The First Day

I've had friends, in the entertainment and media industry, tell me for years, that they thought I should put my experiences down in writing. My whole argument was that anyone who had not lived it, seen it and understood it, would never believe it. Well, that's changed.

After decades, one man I am particularly proud to call my friend, Thom McFadden, http://actingforreal.com/ and his well thought out words, are starting to make sense. His message then, and now, is that if others can benefit from your insight or advice, then give it freely. He hinted that it might enhance my own introspect. He said intellectual and emotional growth would follow, and that everyone that I knew or worked for, would benefit. By the example of his own exemplary life, dedicated to helping others, he taught me how to start.

So in this starting moment of a new endeavor, I want to thank Thom McFadden, again, for providing so much positive karma and extraordinary attitude, at times in my life that were rarely darker. Thanks Thom!

Moving on. There is nothing that I have ever done professionally, with individuals, that gives me as much satisfaction and emotional "bang", as helping them, and seeing them relieved of their burdens. The absolute minimum result that I strive for, is to enlightened them to a point, where they can successfully deal with reality and move on with their lives. Emotionally or financially.

Dealing with corporations, especially really big ones, has a different kind of reward. It's fascinating. We'll talk about them later if anyone is interested.

I want to make it clear from the start, that this blog is not now, nor will it ever be, intended as a solicitation. If you want to ask questions, have problems etc., I welcome them and will answer without any compensation whatsoever. If it gets to a point where I can't go any further without a legal relationship (attorney client privilege and all that sort of thing) you will already know me well enough to make an informed decision as to whether or not you need to engage my services.

So on to my present tasks. I am now working with several clients, some are law firms and others individuals, attempting to collect debts. Pretty routine stuff these days, but nonetheless important to the people who are owed the money.

I am also looking at an potential investigation involving an internet scam that has defrauded a woman of $8000.00. She called and we spoke. I agreed to look at the case after she told me of her experiences at trying to get "official" help. I don't know whether I'll be able to help her or not. My goal is to find out if there is a law enforcement agency we can get interested enough to take the case. The $8K loss and complexity of the case (due, I believe, in no small part, to the experience of the scammers) are going to pretty much rule us out as investigators for her. Our fees for this kind of case would far exceed her loss and we have no reasonable expectation of recovering any of her money. I do believe we could find these guys and build a case that could be prosecuted in Federal Court, but again, we have an $8000.00 loss and it just does not make any economic sense.

I also have cases pending that involve divorce. Child custody is a large part of one. Seems Mom may have a less than desirable boyfriend and I'm trying to decide what the best way to present our information to my client's lawyer is. In this case, as in many, we were employed exclusive of the client's attorney, by the client himself, and now we are left with the task of dealing with his attorney, who is slightly less than thrilled to have been overruled on a strategy decision involving the case. It's just one of those things that we run into all the time.

I'm going to go out this evening and see if I can find out if a specific person is residing at a specific address which he has stated he is not. It involves business litigation and is not a personal or marital problem. Kind of interesting how the smallest things can become major issues when there is an argument over money!

We're working on a Bahamas Land case. I have started a book titled "Caribbean Gold" that will, eventually describe in detail the largest treasure ever found, anywhere in the world. Strangely enough, almost no one knows about it or even knows that it existed. If you like pirate tales set in the Caribbean, you'll love this one.....only it's absolutely true!

Well, that's it for this first post. I've got notes, and I sincerely hope that the following posts will be interesting, informative and entertaining. I'll keep you informed as to my progress in the few cases I've mentioned. I am trying to get some of the other cases we are working on together and enough information redacted that I can publish them here and give you some real insight into how things work.....really work.

If you have any desire to contact me please do so either through my personal email dleigh@privateyes.net or this blog.