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EVERETTE LEE HERNDON, JR.

Claims Consultant & Expert Witness

                             7147 Murieta Parkway                               Phone:   916-354-8521

                         Rancho Murieta, CA 95683-9543              Fax:       916-354-2564

                         Http://www.leeherndon.com                        E-mail:  herndon@ranchomurieta.org

 

 

 

January 1998 to date  -  Everette Lee Herndon, Jr.

Claims Consultant & Expert Witness  

For Plaintiff or Defense - Nationwide

Claims Consultant & Expert Witness. Insurance Bad Faith. Insurance claims handling, custom and practice. Claims handler E&O.  Claims handler malpractice.  Insurance industry standards. State and Federal Court. Property, Liability, Automobile and Workers Compensation. Over 39 years experience in claims handling issues, coverage issues, claims management and litigation management. Trained and supervised adjusters. High standards of integrity and professionalism.

 

 

June 1996 to July 1997  Contra Costa County Grand Jury

Grand Juror

Responsible for investigation of reports of malfeasance and misfeasance of governmental entities within the county.  Conducted investigations and wrote reports.

 

 

April 1970 to September 1995 GAB Robins North America, Inc.

Supervisor/Adjuster

Retired.  Responsible for the supervision, coordination, training, and review of adjusters, claims, claims files and claims pro­grams for numer­ous insurance companies, corporate and public entity accounts - liability, property, automobile and workers compensation.

All 50 states.   Trained adjusters in claims handling and industry standards.  Directed defense counsel.  Handled high exposure claims:  e.g. complex litigation, coverage issues, E&O, construction defect, products liability, employment and environ­mental pollution.

 

 

June 1966 to June 1994  United States Air Force, Reserves

Intelligence Officer

Retired.  Lieutenant Colonel, Air Intelligence Agency, Reserves.  Intelligence analyst.  Briefed command staff.  Briefed and debriefed combat crews.  Imagery interpretation officer.  Executive Officer,  Director of Operations and Training, IRD-20.   

 

 

 

 

 

CREDENTIALS:

 

• Attorney - Member of State Bar of California - # 96464  (1980) (Inactive)
• Insurance Adjuster License - California  # 2C02651
• Certified Forensic Consultant
• Senior Claim Law Associate
• Property Claim Law Associate
• Automobile Claim Law Associate
• Fraud Claim Law Associate
• Worker=s Compensation Claim Law Associate
• Legal Principles Claim Specialist
• Associate in Claims
• Certificate to teach Law at Community College level in California
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

• “Lead-Based Paint Issues:  Enhancing Adjuster Awareness,” Claims, February 2010

 

• The Mold Exclusion,” Claims, September 2007

 

• “After The Mold Exclusion.”  Mealey’s Litigation Report - Mold, July 2007

 

• “Bad Faith in First Party Property Claims,” The Advocate, September 2004

 

• “Do Adjusters Have a Duty to Warn of the Risks of Mold Contamination?” Mealey’s Litigation Report: Mold, October 2001

 

• “Are Mold Claims Covered Under a Homeowner’s Policy?”  Mealey’s Mold Conference, June 26, 2001

 

• “Mold & Mildew: A Creeping Catastrophe,” Claims, August 2000

 

• “Water Damage Claims and Mold,” IAQ COUNCIL, July/August 2000

 

• “Protect Yourself From Mold Liability,” Cleaning & Restoration, Nov. 2000

 

• “Asbestos Awareness Training: Protecting Both Adjusters and Insureds,”      Claims, December 1998

 

• “A Guide to California Claims Handling Under Title 10,”  GAB, January 1994

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

 

• State Bar of California - # 96464  (1980) (Inactive)
• Forensic Expert Witness Association
• American College of Forensic Examiners Institute
• Society of Claim Law Associates

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

American Educational Institute:

• Senior Claim Law Associate
• Property Claim Law Associate
• Automobile Claim Law Associate
• Fraud Claim Law Associate
• Worker=s Compensation Claim Law Associate
• Legal Principles Claim Specialist

 

GAB Robins North America, Inc:

• Damages School
• Remedies School
• Advanced Casualty School
• Vale Tech, Automobile School
• Intermediate Casualty School
• Basic Property and Casualty School
• Casualty Correspondence Course
• Property Correspondence Course

 

San Francisco State University:

• Master of Arts - Philosophy.  1997
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking

   

John F. Kennedy University - School of Law:

• Juris Doctor.  1980.

 

University of Georgia:

• Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy.  1966.