Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article on Vocativ, an online news magazine. The article, titled “I was tailed by a private investigator,” is about a journalist who confronted a private investigator who was following him. Besides being an amusing story about a bungling investigator, the story highlights why ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in the Contra Costa Times about what makes a good spy movie. ...

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. ...

Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group was ranked #1 among the Best Private Investigations Providers by The Legal Times in their “Best of Legal Times 2013 Reader’s Rankings.” ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted in an article in The Fiscal Times. In the article, which is titled, “Want to Help Philippines Victims? Beware of Scammers,” Philip is cited as an expert regarding potential fraud related to Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was interviewed by ClearChannel Radio’s WQSO/FM and WGIR/AM, just north of Boston. The interview concerned social media and privacy. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was a speaker at a conference for the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. In the talk, which was titled, “How Not to Conduct an Internal Investigation: A Case Study,” Philip gave an example of a case where he testified as an expert ...

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 ...

A private investigator for Dinolt Becnel & Wells Investigative Group helped successfully locate a missing sixteen-year-old boy. Our firm worked on this case pro bono for the Center for Search & Investigations (CFSI), which credited our firm for the investigation on their Facebook page. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was a speaker at the 2013 annual meeting of the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. The theme of their Continuing Legal Education series was “Pitfalls of Criminal Defense: from Beginning to End,” and Philip’s talk was about investigations involving social media. ...

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 ...

Partner Philip Becnel was quoted as an expert in an article on Yahoo! Sports The Post Game called, “Who Abducted Cal Ripken’s Mom? The Story Behind The Unsolved Abduction Mystery.” ...

Investigator Kenneth Hallenbeck helped successfully locate a missing 15-year-old girl. Our firm worked on this case pro bono for the Center for Search & Investigations (CFSI), which credited our firm for the investigation on their Facebook page. ...

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. ...

Partner Philip Becnel was a panelist for the National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) Judicial Panel on the Death Penalty. NYLC is a series of conferences organized by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council and brings prominent young scholars from throughout the world together to debate serious issues. Philip addressed over 250 ...