Obtaining Data for Fire Growth Models - December 14th-15th, 2021
- 2022 Virtual Fall Technical Conference - November 2nd, 2022 (Online)
- HVACi - Fire Damage Webinar - November 3rd, 2022 (Online)
- HVACi - Water Damage Webinar - November 27th, 2022 (Online)
- Building Experts Institute - Defeating Unethical Engineering Tactics - Mathew Mulholland
- Encircle Water Damage Boot Camp - August 31st, 2023 - Ken Larsen & Kris Rzesnoski
- Donan University: Incendiary Fires - What Adjusters Should Know Webinar - September 13th, 2023 - Kevin Huelsman (Alpine Intel)
