Parrent Smith Investigations & Research

Southern California

Joanne Parrent
CA Lic #24108
10158 Hollow Glen Circle
Los Angeles, Ca 90077
Direct: 310-275-8619
Fax: 310-274-0503
Cell: 310-779-6805
joanne@psinvestigates.com

Northern California

Nichols J. Smith, CPP
CA Lic # 5617
548 Market Street #88333
San Francisco, CA 94104
Direct: 415-738-2995
Fax: 707-540-6047
Cell: 949-689-7708
nicsmith@psinvestigates.com

About Parrent Smith Investigations

Parrent Smith Investigations & Research is a full service private investigation firm providing results oriented investigative services to the legal and business communities.

We bring 75 years of collective experience to our clients' cases and provide individual consultation and supervision by either Nic Smith or Joanne Parrent on all cases.

We strive to solve our clients' problems without excessive fees. We provide proposals and cost estimates on all cases.

Our legal clients include some of the largest firms in California. In addition to the legal community, we have provided investigative services to corporations, financial institutions, insurance companies and consumers worldwide.

We u se the latest database and information systems to enhance the investigative process. Please allow us the opportunity to discuss your specific needs with you. For a free consultation, please call or email us at either our Southern or Northern California office.

Free Advice about Private Investigations

Do you have a question for a private investigator? Are you curious about what we can do? About the law regarding a particular investigative issue? About how to separate the professionals from the hacks? We are happy to answer your questions and will post the answers for others, if the questions aren't private. There is no question that isn't worth answering, so please don't hesitate to send us an email..

To ask Nic Smith or Joanne Parrent a question about Private Investigations, click on the name below:

Nic Smith

Joanne Parrent

Please indicate if your question is private. Otherwise we will post it and our answer on the Q & A page on this site.

We look forward to helping you understand what private investigators can and cannot do and how we may help you solve problems.

Law Firm and Group Presentations by Parrent Smith investigations

Nic Smith and Joanne Parrent are experienced speakers who have presented many informative programs to law firms and associations. Three of their popular presentations include:

How to Legally and Effectively Use Private Investigators - In the wake of the HP and Pellicano scandals, how to determine if an investigator is using legal and ethical means to handle your case.
Creative Uses of Investigators in Litigation - An interactive seminar on how private investigator's think and approach cases
Show Me the Money - The tricks of the trade in asset investigations

For more information on these and other presentations, please email or call either our Southern or Northern California office.

January Special Offer:

The American Heritage Dictionary defines "fact-find·ing" as: n. The discovery or determination of facts or accurate information.

That's what we do at Parrent Smith Investigations and Research. And that's what most of our clients need - facts and accurate information - whether it is the background of individuals, witness backgrounds, the location of possible witnesses, interviews with potential witnesses, asset searches in judgment recovery cases and all other types of litigation support.

Arm yourself with the facts. Throughout this month if you mention "fact-finding" when you call or email us, we will give you a 10% discount off our usual rates on any of our services.

We know we can help because we have the best tools in the industry for finding facts and because we have been serving our clients for years by providing clear, simple reports detailing the facts we've found. Give us a call or send us an email to talk about your case. We provide price estimates and proposals for all of our work.