Karen has been a Legal Investigator and Administrative Assistant, since 1996. Together they operate Forensic Investigators of Colorado, LLC.  In addition to her skilled interactions with troubled youths, she trained and worked as a Deputy Coroner at the Larimer County Medical Examiner's Office.  This background provides essential skills and knowledge in their Personal Injury, Negligence and Death investigations and consultations in Colorado and nationally.

Dean was interviewed for this article, written by Garrison Wells, who has worked as an investigative journalist for the Rocky Mountain News, and in the private sector.  There is a quote of opposition that "We are going to have the lowest standards in the country,"  Well, in response to that - no licensing IS the lowest standard in the country, the longstanding efforts of the PPIAC licensing committee has been to raise those standards.  As to the impact of being licensed in another state, as many reluctantly are, those are some of the lowest for mandatory licensing and there is no protection of the consumers, private investigators or businesses.  It does offer limited title protection to private investigators.  A voluntary licensure program in Colorado will offer these protections.

"You have a division of people who want regulation and see the need and you have another group that sees no need for it or oppose it for one reason or another," Beers said. "This gives everyone an opportunity to make the decision themselves."

Beers added that licensing "provides an unobstructed pathway for people getting into  the field to gain the experience to get a license."

"With voluntary, you can opt out. It provides the free market a way to balance things as to who is participating and who is not."

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Dean is the only Board Certified Legal Investigator (CLI) in northern Colorado, and is also certified in Medicolegal Death Investigatiions specializing in all Personal Injury, Negligence and Death investigations in the civil arena and criminal defense.  He has extensive background in medicolegal-forensic and factual Investigations with law enforcement education, experience and relationships.  He has testified as an expert in Forensic Investigation and Pattern Injury Analysis, as well as Protocols of Private Investigations.  He currently consults nationwide as an expert in criminal defense homicide and civil equivocal death investigations.

JOUARD & PICKERING

Congratulations to Steve Jouard and his appointment as the new President of the Larimer County Bar Association.

More congratulations are in order as both Steve Jouard and Bob Pickering were both again named to the 2011 Bar Restration of Preeminent Lawyers.

MICHAEL HAGGARD - INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS

Michael Haggard, partner at The Haggard Law Firm, was recently inducted as a Fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). The Academy is recognized as the most prestigious organization of trial lawyers in the world. The induction ceremony took place during the Academy's 2011 Annual Meeting, which was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City.

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