Expertise: 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.
I have been a state licensed private investigator in California since 1973. Prior to that time I worked in military intelligence and also did investigative work for an agency in Miami, FL
I have extensive practical experience in cases involving fraud, locating assets, environmental litigation, mass tort litigation, missing persons, sexual and workplace harassment, stalkers and matters involving protection of individuals and institutions.
I have testified (at deposition) in two large civil cases in which the question was whether or not the investigation that was conducted was done in accordance with accepted standards and practices in the investigative industy.Organizations I belong to: World Association of Detectives, Professional Investigators of California, California Association of Licensed Investigators, American Society for Industrial Security, American College of Forensic Examiners, Association of Former Intelligence Officers Education/Credentials I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners and a Fellow of the Board.
I regularly attend seminars and educational round-tables to remain current with all of the latest technical advances, legal issues and new fields of business opportunity.
From 1987 through 2005 I was Board Certified in Security Management, earning the status as a Certified Protection Professional, an acknowledged earmark of professional excellence in the security industry
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
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