NALI MidWinter Conference 2025

David Jude, CLI

Title: Criminal Defense Investigations – Redefining How We Measure Victories

Description: Is it Murder or Self-Defense?  Embark on a journey from the client’s perspective to learn how our criminal justice system works and where our work as legal investigators truly add value.  From the defense side, how we measure victories is quite different but that doesn’t mean the impact is any less valuable to the client.  Come along as we pickup this case from the 911 call to the final sentencing while learning how a case moves through the court system.

David is the Managing Member and Chief Investigator for DPJ Consulting, an investigation and legal services support agency centrally located in Lexington, KY.  David’s work focuses on criminal defense investigations and expert witness services for police practices and policies.  David is the founder and current President of the Professional Investigators of Kentucky, our only state association for licensed professional investigators.  In 2022, David was named one of America’s Top PIs by PI Magazine. David is married to Stacy, the daddy of one daughter, Rachel, and a proud grandfather of Carson and Clara.