Recent Blog Posts
Can a Non-Licensed PI Provide Investigative Services?
In California, private investigators (PI) are licensed by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, a subset of the Department of Consumer Affairs. Licensed PIs are permitted to conduct a variety of investigative services on behalf of clients, and they may open their own PI business or manage a PI firm employing other investigative… Read More »
How a Litigation Search Can Serve as a Road Map to Finding More Information About a Person
If you are considering whether to take on a client, evaluating an opposing party in advance of a settlement, or vetting a potential borrower, it’s important to conduct proper due diligence. Before you put pen to paper and make a decision affecting your firm and/or your clients, it’s important to have all the facts… Read More »
Does a California Private Investigator Need to Be Licensed?
Contrary to popular misconception, not just anyone can hang a sign on their door and call themselves a private detective. In the State of California, there are strict requirements for becoming a private investigator (PI), including years of education and experience before even applying for the proper license. Read on to learn about the… Read More »
Why It Is Important to Hire a PI to Do Public Records Searches
Private investigation is not always about conducting surveillance and interviewing witnesses. There is a lot of useful information to be found by conducting searches through relevant public records. Knowing where to search, how to search, what evidence is valuable, which is faulty, and how to track down the pertinent information quickly and efficiently, are… Read More »
You’ve Received a Settlement Offer. Now What?
Receiving a settlement offer during the pendency of litigation can feel like the light at the end of the tunnel. Particularly if the litigation has been protracted and adversarial, you might feel compelled to accept a reasonable settlement offer when it comes across your desk. Before you accept, however, it’s important to conduct all… Read More »
Bank Account Searches and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
If you are seeking to attach the funds of a debtor, evaluate the finances of a counterparty to a business transaction, or investigate the opposing party in litigation, a bank account search can be an invaluable asset. A bank account search can give you an inside look into the finances of a party and… Read More »
Why Hire a Licensed Investigator When You Could Just Do an Internet Search?
If you are conducting a legal investigation, due diligence, corporate transaction, or discovery during litigation, you will want to preserve the evidence you gather in such a way that it can be introduced as evidence in a legal proceeding. You might need to put together a profile of a company, or investigate the credentials… Read More »