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Litigating for resources, even in hostile places.

Alexandra Becnel presented to Advancing Real Change, Inc.’s “Fall Training,” a three-day virtual training for attorneys, mitigation specialists,  paralegals, and records collection specialists working in capital defense and juvenile LWOP (life without parole) cases. ...

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Alexandra Becnel presents to the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office

Private investigator and mitigation specialist Alexandra Becnel presented a training via Zoom to the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) in Detroit, Michigan. The attorneys, investigators, and mitigation specialists at SADO work tirelessly on behalf of people sentenced as juveniles to die in prison. The U.S. Supreme Court, in Miller ...

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Partner Philip Becnel at Nevada’s CALI Conference

Partner Philip Becnel gave two lectures about the proper way to document a private investigation to members of the California Association of Licensed Investigators at their annual conference in Reno, Nevada. Philip’s lectures were named after one of his books, Principles of Investigative Documentation. ...

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Philip Becnel Lecture at the University of Maryland

Partner Philip Becnel gave a talk at the University of Maryland, where he is a periodic guest lecturer at a course on privacy. Philip talked to students of the Honors College about some of the legal and moral pitfalls inherent in an industry that conducts investigations for a myriad of ...

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Philip Fornaci Panelist at American Bar Association

Case Manager Philip Fornaci was a panelist at a conference for the American Bar Association. During the panel, which was titled, “Proliferation of Criminal Records on the Internet,” Philip drew on his decade-plus of experience as Director of the D.C. Prisoners’ Project of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights ...

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Philip Becnel Lecture about “Private Investigations and Public Privacy”

Partner Philip Becnel again lectured about “Private Investigations and Public Privacy” at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. Philip talked to students of the Honors College about some of the legal and moral pitfalls inherent in an industry that conducts investigations for a myriad of private interests and how ...

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Philip Becnel Lecture on Social Media Investigations

Partner Philip Becnel gave a talk about social media investigations, including how social media are increasingly being used to locate witnesses in litigation, to the District of Columbia Bar Association, E-Discovery Committee. ...

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Philip Becnel Lecture at George Mason University

Partner Philip Becnel lectured at George Mason University (GMU) in a presentation sponsored by the American Criminal Justice Association and National Criminal Justice Honor Society. Philip introduced some of GMU’s Criminology, Law and Society majors to the field of private investigation. ...

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Philip Becnel Class on “Private Investigations and Public Privacy”

Partner Philip Becnel taught a class, titled “Private Investigations and Public Privacy,” at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. Philip talked to students of the Honors College about some of the legal and moral pitfalls inherent in an industry that conducts investigations for a myriad of private interests and ...

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