Read the July 2011 Hawaii Business article on AIA and ExpertBail Agent, James Lindlblad. James has been an innovator and thought leader in the bail bond industry for many years. Last month he spent a couple hours sitting down with Hawaii Business Reporter Catherine Toth and talked about his experiences in the bail bond business.
Name: James Waldron Lindblad
Job: Certified bail agent and president of the Professional Bail Agents Association of Hawaii, director of the Hawaii State Sheriff Association and occasional bounty hunter
Years of experience: 34
Toughest part: Lindblad has bailed out more than 20,000 people. With numbers like that, some are bound to run, but he has only two people unaccounted for. (Yes, he often contracts his longtime friend, Duane “Dog” Chapman, to find bail jumpers.)
The worst part is dealing with the heartbroken families who have often paid a lot of money to get loved ones out of jail. “When you observe the family tragedy, and not just the defendant, but with everyone involved, that’s extremely tough,” Lindblad says.
His most emotionally difficult job was trying to find a defendant who ran after his family posted bail and was later found dead. “He was a very legitimate, church-going guy, a homeowner with a family, and he just abandoned his life.”
Read more by clicking on the following link, My Job – Bail Agent.