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Understanding Medicolegal Conclusions - AFI-LLC Newsletter December 2020

One of Mr. Murnan’s greatest assets is that he recognizes the investigator as an ethical thinker engaged in the process of
evaluating all the facts of experience. His philosophy is one shared by the CDITC, a philosophy that declares the
investigator as an “impartial and objective advocate of the truth”.
Mr. Mark Murnan is a Warrior and a Defender of the 6th Amendment!

PI Magazine Investigator of the Year 2020 – Andrea Orozco
PI Magazine would like to congratulate Andrea Orozco of Advanced Professional Investigations as being selected as the
Investigator of the Year 2020! Read the cover story in the upcoming November / December issue of PI Magazine
congrats to one terrific lady and true professional!
(Andrea owns and operates Advanced Professional Investigations in CO with her husband, Robert; and is now the
immediate Past President of both the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC) and the National
Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS) serving both since 2018. She and Robert are the only married Past
Presidents of PPIAC!)

(Congrats to Matt Spaier of Satellite Investigations (NY), host of PI Perspectives podcast & owner of Investigators
Toolbox, for being the first to correctly decod the clues to identify the PI Magazine Investigator of the Year!)

PPIAC Lifetime Membership Award – Gene Ferraro
“I had my last board meeting as President of PPIAC Wednesday. One of the privileges I had as President was to give
away a special award. Throughout the years you've supported the association and profession and helped push us to
start CIDI (Colorado Investigative Development Institute) which has been very successful and a great benefit for new
Investigators. I know several years ago you received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PPIAC and I could not think
of anyone more deserving for the Lifetime Membership Award with PPIAC. “ – Andrea Orozco, PPIAC

Tom Metier earns Certified Truck Litigation Attorney from Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
(From Metier Law Firm – Fort Collins CO)
Tom Metier was just added to a very short list of attorneys that have "demonstrated skill" and "substantial involvement"
litigating truck accident cases successfully. Less than 50 attorneys have been recognized by this organization - Academy
of Truck Accident Attorneys. Similar to requirements placed on doctors, attorneys must keep their skills and knowledge
updated through Continuing Legal Education hours. Tom has been helping other attorneys reach their required CLE
hours by travelling around the country sharing his experience and knowledge litigating truck accident cases.
-- for more information visit https://truckingnewsnow.com/2020/11/10/ataa-announces-latest-board-certified-truck-
accident-attorneys/

Kansas man banned from doing autopsies is indicted for fraud, faces state criminal charges
The indictment, filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Kansas, alleges that 41-year-old Shawn Parcells, a self-taught
pathology assistant with no formal education or certification, made more than $1.1 million charging clients for full
autopsy reports despite lacking the qualifications to do the work and, in many cases, failing to ever provide the final
reports.
-- continue reading at https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article247274359.html

By report, he has made over $1M conducting autopsies - with no degree or license. We cannot and will not conduct
autopsies or provide a medical opinion. We do and will provide a medicolegal death review for civil, criminal, probate
and family private cases. We have associated forensic pathologists and forensic toxicologists available for cases.

Instructing Investigators and Process Servers
(Tony Imossi - Association of British Investigators)
If you’re thinking of hiring a private investigator or process server to help you advance your case, take care - do you
really know who you’re engaging with? Choosing an unregulated outfit can cause serious problems down the line, as
Tony Imossi explains.
-- continued at www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/small-firms/instructing-investigators-and-process-servers
This may be from our friends at ABI; however, it is fully applicable in the US as well.

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