Professional Investigator's Alliance of Maryland
Establishes Pro Bono Program
By Caryn
Gloyd
The Professional
Investigator’s Alliance of Maryland (PIAM) has established a Pro Bono
Program to create a way of giving something back to the community. The
program will solicit PIAM members to volunteer to work free of charge for
those citizens of Maryland
who would not ordinarily be able to afford our services.
Any inquiring
attorney should provide the particulars of the case and sign an affidavit
certifying that the client is not able to afford these services and that
the attorney is not in any way receiving fees (other than reimbursement
for expenses, if applicable) for his/her services.
If the request
meets the program’s guidelines, it will be posted on PIAM’s website and
any interested member may accept it. If the request is not accepted by any
member, members in the geographic area and/or area of expertise will be
solicited specifically for assistance.
The investigator
will work directly with the attorney. No facts about the actual
investigation will be published without permission from the attorney and
client. The investigator, however, will be asked to provide the PIAM Pro
Bono Committee with time and expense reports. These figures will be used
for promotional purposes only.
In turn, provided
the work is satisfactory, PIAM will ask that the assigning attorney agree
to use that investigator when he/she next has a paying job in that
investigator’s area, and that the assigning attorney notify the local bar
association in writing, detailing his/her interaction with the
investigator (a letter of recognition, so to speak).
Potential
assignments may be submitted via e-mail to either Caryn Gloyd (Caryn@shore.intercom.net)
or Lloyd Davis (Lloyd@dda-gotcha.com).
Caryn Gloyd and Lloyd Davis may also be reached by toll-free telephone at
(877) 349-0862 and (800) 782-0445, respectively.
