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One of our investigators, Jim McElhatton, published a front page article in the Washington City Paper.
Investigator Jim McElhatton published an article in the Washington City Paper about how the D.C. police lost a surreptitiously recorded confession to a murder and how a man convicted of that murder (not the person on the missing tape) is trying to find it in hopes of exonerating himself. Quoting a ...
Philip Becnel was quoted in Pursuit Magazine.
Our managing partner, Philip Becnel, was quoted in an article in Pursuit Magazine, a trade publication for private investigators. The article, called “Should We Trust Trustify?” states: When it comes to Trustify, one of the dominant voices of skepticism comes from Philip Becnel, a partner with the D.C. firm Dinolt Becnel & ...
Philip Becnel published an article in Law.com.
Philip Becnel, our managing partner, published an article in Law.com called, “Can Investigations be Uber-ized?” The article is a critique of start-up Trustify, which offers investigations for cheap through an app interface. Philip is a regular contributor to Law.com. Here is an excerpt from the article: As it happened, the whole exercise ...
Our managing partner was quoted in The Washington Post.
Philip Becnel appeared in an article in The Washington Post called, “Was your spouse on Ashley Madison? A new breed of private eye is ready to help.” The article was about plans by a company called Trustify to capitalize on the hack of a company that offered dating services for married people ...
Philip Becnel in Campus Security Report
Partner Philip Becnel published an article in Campus Security Report, in which he recommends steps that college administrators can do to minimize the harm caused by occasional false accusations of sexual assault. The article is called, “Take 3 steps to create a fair process to investigate sexual assault.” ...
Philip Becnel was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post
Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post regarding a D.C. start-up that purports to be the Uber of the private investigations industry. Here is an excerpt of the article: Phil Becnel, a D.C.-based private investigator, predicted that Trustify will struggle, and he said there has been some ...
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. ...
Partner Philip Becnel published an article in Pursuit Magazine
Partner Philip Becnel published an article in Pursuit Magazine called, “When Your Lover is a Liar.” Philip interviewed admitted “catfishers” for the article, which explores why people sometimes lie big-time in relationships. ...
Partner Philip Becnel in TheStreet
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted as an expert in an article in TheStreet called, “IRS Attacks Reveal Criminal Data Gathering at Scale Never Seen, Experts Say.” ...
Philip Becnel at Woodrow Wilson High School
Partner Philip Becnel talked at a career fair held at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C. ...
Dinolt Becnel & Wells Ranked Best Private Investigations Provider
Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group was ranked “Best Private Investigations Provider” by The National Law Journal, an honor that the firm also won in 2014. ...
Philip Becnel in The American P.I. Podcast
Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed about investigating college sexual assaults on The American P.I. podcast. ...
Philip Becnel on Wearable Technology & Privacy
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in Consumers Digest about wearable technology and privacy. ...
Philip Becnel in CSO
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in CSO called, “How corporate spies access your company’s secrets.” CSO provides news, analysis and research on security and risk management. ...
Philip Becnel in Deadspin
Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in Deadspin about the investigation into the kidnapping of Cal Ripkin’s mother. ...