1. What is a professional legal investigator -- 2. Stage 1 : prepare -- 3. Stage 2 : inquire -- 4. Stage 3 : analyze -- 5. Stage 4 : document -- Stage 5 : report -- 7. Understanding the completion of this investigative protocol -- 8. The 80/20 rule of investigation (and all things related) -- 9. Rules and ethics as agent for attorneys -- 10. Equivocal legal investigations and subject assessment -- 11. The legal investigator's relationship with families -- 12. Conducting comprehensive background investigations -- 13. Crash course on forensic photography -- 14. Reviewing and comprehending autopsy reports -- 15. Introduction to common composite scenarios : using this investigative protocol and reporting -- 16. Investigating nursing home and elder deaths (and abuse) -- 17. Equivocal death analysis and investigation -- 18. Investigating motor vehicle collisions -- 19. Criminal defense : felony assault and sex assault.