J.S. Held

J.S. Held LLC, established in New York in 1974, is a consulting services firm specializing in various sectors, including aerospace, healthcare, government, and real estate. The company offers a range of technical, scientific, financial, and advisory services, focusing on areas such as property damage, safety, engineering, forensic accounting, and water restoration consulting. With multiple office locations across the United States, J.S. Held assists clients in navigating complex and contentious situations, providing expertise that enables effective decision-making and resolution in challenging circumstances.

Pedro Arceyut

Director and Assistant Vice President

Carmelo Bueti

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Sean Donohue

Senior Executive Vice President and Advisory Services Division Leader

Lisa Enloe

Senior Executive Vice President

Jeromy Fielder

Vice President / Southwest Reg Director

Jonathon Held

CEO and President

Randy Ison

Executive Vice President

Gary Kitt

Senior Managing Director

Douglas Mackinney

Director

Reza Nikain

Senior Managing Director

Russell Polin

CFO

Viktor Warkentin

Senior Managing Director, Construction Advisory

Troy Wilson

Senior Executive Vice President and COO

Stuart Witchell

Senior Managing Director and Global Investigations Practice Lead

Philip Worman

Senior Managing Director, Global Investigations

11 past transactions

J.S. Dyer & Associates

Acquisition in 2020
J.S. Dyer & Associates Inc. is a structural engineering firm based in Irvine, California, founded in 1992. As a subsidiary of J.S. Held, LLC, the company specializes in a wide range of structural engineering services, including seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of existing structures. Its offerings encompass risk assessments, forensic engineering investigations, new structural design, earthquake loss estimation, and expert witness testimony. With a focus on seismic safety, J.S. Dyer & Associates provides comprehensive solutions aimed at enhancing the resilience of buildings and infrastructure.

SPECS

Acquisition in 2019
SPECS focuses on property damage assessments, restoration consulting, construction project administration, risk management, facility services, and catastrophic response.

Weidlinger Associates

Acquisition in 2019
Weidlinger Associates, Inc. is a structural engineering firm that specializes in the design and rehabilitation of buildings, bridges, and infrastructure. With over 60 years of experience, the firm is recognized globally for its innovative and practical design solutions, as well as its commitment to advancing engineering practices. In addition to structural engineering services, Weidlinger provides applied science research, including modeling acoustic waves for medical and sonar applications, and offers geophysical services. The firm is headquartered in New York City, with additional branch offices in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Magnan Graizzaro and Associates is a national accounting firm that provides insurance claims investigation, forensic accounting and investigation, litigation and dispute consulting, and expert testimony.

Comando ingeniería

Acquisition in 2018
Comando ingeniería is a construction consulting firm specialized in the supervision of work.

Leach Group

Acquisition in 2018
Leach Group is a commercial support services firm that provides a range of contractual and commercial support to contractors and employers across various sectors, including housing, civil, mechanical, and offshore engineering. The company offers services such as training, alternative dispute resolution, planning, scheduling, and management of disputes and contracts. Additionally, Leach Group specializes in adjudication, claims management, commercial management of contracts, and quantity surveying, aiming to support clients in navigating complex project requirements and legal frameworks.

Antonucci Consulting

Acquisition in 2017
Since formed in 1996, Antonucci Consulting Corporation has been providing insurance carriers and adjusters with a full range of damage evaluation services up and down the east coast; as well as nationally following catastrophic natural disasters. Located just 1 mile from the 5 boroughs of New York City, our headquarters in Pelham, New York offers rapid response to a high loss -volume region and convenience to 3 major airports for "out of town" catastrophe mobilization. In addition, our Branch Office in Danbury, Connecticut offers a central location to access our Upstate and New England Clients.

Donohue Consulting

Acquisition in 2017
Donohue Consulting LLC is a consultancy specializing in the avoidance and resolution of construction disputes. Founded in 2011, Donohue Consulting’s engineers and consultants are experienced advisors providing hands-on, practical guidance to clients throughout the entire project life cycle.

Spex

Acquisition in 2017
Spex is a software platform that leverages easy-to-use field software (running on iOS and Android) to consistently capture high quality property data and instantly report on that data to remote collaborators. Spex’s core expertise is in property inspections related to insurance and specializes in enabling remote collaboration workflows and handling very large quantities of property data with extreme efficiency. Spex Customers include some of the world’s best IA Firms, TPA’s, Forensic Engineering Firms, Restoration Contractors and Construction Consulting Firms. Spex was founded in 2012 by two long time insurance adjusters, is headquartered in Denver Colorado and supported by a highly talented team of property insurance and software experts.

Meridian Consulting Group

Acquisition in 2017
Meridian Consulting Group provides construction consulting and management services. Meridian provides construction expertise to those insurance companies competing in the surety (performance and payment) bond and professional liability marketplaces.

Wakelee Associates

Acquisition in 2016
Wakelee Associates, LLC provides construction and mitigation consulting services. Its services include estimating loss of control, clerks of the works, builders risk, MEPS, dispute resolution, owner representative, and general contracting. The company provides cost and time analysis of commercial, industrial, and residential property damage due to fire, water, earthquake, floods, hurricanes, and other disasters serving property casualty providers throughout the United States. Wakelee Associates, LLC is based in Hackensack, New Jersey. It has additional offices in Farmington, Connecticut; King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; and Waltham, Massachusetts. Wakelee Associates, LLC operates as a subsidiary of J.S. Held, LLC.
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