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Litigation

May 30, 2002

Sophisticated Sleuthing

Dicta Column - By James E. Barnes - Private investigators have come a long way since the days of Mannix and Magnum P.I. The brute, "gumshoe" tactics of television and film portrayals are a far cry from today's sophisticated document researchers, database keepers, interviewers and industry specialists - experts who are considered pivotal members of the litigation team.

        Dicta Column
        
        By James E. Barnes
        
        Private investigators have come a long way since the days of Mannix and Magnum P.I. The brute, "gumshoe" tactics of television and film portrayals are a far cry from...

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