Property & Infrastructure Damage

Contents & Inventory Services

J.S. Held Acquires Chicago-based Turnaround and Restructuring Firm MorrisAnderson

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J.S. Held provides thorough, accurate, and comprehensive contents inventory and evaluations, appraisal services, and dispute resolution for commercial and residential applications.

Our contents and inventory specialists provide industry-leading property evaluation expertise. We leverage extensive industry experience in business and cutting-edge technology to provide on-site inventory re-creation, documentation, evaluation, and reporting. Our experts are well versed in handling all types of business and personal property losses with accuracy and sensitivity. 

When disputes arise in a contents claim, our dispute resolution experts are retained to provide independent opinion and, when required, deliver expert witness testimony in court regarding the validity of a valuation or appraisal. With decades of experience, we specialize in analyzing documentation to investigate and substantiate damages, determining whether contents should be classified as a total loss or if restorative measures are feasible.

Our Services
  • Asset Condition Verification
  • Conducting Inventory & Building Appraisals in Unison
  • Contents Action Plan
  • Contents Claims Dispute Advisory
  • Contents Cost / Replacement Receipt Audits
  • Desktop Appraisals
  • Delivery Timeline Confirmation for Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) During Reconstruction
  • Determining Actual Cash Value, Replacement Cost Value, Depreciated Cost Value & Warehouse / Retail Stock Value
  • Emergency Cost Control & Audits
  • Establish Agreed Pricing
  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • High-Value Asset Appraisals & Valuations
  • Mediation & Litigation Support
  • Inventory List Creation & Costing
  • Investigative Support & Documentation Gathering in Disputes
  • On-Site Contents & Inventory Evaluations
  • Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Reporting
  • Site Control Recommendations
  • Source of Damage Confirmations
  • Sourcing Vendor Quotes for Replacement of Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E)
  • Umpire / Appraiser Under the Insurance Act
Project Timeline
  • Contact Initiated
  • Site Attendance / Inspection Complete
  • Confirmation of Services Report Delivered
  • Initial Report Issued
  • Final Detailed Report Delivered
Our Commitment
  • Employ an impartial and transparent approach with frequent and open communication.
  • Identify opportunities to bundle items on the Schedule of Loss (SOL) listing before pricing, saving time and cost for those line items.
  • Determine items which may be of higher value and conduct in-depth research to validate pricing.
  • Provide comprehensive reports with useful features, such as separate environmental handling fees (EHF) and photos of each line item.
  • Reduce timelines, maximize quality, enhance, preparedness, and minimize costs.
  • Respond rapidly to claims and inquiries, often in the same business day.
Personal Property Appraisal & Valuation Expertise

In addition to property damage and insurance claims, we deliver expertise to companies, organizations, and high-net-worth individuals in appraisals and valuation of both personal and business property for divorce and estate matters, potential asset sales, securing collateral loans, and for donation purposes, among other scenarios.

Our team is comprised of USPAP compliant appraisers, as well as accredited members of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA), the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and International Society of Appraisers (ISA).

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Contents Claims Litigation & Dispute Advisory

Our dispute resolution experts advise both plaintiffs and defendants in business and personal property-related disputes, delivering technical and financial analysis and expert testimony to address complex issues in a clear and defensible manner.

When a dispute arises, we work diligently to gather all documentation and relevant information related to a client’s claim to verify the validity of the contents and substantiate whether the case represented is considered to be fair and reasonable. After analyzing the data and developing our opinion, we assist clients in trial preparation and depositions, assessing opposing testimony, developing expert reports, and when required, delivering expert witness testimony to the court.

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