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Jim Leatzow has 36 years of "hands-on" practical, property/casualty insurance agency experience. Leatzow has literally worn "every hat there is to wear in the P/C insurance business.
He provides expert & arbitration services nationally & internationally with no charge for travel time. He is articulate, efficient & equally comfortable within the U.S. & in foreign venues.
His experience includes:
36 years of insurance industry experience 30 years as a national, property/casualty insurance agency owner 26 years as a national, property/casualty Managing-Underwriting General Agent MGA 21 years as a national, Third Party Administrator (TPA) insurance/construction claim handler 16 years as an active Reinsurance Company officer Certified insurance & reinsurance arbitrator (U.S. / U.K. / Bermuda) Certified commercial arbitrator globally (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators U.K.) Licensed nation-wide for 25 years until 2005 (agency sold) Recognized for the quality of his Rule 26 Reports on complex cases History of representing both plaintiff & defense No charge for travel time "coast to coast"
Leatzow's specialties include:
Agent-Broker-Agency-MGA standard of care / Bad Faith / Broker E&O Claims / Coverage / Insurance placement / Agent - Broker custom & practice / Surety / Professional Liability / Adjudicating construction industry E&O claims / E&O / D&O / Claims-made coverage / Fronting / Claims-made trigger / Surplus Lines coverage / "Program" business / Underwriting / Licensing / Claims handling standard of care / Property / General Liability / Premises Liability / Products Liability / Off-shore placements / Arbitration
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Florida Office:
8633 Willow Kane Court
Orlando, FL 32825
T: (407) 445-0825
F: (407) 445-0821 | | Houston Office:
11200 Westheimer, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77042
T: (713) 334-7530
F: (713) 972-1375 |
Long International provides Expert claims analysis, dispute resolution, and project management services to the Process Plant Engineering and Construction industry worldwide. Our primary focus is on petroleum refining, petrochemical, chemical, oil and gas production, mining/mineral processing, power, cogeneration, and other process plant and industrial projects. We also have extensive experience in hospital, commercial and industrial building, pipeline, wastewater, highway and transit, heavy civil, microchip manufacturing, and airport projects.
 Richard J. Long, PE, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Long International has over 36 years of U.S. and international consulting experience involving construction contract disputes analysis and resolution, arbitration/litigation support and expert testimony, project management, engineering / construction management, cost and schedule control, and process engineering.
As an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and resolution of complex construction disputes for over 23 years, Mr. Long has served as the lead expert on over 300 projects having claims ranging in size from $100,000 US to over $1 billion US.
 Andrew Avalon, PE, PSP is President of Long International and has over 23 years of engineering, construction management and claims consulting experience. He is an expert in the preparation and evaluation of construction claims, business interruption claims, schedule delay analysis, arbitration/litigation support and dispute resolution. He has prepared more than thirty CPM schedule analyses, written expert witness reports, and supported attorneys in depositions, cross-examinations, mediations and settlement negotiations.
 W. Tom Thweatt is a Principal with Long International and has over 35 years of engineering, construction, and management consulting experience. He has extensive experience in major U.S. and international refining, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, infrastructure and thermal / hydroelectric power generation projects ranging from $40 million to $1.8 billion. He has worked extensively in projects that were executed by multi-national joint ventures on both the owner’s and the contractor’s sides. Mr. Thweatt has served on Joint Venture and Consortium Executive Committees and has participated directly in claims negotiations and settlement agreements in excess of $100 million.
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Expert Background: Dr. Thomas L. Read is the Principal and CEO at A. Read Consulting, LLC. He received his PhD. from Stanford University in 1972 and has over 25 years of manufacturing experience in electronics, metallurgy, factory safety, failure analysis, glass fracture, glass failure and bottle failure. As a member of the electronics industry, he has earned process patents and has an extensive background in manufacturing techniques.
In parallel, Dr. Read has spent over twenty five years as a consultant to attorneys and engineers. He has given more than 100 depositions and has appeared in court numerous times.
Company Profile: Read Consulting, LLC is a full service laboratory providing services in the following areas: Failure Analysis; Factory Safety and Personal Injury (including machine guards and manufacturing safety)Glass Failure Analysis - Glass Fracture, Glass Failures and Bottle FailureMetal and Ceramic FailureGrinding Wheel FailuresIntellectual Property and Patent DisputesProduct Liability and Product QualityManufacturing Disagreements (such as Intellectual Property, Failed equipment and Contract Disputes)Reverse Engineering
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