Our Services

All of the services listed here.

Criminal Defense

Yep. We do this.

Habeas Corpus (Federal and State)

Paul Ingels & Associates stands head and shoulders above the rest in the demanding world of habeas corpus investigations and court proceedings. These include death penalty and life without parole cases. We have successfully investigated and supported litigation in many criminal cases, including the case of wrongly convicted teen Bruce Lisker, wherein our work was featured on CBS News 48 Hours Mysteries in the episode 'The Whole Truth.'

In one successful habeas corpus death penalty proceeding, we were the fifth and final investigative agency to work the case. We found the proverbial 'smoking gun' resulting in the California Supreme Court reversing the conviction, removing the defendant from death row, and ordering a new trial.

Paul Ingels & Associates has successfully investigated numerous habeas corpus actions, resulting in favorable outcomes for our clients in each. Check out the case history section of the web site for the details of some of our more noteworthy cases.

Insurance Fraud

Yep. We do this.

Financial / Assets

Yep. We do this.

Civil Litigation

Yep. We do this.

Surveillance (sub rosa)

Yep. We do this.

Product Liability

Yep. We do this.

Litigation / Trial Support

Yep. We do this.

Environmental Cases

Yep. We do this.

In The Media

Yep. We've been publicized...

Paul Ingels

Investigator Ingels is the founder and president of Paul Ingels & Associates, Inc. and is its chief investigator.

He has been a licensed California Private Investigator since 1986, as well as a former Pomona California Police Detective.

His combined experience as a police detective and a private detective totals over 80,000 hours.

Investigator Ingels has been featured several times on the CBS 48 Hours https://vimeo.com/200223710, and his exceptional work on several high-profile cases has been reported at length by the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register, and other news outlets.

Investigator Ingels is a Los Angeles Superior Court qualified expert regarding public records and internet investigations.

As a Pomona police officer, Investigator Ingels conducted homicide, narcotics, vice, robbery, burglary, and sex crimes investigations, and authored and executed innumerable search warrants.

As an undercover narcotics and vice officer, Investigator Ingels made purchases of illicit narcotics and executed many arrests for various vice-related offenses.

He has testified many times in the superior and federal courts as an expert witness in the field of narcotics.

Investigator Ingels was a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Team and has participated in more than 500 felony and 1,500 misdemeanor arrests.

He was a member of the Police Association's Board of Directors for three years and served as its President in 1982.

During his tenure as a police officer, Investigator Ingels received numerous awards and commendations, including:

• Outstanding Service Award, U.S. Department of Justice, 1984;
• Letter of Commendation, CA Department of Justice, 1983;
• Letter of Commendation for Outstanding Service, John K. Van DeKamp, CA Attorney General, 1981;
• Twenty-five additional letters of commendation and appreciation from the Pomona Police Department, La Verne Police Department, Ontario Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and others.

Prior to his police career, Investigator Ingels volunteered in the United States Air Force, where he served as a cryptographic technician and attained the highest security clearance in the country: Top Secret with Secret Service Information Restricted (SSIR) and Crypto Clearance. During his tenure, Ingels had the honor of working with the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) which provides secure communications for the President.

Investigator Ingels has lectured in many forums and on many topics, including narcotics investigations, vice operations, homicide, heroin, cocaine, and PCP influence, phencyclidine labs, as well as advocating for careers in law enforcement and private investigations.

Investigator Ingels is a member in good standing with the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI).

In his spare time, he enjoys golf, sporting events , and travel.