Page 4 - Investigating for Truth - AFI-LLC Newsletter January 2020

Investigating for Truth - AFI-LLC Newsletter January 2020

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
-- Welcome to 2020!
-- Trends We are Watching in 2020
-- New Commentary - Investigating for Truth
-- Agency Information and Principals' CVs (updated 11/01/2019)
-- Top Tip of 2020 for our PI Colleagues
-- Books Available
-- Tidbits From Our Profession
-- Commentary from the blog archives of AFI-LLC
-- Case Studies from AFI-LLC
-- Time is Money!
-- Expert Affiliations
-- Learn Death and Serious Bodily Injury Investigations
-- Associations and News
-- News From Our Profession
- Vermont Governor Stops Driving Records to PIs in Reaction to Media Stories
- 9 Simple Habits to Jumpstart Your Paralegal [or Investigator] Productivity
- Crime Scene DNA Reliability Called Into Question After Man’s Bone Marrow Transplant
- The Case File discount code for Investigator Colleagues
-- Legislative News You Can Use... from NCISS
- Now Available - The Your Advocate (Winter - December 2019)
- Lobbyit Update – In Congress and Inside the Beltway
- Now Available! - 4th Quarter NCISS Member Directory and Member Guide
-- The Quint-Essential Qualities of a Professional Investigator
-- IN CLOSING...

Together We're Better! What is your association news that we can share?

Top Tip of 2020 for our PI Colleagues...
If you need to find assistance outside of your area, here are steps to take to find a vetted
and reliable professional investigator:
1. Reach out to someone you professionally know and trust in the area or expertise.
2. Reach out to the state or specialty associations - join them.
3. Reach out to a national association - NCISS and NALI vet their membership to be in
compliance with licensing and ethics - join them.
4. If international, reach out to WAD’s vetted membership - join them.
5. Vet your decisions, including through your associations network.
6. Don't throw your request for assistance out to unvetted groups in social media or generic listserves. Why trust your
business and your client to the unknown?

It is your reputation. We give preference to professionals supporting our profession and holding membership in their
state associations, NCISS, NALI and WAD, and specialty associations such as CDITC - many of which are cross members -
join them. Through our memberships we have a trusted network of thousands in almost every state and almost 100
countries. We have a very personal network of over 2000 PIs we personally know and trust.

Don't just join - be active! We are involved in every association we belong to - not just as members, but from
committees to the board, and Karen is the Administrative Manager or Executive Director of two.

It comes with a cost - so does bad decisions. Here some of our memberships and recommendations, and members of
these associations get preference for direct referrals - www.DeathCaseReview.com/Associations.