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Nichols (Nic) J. Smith

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I can answer almost any question with regards to the individual state laws concerning private investigators; best practices and procedures used in private investigations;how to determine if the agency or investigator you are contemplating using is sufficiently qualified to do the work and if an investigation was conducted in accordance with the standards of practice and care used in the professional investigative industry. I can also direct you with regards to doing your own research in certain situations, such as finding someone who owes you money. I can steer you through the database "minefield" with regards to which databases contain useful information and which don't. I can also advise regarding the kind of information that you can legally obtain and what's not legal.

Awards and Honors

Life Fellow- American College of Forensic Examiners

Past/Present Clients

Morgan Lewis and Brockius (Int'l Law firm) Sedgwick, Detert (Int'l Law Firm) Bingham McCutheon (Int'l Law Firm

What do you like about this subject?

I love assisting individuals in sorting out the wheat from the chafe. There are many licensed investigators who operate in many fields inside of the investigative industry and I enjoy helping mentor the younger, less experienced one.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

On going education is a must throughout any investigative career. When you stop learning, you stop growing. I hope to finish a complete cirriculum for the beginning investigator, advanced investigator and for specific fields of study inside the investigative industry.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Most laws concerning privacy utilize the "expectation of privacy" rule in determining if someone's privacy has been violated or breached.

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Trish04/08/12101010ok, thanks for letting me know
Anna06/20/11101010 
Nicole11/15/10101010Thank you very much, I appreciate it .....
Kelly11/01/101010The nine is only because I could .....
Alex07/13/10101010Thank you for your assistance which has .....

Recent Answers from Nichols (Nic) J. Smith

2010-11-22 Insurance rewards:

Monies paid by insurance companies for the return of stolen or missing insured items are paid on a case by case basis.    I have been paid as much as 20% for the return of stolen property.    And many

2010-11-01 statute of limitations:

Generally speaking the statute of limitations for prosecution on grand theft in New York is five years.    As a private citizen, the only option you have is sue in civil court. YOu can't initiate any criminal

2010-07-13 Reliable Criminal Background Investigation Services:

Public records requests at the county courthouse are done by clerks who will be looking for the actual files based on information you provide and usually an I.D. card, which is merely to make sure that

2010-07-12 Reliable Criminal Background Investigation Services:

Hi Alex-    First a general comment about criminal histories.      Any criminal history that is available through public databases is a matter of public record in the jurisdiction in which it occured.

2010-06-20 Reverse cell directory info?:

None of the commercially available databases contain unlisted telephone numbers, which is what makes them, as you very accurately pointed out, no better than doing simple lookups with area code and prefix

 

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