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Philip Becnel predicts an increase in number of cases involving crypto-currencies.
Philip Becnel published an article in Law.com about digital currencies and illicit marketplaces on the so-called Dark Web. Here is an excerpt of Philip’s article: Crypto-currency uses cryptography to control its distribution, as opposed to a government or a bank. They are simply unique pieces of encrypted software that have been designated ...
Philip Becnel published an article on Law.com
Our managing partner, Philip Becnel, published an article on Law.com called, “How Thinking Like an Advertiser Will Make You a Better Investigator.” In the intensely personal article, Philip discusses how investigators can learn a lot about the inferences advertisers make based upon consumers’ behavior on social media websites. Here is an excerpt ...
“Do Lawyers Have a Legal Obligation to Warn PIs of Risks—Or Is It Just the Right Thing to Do?”
Our managing partner, Philip Becnel, published an article on Law.com called, “Do Lawyers Have a Legal Obligation to Warn PIs of Risks—Or Is It Just the Right Thing to Do?” The article discusses a Virginia Supreme Court decision concerning whether an attorney is liable for not warning his or her investigator ...
“How Building a Deck is Like Interviewing a Witness.”
Philip Becnel published an amusing article on Law.com called, “How Building a Deck is Like Interviewing a Witness.” In the article, Philip tells a personal story about how he was suckered into helping some neighbors build a pop-up on the roof of their house, an experienced he likened to being a ...
Philip Becnel publishes “Is a Regulated Private Investigation Industry a Political Right?”
Partner Philip Becnel published an article titled, “Is a Regulated Private Investigation Industry a Political Right?” The article was posted on Law.com, where Philip is a contributor. ...
Philip Becnel publishes “Privacy Laws in Europe Effect How Investigators Document Cases”
Partner Philip Becnel wrote an article called, “Privacy Laws in Europe Effect How Investigators Document Cases.” Philip published the article on Law.com, where he is a regular contributor. ...
Partner Philip Becnel published an article on Law.com
Partner Philip Becnel published an article on Law.com, where he is a contributor. The article is titled, “FTC Commissioner Addresses Privacy Forum.” ...
Philip Becnel published “Private Investigators Converge on Washington DC”
Partner Philip Becnel published an article called, “Private Investigators Converge on Washington.” The article was published on Law.com, where Philip is a contributor. ...
Partner Philip Becnel published an article on Law.com
Partner Philip Becnel published an article on Law.com titled, “Investigators Debate Essential Skills.” Philip is an official contributor to the site. ...
Philip Becnel published an article in Homeland Security Today
Partner Philip Becnel published an article in Homeland Security Today called, “I See You: The New Eyeballs of Modern Mobile Surveillance.” The article discusses legal issues concerning GPS trackers used by private investigators during mobile surveillance. You can find a digital version of the magazine here. ...
Philip Becnel Publishes Intro to Conducting Private Investigations
Partner Philip Becnel published Introduction to Conducting Private Investigations, the second edition to his first book published in 2010, Private Investigator Entry Level (02E). His latest book has a more national focus than its predecessor, with a summary of private investigator licensing laws throughout the United States. Philip also updated ...
Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group Produces “Using Private Investigators in Your Legal Practice”
Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group produced a series of three videos titled “Using Private Investigators in Your Legal Practice.” All of the videos are available on the firm’s YouTube page. ...
Philip Becnel Published in The Corporate Counselor
Partner Philip Becnel published an article with The Corporate Counselor called “Components of a Truthful Complaint.” The article is about how attorneys representing companies can differentiate truthful internal complaints from those containing lies. ...
Philip Becnel Published in the Westlaw Journal Employment
Partner Philip Becnel published an article in the Westlaw Journal Employment called “Snooping at the Digital Water Cooler.” In the article, Philip examines the intertwined relationships between employee privacy in the workplace and social media, how to approach an investigation involving social media, and how employers, attorneys and other professionals ...
Philip Becnel Publishes Second Book, Principles of Investigative Documentation
Partner Philip Becnel published his second book, Principles of Investigative Documentation. In the book, Philip details how to document an investigation from start to finish using what he calls the Five Principles of Investigative Documentation. The book’s coauthor, Scott Krischke, is a former private investigator with Dinolt Becnel & Wells ...