Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Best's Recommended Insurance Adjusters


288 River Run Drive, Richmond, Kentucky 40475

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 417, Richmond, KY 40476

Established: 2014

Qualified Member Since: 2017

Licensed in Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia and West Virginia

Services

  • Appraisals
  • Business Interruption
  • Consulting
  • Contractors Liability
  • Drone Inspections
  • Errors and Omissions
  • Excess and Surplus Lines
  • Inland Marine
  • Mediations
  • Product Liability
  • Recorded Statements
  • Self-Insureds
  • Special Investigative Unit
  • Subrogation
  • Transportation
  • Trucking
  • Underwriting Inspections
  • Witness Location
  • Catastrophic Events
  • Expert Witness
  • Large Loss
  • Scene Inspections
  • Adjuster Training
  • Cargo & Container Inspections
  • Daily Claims (Property & Casualty)
  • Desk Audits
  • Evidence Preservation
  • Foreclosure Inspections
  • Full Adjustments
  • Limited Assignments
  • Moving & Storage Inspections
  • Pre & Post Blasting Inspections
  • Records Search
  • Re-Inspections
  • Settlement Conferences
  • Temporary Staffing


About Us

Dotson & Associates, LLC is a multi-line adjusting firm based in Richmond, KY. Our service areas include all of KY, Southern IN, Southern OH, North Central TN, and parts of WV and VA.

We work for insurance companies, law firms, self-insureds and commercial trucking companies.

Our adjusters average 20 years of experience in various disciplines of the insurance and construction.

Our company offers a superior claims adjusting service at a competitive price and can tailor our insurance claims handling requirements to meet the needs of our clients.

We also have a network of claims adjusters across the United States that can mobilize within 24 hours to assist with catastrophic property losses.


Software Platforms & Technology Used

  • Xactimate
  • Xactanalysis
  • FileTrac/Evolve

Additional Locations

  • Elizabethtown, KY
  • Corbin, KY
  • Shelbyville, KY

Professional Memberships

  • Blue Grass Claims Association
  • Greater Louisville Claim Association
  • Kentucky Claims Association, Inc.
  • National Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters
  • National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
  • Society of Registered Professional Adjusters
  • Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certification
  • Agricultural Claims Association

Service Area

Servicing Entire State of Kentucky, Southern Indiana, Southern Ohio, North Central Tennessee, and Areas of Western West Virginia and Virginia


Personnel Information

John Dotson

Owner/Claims Manager

Years of Experience: 30

John has 30 years as an Independent Insurance Adjuster. He has testified as an Expert Witness in local, state and federal court. Able to assist with pre-trial mediation and trial preparation. He has also been retained as Appraiser and Umpire for numerous Appraisal Clause claims.

John was Kentucky Claimsperson of the Year 2016; Bluegrass Claims Association Claimsperson or the Year 2005 & 2016.

Born: 1968


Sean Wooldridge

Senior Adjuster

Years of Experience: 30

With more than 30 years combined in the insurance and construction/restoration industry, Sean has a wealth of knowledge that he brings to the table. He has held both agency and adjuster license and holds numerous certifications in the construction/restoration industry with OSHA, IICRC, and the Kentucky Society of Healthcare Engineers.

In 2023, Sean became a PLAN Certified Appraiser and Umpire.

Service Areas

Corbin, Kentucky, USA 68 miles

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA 113 miles

Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA 73 miles

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