Why do people need investigative services if they already have an attorney?
They may not. However, just as people need both a Doctor and a Dentist, clients may need both an attorney and an investigator. Normally, if a client has an attorney, and they also retain the services of a private investigator through their attorney, the investigator’s work product becomes shielded (protected) from disclosure in the discovery process to adversaries under the attorney/client privilege. Attorneys prepare and try contested cases but they are almost never trained as investigators just as investigators are not normally attorneys. Many attorneys will generally welcome the professional assistance of highly trained and qualified private investigators to assist and augment their representation of a client. The Conley Group, Inc., with its legal and governmental investigative experience, fully understands the Rules of Evidence and how to build an effective case for the attorney to present in court or other proceedings. It should be noted that we are not attorneys and therefore ar