James has 35 years of experience in all aspects of unclaimed property including the conducting of large-scale general ledger multi-state audits, voluntary unclaimed securities compliance and reporting, and audit defense. Jim currently specializes in the defense of publicly traded companies that are subject to multi-state unclaimed securities audits, audit defense of registered broker/dealers and banks, along with representing holders in a variety of industries including life and property/casualty insurance, retail, manufacturing, and energy exploration.
- Represented virtually every state in the auditing of Fortune 500 companies in identifying past-due unclaimed property liabilities
- Extensive experience in voluntary unclaimed property reporting, specifically in the areas of unclaimed securities reporting and in the reporting of property owed to states due to major insurance company demutualizations.
- Significant knowledge of financial services industry record-keeping systems (insurance, stock transfer, retirement assets, stock brokerage accounts) and how they are impacted by unclaimed property reporting requirements
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Associate Member
- Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO)
- Spoken at holder education and industry seminars hosted by UPPO, Lorman, the IRS Compliance Regulatory Tax & AP Conference, the Treasury Management Association of New England (TMANE), the New England chapter of the American Payroll Association and the Shareholder Services Association
