ABOUT JAMES WOODS
San Francisco native James Woods is the author of two books: Watered down and The Niantic Caper. Watered down highlights California’s most valuable resource, how it is distributed and the fragile and vulnerable nature of the water system itself. The Niantic Caper portraits the hunt for inherited treasure among San Francisco’s Gold Rush ships and the Silver mines of Virginia City. He and his wife, Valerie, split their time between the beaches of Santa Monica and the Desert near Palm Springs where they have residences.
WATERED DOWN
I nvestigator Jack Armstrong and his longtime buddy, Gary Cooper, an ex-Navy Seal, run into some unexpected problems on a casual road trip through California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley. While visiting Gary’s grandfather they learn that he is running out of water and must sell his ranch. An effort to solve his water problem leads them to uncover a nefarious plan to disrupt California’s water system. Watered down highlights California’s most valuable resource, how it is distributed, and the fragile and vulnerable nature of the water system itself.
THE NIANTIC CAPER
Mr. Woods has also published The Niantic Caper where San Francisco native Jack Armstrong is in a high stakes race against Russian mobsters in search of a beautiful new client’s inherited treasure, clues to which lie among sunken Gold Rush ships, an 1860s San Francisco poker game, the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, and Nevada’s Silver mines.
R. David Freeman, Co-Founder, Sonoma Valley Authors’ Festival has said: “Jack Armstrong arrives in his first adventure. Fast paced, well written and excellent historical details. The Niantic Caper is a must read this summer sitting on the beach or by the pool drinking a margarita."
ABOUT WOODS GROUP SOLUTIONS
California and New York attorney, James R. Woods, is a nationally recognized insurance authority and founder of Woods Group Solutions, a network of insurance professionals, providing legal and consulting solutions to the insurance industry covering:
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Insurance Law
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Insurance Regulation
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Corporate, Tax, Accounting and Actuarial Analysis
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Investment Banking
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Insurance Litigation
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Cyber Security and Privacy Compliance (including GDPR)
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Insurtech
As the former Co-Leader of Mayer Brown’s Global Insurance Industry Group and Co-Chair of the LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae’s Global Insurance Practice, Mr. Woods has represented numerous insurers and insurance-related entities for more than 4 decades across the U.S. and Globally on a wide variety of issues.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
General Counsel of the Worldwide Broker Network​​
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Former General Counsel to The Surplus Line Association of California
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Facilitated the creation of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Claims
Represented the California Insurance Industry in creating the California Earthquake Authority
Co-founded an InsurTech online insurance service: LowestPremium.com
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We have raised $50,000,000 and donated 350,000 community service hours​
