Privacy Legislation and Its Impact on Trial Lawyers

Trial lawyers know how valuable witness testimony is to the success of their client’s case. Proposed privacy legislation is threatening the attorney’s ability to locate witnesses, judgment debtors, co-workers, and physical assets in a cost-effective time and manner....

Changes in JAC Procedures for New Fiscal Year

Each fiscal year, the Justice Administrative Commission implements new procedures and policies.  This year is no different.  The following is a quick summary of the most recent updates from the JAC: Supporting Documentation – If proper documentation is not...

Field Trip: Visiting the Scene with your Investigator

Tired of sitting behind your desk reviewing depositions and briefs? Want a little excitement? Does the idea of stopping at a local Starbucks for your favorite beverage and taking a little field trip appeal to you? Then grab that file and call your investigator and go...

Six Signs of a Dating “Shark”

For whatever reason, you’re single again. In a society with a divorce rate of more than fifty percent, odds are good it has or could happen to you. If it has, and you find yourself “in the market” for companionship, here are some suggestions on protecting yourself...

Case Study – Caught in South Beach

Surveillance is the “art” of covertly following someone and documenting his activities. For the audience of television and film, it appears brief, interesting, and productive. For the professional investigator, however, it is long hours of boredom, interspersed with...

What’s the Law Concerning Asset Searches?

Asset searching is a murky business. People who hide their assets do so with the intention of eluding discovery, and most go to great lengths to foil investigation and prevent detection. They may use someone else’s name to hide their assets or set up trusts, shell...

Digging Through Court Records Can Produce Results

Preparing for successful litigation requires instinct and experience. It also involves quite a bit of “heavy lifting.” That is, digging through the sometimes thousands of irrelevant scraps of information looking for the critical facts you need to help win your case,...

Kids Do Lie About Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse is a very sensitive topic. Instances of child sexual abuse can fracture families, tear communities apart, and leave emotional scars that linger for decades. There is one facet of child sexual abuse that is particularly sensitive, but must be...

Case Study… Rebutting a False Allegation

Our client was accused by his daughter of molesting her on several occasions. These incidents were purported to have occurred during the daughter’s visits to her father in West Palm Beach and during the time she lived with him in Savannah, Georgia. In her deposition,...