JULIUS BOMBET

Certified Legal Investigator - Certified Fraud Examiner

11220 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road

Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70816

(225) 275-0796

 

PERSONAL

 

Born:   August 10, 1944; Augusta, Georgia

 

WORK HISTORY

 

March 1986 - Present

 

President of Bombet and Associates, Inc. with offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette, Louisiana and Dallas, Texas, a legal investigative agency providing field services and specialized computer research for attorneys, insurance companies and businesses nationwide.

 

September 1977 - March 1986

 

Staff Investigator for the law firm of Due', Dodson, deGravelles, Robinson & Caskey; Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Handled maritime tort claims and investigations both in the United States and abroad.

 

January 1973 - September 1977

 

Chief Investigator, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office.  Supervised 15 investigators, supervised all death investigations, crime scene supervisor for all major crimes, including homicide, suicide and rape; assigned to Special Investigations Division, which handled a variety of sensitive criminal matters.

 

May 1967 - December 1972

 

Co-owner of B & L Associates, Inc., a legal investigative agency located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which handled both civil and criminal investigations for attorneys, insurance companies and businesses nationwide.

 

June 1965 - April 1967

 

Trooper, Louisiana State Police Headquarters, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  uniform highway patrolman, undercover narcotics investigations and executive protection.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

National Association of Legal Investigators

            National Director, 1981-82

            Secretary-Treasurer, 1972-73

            Regional Director, 1979-80, 1982-84 (Region IV)

            Regional Seminar Chairman, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998

            Regional Director, 1980-81 (Region III)

            Mid-Winter Seminar Chairman, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995

            National Convention Chairman, 1984, 1986, 1999

            Associate Editor, The Legal Investigator, 1982-83

            Editor, The Legal Investigator, 1983-87

            Certification Committee, 1983-84, 1987-88, 1991-93

            Directory Committee, 1984-86

            Advisory Committee, Lifetime Member

            Constitutional Committee, 1985-86

            Disciplinary Committee, 1992-94

            Legislative Committee, 1993-94

            Strategic Long Range Planning Committee, 1997-98

 

California Association of Licensed Investigators

 

Louisiana Private Investigators Association

            Convention Chairman, 1990, 1992-99, 2002

            Board of Directors, 1991-92

            Trustees and Finance Committee, 1991-92

            Editor,The Journal, 1997-98, 1998-99

 

World Association of Detectives

 

National Council of Investigation and Security Services

            Second Vice-President, 2000-01

            Board of Directors, 1993-94, 1997-99

            Legislative Committee, Vice-Chairman, 1997-98

            Legislative Committee, Member 1998-99

 

Council of International Investigators

 

Louisiana District Attorney's Association

            Vice President, 1977

            Training Committee Chairman, Investigators Section, 1975-77

 

Evidence Photographers International Council-Vice President, 1973

 

North Texas Private Investigators Association

 

National Association of Private Process Servers

 

Texas Association of Licensed Investigators

 

South Carolina Association of Licensed Investigators

 

Global Investigators Network

            Member - Board of Directors, 1997-99

            Convention Host, 1998

 

National Association of Security & Investigative Regulators

            Member - Reciprocity Committee, 1997-00

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

 

Listed as one of the Top Ten Investigators in the United States, 1993, ION, Incorporated, Phoenix, Arizona

 

"Above and Beyond Award", 1994, ION, Incorporated, Phoenix, Arizona

 

"Investigator of the Year", 1994-95, Louisiana Private     Investigators Association.

 

"Investigator of the Year", 1997-98, Global Investigators Network

 

"Julius "Buddy" Bombet Lifetime Achievement Award", 1999, NALI, NCISS, NJLPIA, LPDAM, PALI, ALDONYS, PIAVA, PIAM, LPDARI, CALPI & NHLI - special award named in my honor to be given each year to an investigator  showing outstanding service to the investigative profession.

 

Named One of PI Magazine’s Top 10 Investigators Spring, 1998

 

Named One of the Top 25 Investigators of the Century

National Association of Investigative Specialist, 1999

 

NCISS President’s Award for Outstanding Service

National Council of Investigative and Security Services, May, 2000

 

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Development and Continuing Education, 2000 Super Conference

 

2002 Lifetime Achievement Award

National Association of Investigative Specialist

 

2002 Investigator of the Year

Global Investigators Network

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Louisiana State University -- Plan, Develop, and Instruct a 39 hour course in "Techniques of Legal Investigations," Paralegal Studies Program, Department of Continuing Education, 1984-88.

 

PUBLISHED WORKS

 

"Traffic Accident Photography," a Louisiana State Police Training manual, 1966.

"Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Specific Motor Vehicles," Journal of Evidence Photography, Volume 1, Number 2, April 1969.

 

"Duplication of Lighting Conditions," Law Enforcement Communications, Volume 2, Number 2, April 1975.

 

"The Eye Versus the Camera, Accurate Representation of Lighting Conditions," Journal of Evidence Photography, Volume 8, Number 2, April 1976.

 

"The Significance of Bruising in Battered Children," Law and Order, Volume 26, Number 7, July 1978.

 

"Front Bumpers on 18-Wheelers," NALI Newsletter, Volume 8, Number 3, February 1979.

 

"Working Effectively with a Legal Investigator," Trial, Volume 17, Number 11, November 1981.

 

"Collection and Preservation of Evidence," The Legal Investigator, Volume XI, Number 3, February 1983, pp. 12-15.

 

"On Line Information Retrieval:  A New Tool for the Legal Investigator," The Legal Investigator, Volume XIII, Number 4, May 1984, pp. 21-23.

