Julius "Buddy" Bombet   Known As The Father Of Moderm Day Private Investigation   Photo On The Right: Buddy Bommet On The Cover Of PI Magazine.

Based on accomplishments which have impacted the private investigative profession, NAIS periodically issues a Lifetime Achievement Award. We are pleased and honored to present a 2002 NAIS Lifetime Achievement Award to Julius "Buddy" Bombet. Of all the accomplishments and backgrounds of all the private investigators I have reviewed through the 20 plus year history of the National Association Of Investigative Specialists, Buddy Bombet's is the most impressive. Not only is Mr. Bombet one of the nation's most accomplished and most well known private investigators in the United States, his contributions to the private investigative profession are extensive and span over 35 years.

Vast Investigative Experience
In June of 1965, Mr. Bombet became a Louisiana State Trooper and was assigned to the photographic section. He photographed all major traffic accidents within a 50-mile radius of Baton Rouge, photographed crime scenes state-wide in conjunction with the crime lab, photographed civil disorders, prepared fingerprints, questioned documents and other evidence for court presentation. He was a uniform highway patrol man, worked undercover narcotics investigations and executive protection assignments.

In May of 1967, he became Co-owner of B & L Associates, Inc., a legal investigative agency located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which handled both civil and criminal investigations for attorneys, insurance companies and businesses nationwide.

In January of 1973, Mr. Bombet became Chief Investigator, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office. He supervised 15 investigators, supervised all death investigations. He was assigned to the Special Investigations Division, which handled a variety of sensitive criminal matters.

From September of 1977 to March of 1986, Mr. Bombet was staff Investigator for law firm of Due', Dodson, de Gravelles, Robinson & Caskey; Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

In March of 1986, Mr. Bombet started his current agency known as Bombet, Cashio and Associates, a legal investigative agency providing field services and specialized computer research for attorneys, insurance companies and businesses nationwide.

Dedication And Service To The National Association Of Legal Investigators
Mr. Bombet is past Director, Secretary-Treasurer and Regional Director of The National Association Of Legal Investigators. He has also served as editor and assistant editor of NALI's prestigious newsletter, The Legal Investigator. He has served on NALI's Certification Committee, Directory Committee, Advisory Committee, Constitutional Committee, Disciplinary Committee and Legislative Committee. He has also been in charge of numerous NALI conferences both regional and national.

Dedication And Service To The Louisiana Private Investigator's Association
Aside from his long and continuous service to NALI, Mr. Bombet has also served in various positions for the Louisiana Private Investigator's Association. He served as Convention Chairman, 1990, 1992-97 , was a member of the Board of Directors, 1991-92 and the Trustees and Finance Committee from 1991-92. Mr.. Bombet also served as editor of LPIA's Journal in 1997.

Buddy Bombet's other work experience and accomplishments include:

Dedication And Service To The State Of Louisiana
Helping with the efforts of people like Gary Hyatt and a few other key people in private investigation in Louisiana, Mr. Bombet was one of only a handful of private investigators who developed the concept of both state licensing and a state investigative association in his state. He was Appointed to The Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners by Governor Edwin W. Edwards on October 8, 1992. Elected Chairman of the Board on November 16, 1992. Re-appointed by Governor Mike Foster, August, 1996.

2002 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INVESTIGATIVE SPECIALISTS Awarded To: JULIUS "BUDDY" BOMBET

Creating The Super Conference Concept
Through the decades of the second half of the nineteenth century, Mr. Bombet has helped organize, been in charge of and hosted countless investigative conferences for a number of investigative associations and organizations. He will forever be known as the person who developed the concept of "Super Conferences" which bring together the resources and members of many different investigative associations. When Mr. Bombet began organizing the first Super Conference concept, many in the industry through it could not be done. But Super Conferences materialized, became successful and are now a trend in the private investigative industry thanks to Mr. Bombet. The 2002 International Private Investigator's Super Conference, held in New Orleans in August was the third Super Conference Mr. Bombet has put together. The conference drew 450 people from all over the world and was sponsored by:

Council of International Investigators, CII
American Society for Industrial Security, ASIS
National Council of Investigation and Security Services, NCISS
National Association of Investigative Specialists, NAIS
Computer Online Investigators Network, COIN
National Association of Legal Investigators, NALI
Louisiana Private Investigators Association, LPIA
Mississippi Professional Investigators Association, MPIA
Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, TALI
Tennessee Association of Investigators, TAI
Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Investigators, PALI
Washington Association of Legal Investigators, WALI
Global Investigators Network, GIN
Intelnet

Mr. Bomet maintains membership in:

His published works include:

Above The Fray
For those investigators who have been around for a while, you are fimiliar with the in-flighting that often goes on within our profession. Buddy has always been the type of person that looks beyond all of that and finds common ground that unites instead of divides the private investigative industry. He seems to be able to bring people in our profession together in ways that no one else can. On a personal note, I feel compelled to say that the very first investigative conference I ever went to was in Orlando, Florida in the 1970s. It was a conference put on by The National Association Of Legal Investigators and hosted by Buddy Bombet. As a new investigator, Buddy made me feel very welcomed and it was one of the best investigative conferences I have attended. Buddy had urged me to join NALI back then which I didn't do. That was one of the mistakes that I made in my life. I now wish I would have joined NALI back in those early years.

NAIS feels the private investigative industry owes Julis "Buddy" Bombet a standing ovation for the outstanding contributions he has made to the private investigative profession for the past two decades!