Page 4 - The Value of Associations - AFI-LLC Newsletter March 2020

The Value of Associations - AFI-LLC Newsletter March 2020

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
-- UPDATE - Colorado PI Licensing
-- About the Certified Legal Investigator (CLI) Program
-- LawMate just released THREE NEW Covert Cameras!
-- Agency Information and Principals' CVs (updated 11/01/2019)
-- New Commentary - The Value of Associations – Keeping You in Business, Networking, and Peer-to-Peer Networking
-- Top Tip of 2020 for our PI Colleagues
-- Books Available
-- Commentary from the blog archives of AFI-LLC
-- Case Studies from AFI-LLC
-- Expert Affiliations
-- Learn Death and Serious Bodily Injury Investigations
-- Associations and News
- BONUS Section – Special Association Announcements
-- News From Our Profession
- Knowing Your Worth in a Bargain-Basement Market
- Preservation Letters Tips
- State PI Licensing
- The Forensic Importance of Digital Images
- Missing Person: A Case Study in Investigative Ethics
- Our Responsibility to be fair and impartial advocates of the truth
- Everett [WA] defense investigator stripped of license
-- Legislative News You Can Use... from NCISS
- Coming Soon! – The Your Advocate (Spring - March 2020)
- Lobbyit Update - In Congress and Inside the Beltway
- Now Available! – 1st Quarter 2020 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 listservs. Why trust your
business and your client to the unknown?

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.

Here some of our memberships and recommendations, and members of these associations get preference for direct
referrals - www.DeathCaseReview.com/Associations.