December, 2012
Jonathon Held to Speak at Upcoming PLRB and LEA Large Loss Conferences. On December 31, 2012, Jonathon Held will speak as a panelist at the PLRB Large Loss conference in Washington DC. On November 13, Mr. Held will be a faculty member of the LEA Case Study on large manufacturing claims which will be held at the Lloyds of London library.

June, 2012
J.S. Held establishes International Office in London. J.S. Held is pleased to announce that David J. Orchard and his team from D.J. Orchard & Associates has joined J.S. Held and will be providing assistance to our clients in the London and European community under the newly formed company J.S. Held UK, Limited effective June 1st. The uniting of the J.S. Held and D.J. Orchard teams will provide clients with a seamless global expertise and assistance for the complex projects worldwide.

April, 2012
Tim Swift Joins J.S. Held - Tim Swift has joined J.S. Held effective April 1, 2012 as Director working out of the Baltimore/Washington, D.C region. Tim’s experience in the construction and restoration consulting industry further strengthens J.S. Held’s position in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and National Practices.

April, 2012
J.S. Held responds to Wichita, Kansas Tornado Damage – J.S. Held was called in to assist our clients with major losses resulting from the recent tornado that struck the area. One of the losses we are working on is estimated to be in the $600 to $700 million range.

March, 2012
J.S. Held responds to Branson, Missouri Tornado Damage – J.S. Held was called in to assist our clients with major losses resulting from the tornado that recently struck this area. One of the large losses involved the Convention Center.

March, 2012
Jake Mello Promoted to Vice President - J.S. Held promotes key Philadelphia Regional Office Director Jake Mello to Vice President effective March 15th, 2012. Jake has been a key contributor to J.S. Held's regional and national growth and we look forward to his continued success.

March, 2012
J.S. Held responds to all clients needs for consulting services as a result of 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Central Mexico. J.S. Held was called in to assist clients with major losses resulting from the recent earthquake.

February, 2012
J.S. Held Opens Denver Office as part of continued strategic expansion. J.S Held opened its Denver Office in response to the growing need to provide our services to local/regional clients. The Denver Office will be part of our Mike Newman’s Midwest Region. We are also pleased to announce that Tom Lamm will be joining J.S. Held as the lead consultant for this office.

January, 2012
Steve Hardgrave joins J.S. Held effective January 23, 2012 as a Senior Consultant in our newly established Houston, Texas market. Steve’s experience in the restoration and reconstruction industry, both from an operations and project management perspective, will enable J.S. Held to provide clients with a much needed resource in the Restoration Consulting and Construction Consulting Practices for the Houston and Southwest regions. Our Houston Office will be part of our Jeromy Fielder’s Southwest Region.

January, 2012
Brad Key joins J.S. Held effective January 30, 2012 as a Senior Consultant in our Dallas, Texas regional office. Brad brings 30+ years of experience in the restoration/drying industry both from an operations and project management perspective. Brad is a key addition to our Dallas and Southwest regions.

January, 2012
Adrian Frank promoted to Executive Vice President. Adrian Frank was promoted to Executive Vice President. Adrian has been instrumental in developing J.S. Held’s West Coast operation over the last three years. While maintaining his duties of managing the seven offices in his West Coast region, Adrian will also spearhead J.S. Held’s National/International Restoration Consulting Practice as well as the strategic development of new offices.

January, 2012
Erik Jaeger promoted to Executive Vice President. Erik Jaeger was promoted to Executive Vice President. Erik has been J.S. Held’s key resource in seven, eight and nine figure losses. Because of Erik’s expertise, J.S. Held has officially established our Large Loss Division which Erik will manage along with his dedicated team. Erik will continue to oversee J.S. Held’s New England Region.

January, 2012
Bryan Heikkinen promoted to Vice President. Bryan Heikkinen was promoted to Vice President and will work in J.S. Held’s Large Loss Division. Bryan has been a key resource for J.S. Held for a number of years working of some of our largest losses. Bryan’s expertise is a key part of the success of J.S. Held’s Large loss Consulting Practice.

