City Of Tucson Removes Criminal History Question From City Employee Applications As you may have recently heard, the City of Tucson has become the first municipality in Arizona to omit questions about an applicant’s criminal history on the city’s online application forms. City officials cited a desire not to deter otherwise qualified …
About Hiring a Process Server in Arizona Chances are you’ve never had occasion to consider the factors to look for when hiring a process server – understandably, most people rarely need to serve a lawsuit on another party. Even if you hire a process server only once, it’s important to …
Few things are as costly to a business as making a bad hire. Too often applicants fail to disclose, or even falsify, pertinent information that may affect an employer’s hiring decision. An in-depth background investigation conducted by an experienced private investigative agency can identify any undisclosed criminal history, falsified employment …
Arizona Sentencing Studies “To save that client by all means and expedients…is his first and only duty.” – Lord Henry Brougham Attorneys have the duty to advocate for their client to the fullest extent possible. For criminal defense attorneys, the ultimate goal is to prove their client’s innocence. However, in …
Cost-Effective Surveillance With Maximum Results At Inter-State Investigative services, we always work within the parameters of our given budget. We always strive to maximize our clients’ dollars and we use the most cost-effective and efficient investigative techniques when working on a case. Nowhere is our cost-saving philosophy more apparent than …
Donald Sterling, the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner who was notoriously caught on audio tape making racially discriminatory statements, recently made news for hiring several private investigation firms to “dig up dirt” on fellow NBA owners. Specifically, it appears that Sterling is using the PIs in an attempt to identify …
“Do you only work for attorneys?” While many of our clients are attorneys and we excel at criminal defense investigations, some of our most rewarding and complex cases come from private citizens who find us online or by word of mouth. Pardon the cliché, but there is truly no case …
One of the most challenging aspects of any personal injury lawsuit or criminal defense case is developing first-hand eyewitness accounts of an event and identifying any potential witnesses. Due to the nature the attorney/client relationship – the attorney is often retained days after the event occurs – attorneys are often …
“There can be no equal justice when the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.” — Hugo Black, Griffin v. Illinois, 351 US 12 (1956). The simple truth that the poor should enjoy the same right to effective counsel as the rich is …
How can digital evidence be authenticated and preserved? The advent of social media has changed our conception of the “smoking gun” – the piece of evidence that can make or break a case. These days, key pieces of evidence are more likely to be found displayed online than hidden amongst …
