Overview:
Marvin T. Frost Investigations, Inc. is a full-service, licensed, and insured private investigation firm, specializing in Civil Liability, Worker’s Compensation, Insurance, Criminal, Habeas, Auto and Personal Injury Accidents, Background, Pre-Employment and Asset Checks and Witness Locates. We take pride in our work and will provide your company with the best results, in a timely manner. We do so in a discrete and professional manner, striving not to unduly interfere with your client’s business operations. We specialize in handwritten statements, since it generally disarms the witness or subject, allowing them to speak more freely. We provide recorded statements upon request.
Our investigations include a complete comprehensive report with a typed version of the signed statement and witness profiles. Ths provides the adjuster and/or attorney with the necessary information for the proper adjudication of the matter. Our reports are processed by our own office staff and verified for accuracy. We conduct a social media check, in order to determine the subject's current and past activities. We provide clients with regular updates of our investigation. We provide immediate turnaround on reports for urgent assignments. There is no extra charge for rush or after hours investigations. We can obtain information in any language, since we maintain a complete list of interpreters.
Our clients include Fortune 100 Companies, law firms, major supermarket chains, major insurance companies, self-insured entities, State of California, and major municipalities. We have handled investigations in almost every type of industry imaginable. We are the preferred investigator for most of our clients. We conduct pre-employment checks for schools, businesses, corporations, and individuals hiring household staff. We were the exclusive investigators for Security Pacific National Bank workers compensation, statewide, before they merged, as well as Westinghouse's Fortin Industries, before they moved out of state, and other big corporations. We were the exclusive investigators for Interstate Battery Plant Fullerton and Johnson Controls Employment Services, until those entities ceased opertions. We had a Security Clearance that allowed us to do investigations at Lawrence Livermore Laboratories.
While our primarily focus is Southern California, we have conducted investigations in almost every state in the country. We also have conducted investigations in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and Africa. We have handled high-profile cases and celebrity cases.
History:
We are a family owned and operated Los Angeles based California Corporation, started by renowned Private Investigator, Marvin T. Frost, in 1964. Marvin Frost worked as an investigator for the City of Los Angeles City Attorney's office, until he was convinced to go to work for a Los Angeles-based law firm connected to celebrated attorney Melvin Belli. He handled many of Belli’s complex and famous cases, resulting in travel throughout the State of California, United States and Mexico. During this time, he was also doing work on his own. Additionally, he was the inspiration for Peter Falk’s character “Columbo”, down to the trench coat (in the winter), and his catch phrase, “Just one more thing. . . ?“
Because he spent much of his time working, he often brought his family with him. When appropriate, he introduced investigations to his children, providing a rare opportunity for his son, Gregory Frost, at an early age, to learn how to conduct investigations and how to approach people. Marvin Frost operated the company until his retirement, in 1996, when he turned over operations to Gregory Frost, who had been working for the company since high school. Marvin Frost passed away in December, 1997.