December, 2011
Jeromy Fielder/Fielder Consulting Group join J.S. Held. Jeromy Fielder and his Company enables J.S. Held strategic expansion into existing markets in the U.S. while also providing leadership and growth in our Texas/Southwest Region.

December, 2011
J.S. Held responds to Bangkok, Thailand Flooding Damage – J.S. Held was called in to assist a number of clients with losses resulting from the recent extensive flooding in Thailand.

August, 2011
J.S Held opens South Florida Office as part of our continued strategic expansion. J.S. Held opened its Fort Lauderdale Office in response to the growing need to provide our services to local/regional clients. The Fort Lauderdale Office will be part our Randy Ison’s Southeast Region. We are also pleased to announce that Senior Consultants Jerry Samek And Frank Fiamella will be the lead consultants for this office.

August/September, 2011
J.S. Held responds to all clients needs for consulting services as a result of Hurricane Irene impacting the East Coast and Northeast sector of the country. J.S. Held was engaged by clients to respond to losses up and down the Eastern Seaboard resulting from Hurricane Irene. To date, J.S. Held has been involved in over 50 major losses resulting from Irene.

July, 2011
Mike Newman/Newman & Associates join J.S. Held. Mike Newman and his Company provides an established, successful practice operating out of Chicago. A key strategic area J.S. Held has been looking to establish. Mike will oversee the MidWest Region.

June, 2011
J.S. Held announces that Steffan Werner is relocating to Seattle, and our office will be open effective June 1, 2011.

May, 2011
J.S. Held responds to all clients needs for consulting services as a result of the deadly tornado that hits Joplin, MO. J. S. held was called in to assist our clients with numerous major losses resulting from the deadly tornado that devastated this region.

May, 2011
J.S. Held opens Northern New Jersey Office as part of our continued strategic expansion. J.S. Held opened its Northern New Jersey Office in response to the need to provide our services to our local/regional clients. Our North Jersey office will be part of our Doug McKinney’s MidAtlantic Region. Director Peter McCabe will manage this office.

May, 2011
Jonathon Held will be a guest speaker at the annual American Bar Association's Property Insurance Loss Committee Conference in Orlando Fl. Mr. Held will be participating in a panel presentation on resolving first party insurance claims without litigation. He will be joined by Harris Berenson, Senior Corporate Counsel of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Karl Vasilof, Senior Partner in the law firm of Zelle Hofmann Voelbel and Mason.

March, 2011
J.S. Held opens Phoenix, Arizona Office as part of our continuing strategic expansion. J.S. Held opened its Phoenix, Arizona office in response to the growing demand for our services in this region. Our Phoenix Office will be part of our Adrian Fran’s Western Region. Senior Consultant Jeff Nicholson will manage this office.

February, 2011
J.S. Held responds to Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake Damage – J.S. Held was called in to assist and number of clients with major losses resulting from the earthquake that hit this area. To date, J.S. Held is engaged in over two dozen major losses.

February, 2011
Jonathon Held will be speaking at the Winter meeting of the Loss Executive Association in Tampa Florida. He will be joined on a panel discussion depositions by Wayne Klocko, VP of Property Claims – Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Christopher Finazzo, partner in the law firm of Finazzo Cossolini, O'Leary, Meola and Hager, and Anthony Scariano, Senior Executive General Adjuster – Vericlaim.

November, 2010
Jonathon Held will be a guest speaker at the property insurance loss bureau's large loss conference. Mr. Held will be speaking on code upgrade claims issues.

August 2010
Lisa Enloe will be a guest speaker at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in San Francisco, CA. She will participate in a panel involving litigation of catastrophic multi-party construction insurance cases.

April, 2010
Lisa Enloe was a guest speaker at the Groundbreaking Women in Construction Conference discussing professionals taking the lead in New York City over April 15-16. - ABOUT The Professionals that are Taking the Lead

Jan Inguagiato, Director at Held Enloe & Associates, LLC was named by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine as a top "40 under 40" consultant/engineer in the nation.


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