Dan Everakes, Katherine Topor and Miriam Gregory were all accepted for membership with Southern California Fraud Investigators Association (SCFIA)

David McDowell, Paula Shaw, Jon Colman and Phaidra Garcia are scheduled to speak at the IASIU Conference in Palm Desert, CA, September 9-12, 2012.

Phaidra Garcia is the 2012 Conference Chair for the 23rd Annual Anti-Fraud Training Conference (previously the NCFIA Conference) in Monterey, CA, April 4-6, 2012.

David McDowell and Jon Colman will be leading a seminar on the topic of “The Perfect Examination Under Oath”, at the 23rd Annual Anti-Fraud Training Conference (previously the NCFIA Conference) in Monterey, CA, April 4-6, 2012.

Nancy Sandoval Allard became a member of NCFIA (November 2011) and the Contra Costa County Bar Association (December 2011).

Marissa Nebenzahl became a member of NCFIA (in October 2011) and the Contra Costa County Bar Association (December 2011).

David McDowell, Paula Shaw and Phaidra Garcia hosted and attended a seminar on Social Media at Scott’s in Walnut Creek, CA on October 19, 2011.

Jon Colman co-presented with Richard Harer on the topic of “Social Media: Investigation and Ethics” at the Southern California IASIU on September 28, 2011.

David McDowell, Paula Shaw and Phaidra Garcia became members of the Risk Management Society (September 2011).

Paula Shaw co-presented with Tom Anderson on the topic of “Underwriting and Fraudulent Insurance Claims” at Oregon Mutual Insurance Company on August 9, 2011.

Jon Colman co-presented with Michael Stahl, D.C. at the Combined Claims Conference on March 29, 2011.

Jon Colman directed SIU Training for American Claims Management on March 24, 2011 in Carlsbad, CA.

Jon Colman conducted SIU Training for Danielson Indemnity Company with Richard Harer of Specialized Investigations on September 9, 2010 and March 10, 2011.

Jon Colman and Phaidra Garcia gave seminar on “Examinations Under Oath” at ESURANCE Property and Casualty Insurance Company on February 23, 2011 in Rocklin, CA.

Jin Im began volunteering in November of 2011 at the Asian American Bar Association (AABA) and Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO)’s pro bono legal clinic in Oakland. This clinic provides free legal information and advice to low income Bay Area residents, including monolingual immigrants who are unable to access the legal system due to their language barriers. Ms. Im is providing assistance in mostly family law and immigration matters for Korean immigrants.

Jon Colman conducted training on the topic of “Medical and Chiropractic Fraud” for Access General Insurance Adjusters, Inc. Training on November 17, 2011 in Atlanta, GA.

Jon Colman led training on the topic of “Staged Accident Rings” for Access General Insurance Adjusters, Inc. on September 20, 2011 in Atlanta, GA.

Jon Colman and Phaidra Garcia attended the IASIU Conference September 12-14, 2011 in San Antonio, TX.

David McDowell, Paula Shaw and Phaidra Garcia gave a presentation at the 2011 Anti-Fraud Conference (formerly NCFIA Conference) on the topic of “Liens, Brokering and Fraudulent Billing” on April 21, 2011.

James Slone was featured in an article in The CONTRA COSTA LAWYER magazine in 2011 regarding his jury trial defense verdict victory, in the case of Ho v. Truong.

Jon Colman gave a training seminar regarding “SIU Regulations and Updates” for Sterling Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. on December 15, 2010.

Jon Colman gave training in SIU Regulations to Unitrin via Nationwide Webcast on December 14, 2010.

Jon Colman gave training at Federated Mutual Insurance Company in Rancho Cordova, CA on October 20, 2010.

Jon Colman conducted SIU Training for Hertz on October 15, 2010 in Glendale, CA.

Jon Colman led SIU Training for Oregon Mutual Insurance Company on September 3, 2010 in McMinnville, OR.