Welcome to McGuinness & Associates, Inc.
Private Investigator Services Miami, Florida

McGuinness & Associates has, since 1985, provided the legal profession, insurance companies, corporations, political candidates, private individuals and the media with high quality investigative services. We offer private investigative / litigation support for both civil and criminal cases to law firms nationwide and we have also assisted on international matters. 

Investigation & Private Investigator Services

McGuinness & Associates has extensive experience in and provides services that include:

• Criminal defense investigation
• Civil cases investigation and research
• Fraud investigation services including financial fraud
• Public records research
• Asset investigation
• Surveillance
• Photography
• Witness interviews
• Skip tracing and witness location
  
• Marine fire and arson investigation
  
• Background investigation and taking voluntary and sworn statements.
   

We also have a separate skip tracing division wherein we locate witnesses for law firms nationwide at www.eskiptrace.com.

The firm has associates with quality backgrounds in journalism, surveillance, marine fire/arson and business to assist, as needed, on a wide range of services.

Brian P. McGuinness has worked on several nationally high profile cases that are referenced on this website in the Criminal Defense section. He has been described by the Miami Herald as a "veteran Miami private investigator". 

The firm strives to provide the same high quality and creative approach to all cases: whether large or small, high profile or low profile. Mr. McGuinness is a Certified Legal Investigator, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified International Investigator and a Florida Certified Investigator.

He is a member and former president of the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators and a member, former president and board chairman of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services.  He is a featured speaker at investigative and legal conferences and has lectured several times at the University of Miami School of Law. He is a long standing advocate for the private investigation profession, has lobbied in support of the investigative profession for over fifteen years, and has assisted in drafting amendments to Federal legislation that affect investigators. He has also testified before a Congressional Sub-Committee and a Federal Judicial panel in this regard.

What we do...

• Asset investigation
• Criminal Defense
• Financial fraud
• Public records research
• Surveillance
• Photography
• Witness interviews
• Genealogy
• Marine fire/arson
• Backgrounds
• Taking voluntary and sworn statements
• Skip tracing

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