 

"On Line Research and the Professional Investigator," Facts and Findings, Volume XI, Issue 1, July-August, 1984, pp. 11-13, 20.

 

"On Line Research and the Professional Investigator," The Professional Investigator, January-June 1985, pp. 16-19.

 

"The Memo Statement," The Legal Investigator, Volume XX, Number 1, February, 1991, pp. 21-22.

 

"Government Bulletin Boards," The Informant, August 1992, pp. 3-5.

 

"Goverment Bulletin Boards," LPIA Journal, Volume 2, Number 5, September-October.

 

"Shoulder Belt Decapitates Passenger," The Informant, December, 1992, p. 3.

 

"Texas Association of Licensed Investigators Meet in Dallas," LPIA Journal, Volume 3, Number 1, January-February, pp. 7-8.

 

"Electronic White Pages," The Informant, February 1993, p. 2.

 

"The Plaintiff's Personal Injury Investigator," NCISS Business Guides, Spring, 1994, pp. 1-3.

"Railroad Information," LPIA Journal, Volume 1, Jan/Feb 1996, pp. 2-3.

 

"Gadgets, Gimmicks & Tricks of the Trade", LPIA Journal, Vol 1,# 1,2,3, 1997 and Vol 7, No 1, 2003, Professional Investigator, Vol 1, #5, Sept-Oct 1997, pg 6.

 

"Witness Statement Strategies", Journal of the Private Investigators Association of Utah, Inc., Volume 3, No 2, Winter, 1997, pp.4-6.  Also appeared in The Oregon Investigator, Volume 2, May, 1997, pp 9-11.  Professional Investigator, Volume 1, No 3, May-June, 1997, pp. 10-12. The Private Investigator’s Connection, Fall, 1997, pp 9-10. South Florida Investigators Association Journal, May, 1998, pp 6-8.

 

"Congress Attempts to Deprive PI’s of Information", Professional Investigator, Volume 1, No 4, July-August, 1997, pp. 6.  LPIA Journal, Vol 1, No 3, July, 1997, page 4.  Gator Gazette, 1997, Issue 3, page 4. The WIA Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 4, July-Sept, 1997, page 5. Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators Chronicle, November-December, 1997, Page 4.

 

"How You Can Help", P.I. Magazine, Summer, 1997, page 6.  NCISS Report, August, 1997, page 7.

 

 

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Louisiana Senate, Chief of Security, 1971-72.

 

National Legislative Conference, Assistant Chief of Security, New Orleans, 1972.

 

Louisiana State Police, Instructor, Training Academy, Crime Scene and Traffic Accident Photography.

 

Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, Law Enforcement Committee, 1972.

 

Professional Photographers of America, Seminar Speaker, Atlanta, Georgia, 1973, "Civil Evidence Photography and Its Relation to Traffic Accidents.

 

National Association of Legal Investigators, Certified Legal Investigator, 1978.

 

U.S. Department of Transportation, Conference Speaker, Washington, D.C., September 1979, Meeting on Heavy Truck Fatalities.

 

Indiana University, Instructor, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 21, 1980, Investigator's Training Program, "Planning an Investigation," and "Building a Criminal Case."

 

National Association of Legal Investigators, Seminar Speaker, Las Vegas, February 15, 1980, "Skip Tracing."

 

National Council of Investigation and Security Service, Seminar Speaker, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 18, 1982, "Investigators' Resource Material."

 

National Association of Legal Investigators, Convention Speaker, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, June 18, 1982, "Liability from the High Seas to the Lower Mississippi--The Investigation."

 

Louisiana State University, Guest Lecturer, "Principles of Paralegal Studies" on the subjects of Physical Evidence, Resource

Material and Techniques of Interviewing; February, 1983; January and November, 1984; January and September, 1985.

 

Loyola University and American Society of Industrial Security, New Orleans, Louisiana, Guest Lecturer, "Security and Police Liability," May 30-31, 1985.

 

Louisiana Bankers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, Guest Lecturer, "Bank Protection and Risk Management," November 24-25, 1985.

 

Court-qualified as expert in Evidence Photography and Collection and Preservation of Evidence.

 

University of New Orleans, Metropolitan College, Paralegal Institute, Plan, Develop, and Instruct a 40 hour course in "Legal Interviewing and Investigation," #14059, with William W. and Eddy Rosen, January 20-May 15, 1986.

 

ION Spring Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, Guest Speaker and Panelist, "Information Sources for Investigators," February, 1989.

 

Louisiana State Paralegal Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, Guest Speaker, "Written Sources of Information in Fact Investigation," June, 1989.

 

Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Guest Speaker, "The Investigation," December, 1989.

 

Louisiana Association of Private Investigators, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Guest Speaker, Computer Resources for Investigators, May, 1990.

 

National Association of Legal Investigators, Louisiana Private Investigators Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Guest Speaker, "Techniques of Interviewing," October, 1990.

 

New Orleans Paralegal Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, Guest Speaker, October 14, 1994.

 

LA State University Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Guest Speaker, August 30, 1995, Pretrial Litigation Class.

 

Mississippi Professional Investigators Association, Inc. Professional Development Seminar, Natchez, Mississippi, Guest Speaker, January 17, 1998

 

Wisconsin Association of Licensed Investigators, Professional Development Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, April, 2003

 

APPOINTMENTS

 

Appointed to Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners by Governor Edwin W. Edwards on October 8, 1992.  Elected Chairman of the Board on November 16, 1992.  Re-appointed by Governor Mike Foster, August, 1996.  Served until 2001.