SERVICES

CRIMINAL DEFENSE INVESTIGATIONS

If you find yourself accused of a crime and you're innocent or overcharged you need fast help to establish your defense. Lawyers can give advice, arrange bail and get copies of the police reports through the discovery process, but that's never enough.

The crime scene needs a through examination and witnesses need to be located and interviewed. Your lawyer can't do these things and also defend you in court too because he'd become a witness in your case.

Comprehensive background investigations must be conducted on people classified as victims or witness in order to determine motivation for their statements. Putting PHI on the job quickly may well prevent an indictment, preliminary hearing and a trial. This immediate effort can save a fortune in future legal fees and get you cleared much quicker than waiting for results obtained by a lawyer alone.

Cases where self-defense, or defense of a third person is involved are my specialty. Unfortunately too many defense lawyers don't understand the dynamics of self-defense and can't properly make your case to a court or jury. PHI will work with lawyers giving them the tools they need to help you.

CIVIL LITIGATION INVESTIGATIONS

PHI handles both plaintiff and defense cases on all manner of torts.

PHI handles the locating, interviewing witnesses, along with collecting any needed data on their backgrounds.

PHI will shoot broadcast quality video and still photos of scenes, statements and other evidence to document anything related to the tort.

PHI conducts investigations to determine the presence of liability, damages and assets that are all mandatory prior to undertaking representation of plaintiffs. PHI will do the necessary pre-litigation investigation needed.


MISSING PERSONS INVESTIGATIONS

A missing family member is a real crisis. If it's a tender aged child who is missing the police will tirelessly investigate. If it's an older runaway teen, the level of services that police provide decrease dramatically. Adults are just not a law enforcement priority unless there are obvious sign of foul play or serious medical issues involved.

These are important cases that need immediate attention. PHI is prepared to travel wherever it takes to find your missing loved one. PHI works with law enforcement calling their attention to any issues that will accelerate their efforts.

In addition to domestic cases I have traveled to and located missing persons in Europe, and India.

PHI will also locate your relatives and old friends.

MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Publicity can be huge problem for the accused. When a high profile person is at the center of the allegation or the magnitude of an event draws the interest of the media certain management efforts must begin. Failure to deal with these issues can have catastrophic business consequences and affect the right to a fair trial. PHI has worked directly with media organizations for nearly 18 years and knows what efforts they will undertake in order to fulfill their mission of informing the public.

Some first steps to control damage can be taken by the client. Your personal conduct is most important as the press invades your personal space. No displays of anger or efforts to hide from news cameras are acceptable. It’s important to maintain grooming and smile for any police booking photos. It's always better when the booking photo looks like a publicity photo. The public perception is important to any criminal defendant.

Video from arrests, visits to courthouses and that booking photo may be displayed by media organizations for years to come. These unfortunate moments seem to get much more play when they prove sensational or entertaining.

Should any criminal defendant have a microphone thrust into their face or asked questions by any reporter he should simply tell them in a friendly way that this matter must be tried in the courtroom and not on the street. That terse and angry, “no comment” remark will be misinterpreted by nearly everyone.

Special Real Time 24/7 Surveillance

Sometime there is a need for either short or long term surveillance on a specific location. PHI can set that up and provide the client with an Internet address where the camera’s view can be seen from anywhere in the world.

Costs can vary depending on the location but technology has made this type of surveillance more affordable than ever.


STALKING CASES

Stalking cases require special expertise to deescalate. These matters can simply be a nuisance issue or too often an extremely dangerous and threatening harassment campaign may be involved. These cases must be evaluated properly and the proper solution quickly deployed. Additional publicity issues must be taken into consideration for high profile victims.

PHI will assist by comprehensive assessment of the potential threats and by serving appropriate court orders. PHI will work directly with various law enforcement agencies when necessary. Additional measures of personal protection for the client will be met and the stalker can be kept under constant observation if necessary. PHI has decades of experience in dealing with all types of stalking matters. ivate investigator Phoenix Private investigator detective Los Angeles private eye great missing person detective actor writer
Parental Termination and Due Diligence For Adoptions

Adoptions are the greatest thing that can happen to unwanted or even abused children. Millions of children have gained wonderful and loving parents through this legal process.

In order to complete the process the alleged or presumed birth fathers must be located, informed and striped of their parental rights. Often these men are located in prison or jails across the country. PHI knows how to gain access to inmates housed in every correctional facility setting from death row to minimum security.

Adoption also provides birth fathers a guarantee that these children will have a much better chance at life as adoptive parents are really ready to provide what these lucky children need. Adoption offers a way for birth fathers to escape responsibility and child support.

PHI will locate, notify and make available all of the necessary paperwork to birth fathers in order to facilitate parental termination anywhere in the world. Along the way PHI will obtain photographs, health history and information on the education and background of the birth fathers.

PHI has the skill, understanding and experience to make termination a pleasant experience for these birth fathers.

All the documents and information needed for PHI to assist you with terminations are right here.

Workman’s Compensation And Personal Injury Fraud Cases.

Unfortunately billions of dollars are paid out to criminals who either feign or exaggerate injuries covered by insurance companies. This drives up premium costs paid by all of us.

PHI will locate, observe, photograph, videotape and even work undercover to expose this activity. Proper surveillance will nearly always expose bogus claims.

ADDITIONAL ASSETS:

PHI has a working knowledge of Germany, the language and can handle any investigative or journalist assignments there with ease.

PHI is also certified by both state and federal courts as a firearms expert in the functioning, use and training of all disciplines of small arms.