Female Private Investigator Has Fast Growing Southern California Practice

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - Sept. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Kudaka and Associates is a full-service, licensed and insured private investigation firm that serves Orange County, San Diego County and Los Angeles County. Founded by Maki Kudaka, her firm specializes in investigating felonies and misdemeanor criminal defense cases including sexual assault and domestic violence. By nature, these types of cases are extremely sensitive and the majority of victims and also witnesses are women.

PI Magazine estimates that the number of female private investigators is on the rise. Currently, more than 15% of the approximate 60,000 private investigators in the US are women. Kudaka and Associates’ female investigators take a unique non-threatening, yet direct approach in uncovering evidence and obtaining statements that frequently make a key difference in enabling defense attorneys to win the case.

John M. Kremer, an Orange County criminal and civil litigation attorney noted, “Kudaka and Associates quickly earned an excellent reputation in Southern California as a private investigations firm in obtaining crucial witness testimony and unearthing material evidence that proved instrumental in achieving positive outcomes for her attorney clients.”

Kudaka and Associates also specializes in surveillance and locating hard-to-find individuals. Since the private investigation industry is predominately male, female undercover investigators are able to “blend in” more discreetly. In a recent civil litigation case, attorney Rick D. Williams asked Kudaka and Associates to locate a disbarred attorney which the former investigator had been unable to locate in over a year’s time. According to attorney Williams, “Ms. Kudaka located this person within 2 days.”

The US Bureau of Labor recommends that, “To be effective, private investigators must be diligent to maintain a good understanding of federal, state, local, and privacy laws affecting their work.” Otherwise, evidence they collect may not be usable in court, leaving the attorney in a difficult situation.

In the midst of a challenging case, an attorney may wonder, “I know the answer is out there, but how do I find it?” Kudaka and Associates focuses on answering such tough questions by delivering timely evidence and testimony that holds up in court. Criminal defense attorney William Grant Bettencourt provided a recent example, “Thanks to Kudaka and Associates’ thorough investigation and hard work, I was able to achieve a successful result for my client.”

The first known private detective agency was Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which also hired the first female private detective, Kate Warne who was a key player in foiling the assassination attempt of President-elect Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The term "private eye" comes from the distinctive eye in the Pinkerton logo with the tagline, “We never sleep” as Pinkerton’s competitive advantage.

Kudaka and Associates delivers a modern competitive advantage to attorneys in the form of a unique “Discovery and Trial Book,” which is a comprehensive index of investigative evidence that serves as a roadmap for the attorney. This book organizes key facts, witness weaknesses, backgrounds and tendencies for ready reference in court, which can significantly impact the outcome of a case. “Ms. Kudaka’s detailed work on the ‘Discovery Book’ is amazing,” criminal defense attorney Ray Dinari explained. “Thanks to her hard work, we managed to prove our client was innocent of all the charges. I would attribute 80% of the success to her work.”

Ms. Kudaka was recently elected by her peers as Orange District Governor of CALI, the California Association of Licensed Investigators, the largest and the most prestigious private investigator association in the world, with over 1,500 members worldwide.

Kudaka and Associates professional associations also include PICA (Professional Investigators of California), DIA (California Defense Investigators Association), and NDIA (National Defender Investigator Association).

Kudaka and Associates is a sponsor and member of NOCBA, the North Orange County Bar Association. Ms. Kudaka is also an active member of NHBA (the Newport Harbor Bar Association), SOCBA (South Orange County Bar Association), WOCBA (West Orange County Bar Association), and OCWLA (Orange County Women Lawyers Association).

Ms. Kudaka graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a BA in Political Science, and a Minor in East Asian Studies.

Kudaka and Associates new website describes their mission as, “Providing personalized and professional investigative services to all of our clients beyond their expectations. Our unique approach in building rapport and trust amongst persons involved ensures a successful outcome.”

Kudaka and Associates is a licensed Private Investigations Agency in California, CA PI License #28058.

For more information visit http://www.KudakaPI.com