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 ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in Virginia Lawyers Weekly called, “Lawyer sued after murder of process server.” The article is about a private investigator who was murdered by a defendant while serving divorce papers and about how the investigator’s family later sued the attorney who hired him ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article on Voice of America concerning the prospect of drones being used in private investigations. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed on The American Private Investigator podcast for his quarterly segment titled, “Practical Intelligence.” Philip, who was referred to as the show’s resident “professor,” was interviewed about investigative ethics. ...

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 ...

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. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed as an expert for an article in HR Compliance Library called, “Use of third party to conduct background research could reduce social media dangers.” ...

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, where he is a contributor. The article is titled, “FTC Commissioner Addresses Privacy Forum.” ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in two articles in the May 2014 edition of Healthcare Risk Management. In the first article, titled “Health system sued by doctor who was fired for Facebook post,” Philip explains why the termination of a physician was likely justifiable as a violation of the Health ...

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 titled, “Investigators Debate Essential Skills.” Philip is an official contributor to the site. ...

Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group was ranked Best Private Investigations Provider by The National Law Journal. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted as an expert in an article in the The Washington Times about heightened concerns over fraud in the federal background check system. Philip states in the article, “Tying bonuses to the speed of closing out investigations is a recipe for fraud.” ...

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 ...