History
PDK Investigations, Inc. is owned and operated by Patrick Lee. Patrick graduated from Indiana University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Studies. He has worked as a police officer in the states of Indiana and South Carolina. He then became a multi-line claims adjuster for Allstate Insurance Company and received additional training in vehicle damage assessment.
In 1990, Patrick began his career as a private investigator and worked as a Lead Investigator for a local Tampa Bay area agency until establishing PDK Investigations in 1999. Patrick has over 27 years of investigative experience during which time he has handled a myriad of civil and criminal investigations, surveillance, on-scene and auto videos. He has been trained as a legal videographer and has the ability to perform video depositions and examinations under oath for policy disputes.
Get in touch
At PDK we know that finding the right investigator is a choice that should not be taken lightly. That’s why we encourage you to give Patrick a call at (813) 495-5111 to walk through your needs, the scope of your goals, and your budget.
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Patrick Lee, Owner and Senior Investigator
My experiences as a Police Officer and a Claims Adjuster early in my career provided a strong foundation for my investigative background. I have lived and worked as a Licensed Private Investigator in the Tampa Bay area since 1990. During that time I’ve seen that no two cases are the same – I continue to learn and grow my skills with each and every assignment.
I am a member of the Florida Association of Legal Investigators (FALI), Carrollwood Area Business Association, Carrollwood Professional Network, and NAPPS: the National Association of Professional Process Servers. My interests revolve around my family, animals (dogs) and baseball coaching (youth and high school). PDK is a community supporter of the Children's Miracle Network, Alzheimer's Association and Wounded Warrior Project.
Education
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
B.A., Forensic Studies, 1984
INDIANA UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Academy Class Grad. Fall ‘83
Activities & Affiliations
• Florida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI)
• Carrollwood Area Business Association (CABA)
• National Association of Professional Process Servers (NAPPS)
• Buddy Baseball
Mike Powers, Lead Case Manager and Consultant
Lead Case Manager and Consultant, Senior Lead Investigator
We are pleased to add Mike’s multifaceted skills and experience to our team! Mike held high level positions as Former Special Agent in Charge: DEA Tampa Office, Senior State Attorney Investigator, Civil and Criminal Cases in the U.S. as well as a Liaison on multiple levels with worldwide contacts.
His Investigative years of experience are legendary in the following areas: Consultant for Narcotics Investigations, Homicide, White Collar Crime. Mike and PDK have a long history of working together closely on Complex Litigation in Civil and Criminal Cases Investigations and Surveillance cases over the past 18 years.
Christina Kenney, Criminal Investigations Specialist
Criminal Investigations Specialist and Senior Investigator
Christina joined PDK Investigations 2 years ago, taking on the role of a Criminal Investigations Case Specialist. She brings with her six plus years with St. Petersburg Police Department, serving as Senior Major Crimes Detective.
Christina served with Richmond VA Police Department for 10 years in a variety of positions: Specialized, Narcotics, Gang and Major Crimes. Certificate in court as a Gang Expert, State and Federal Court. Extensive Cell Phone Extraction Experience, Member of Pinellas County Use of Force Deadly Force Investigative Team, Named by the State of Florida – Investigator of the Year, Combating Human Trafficking.
Offering a full range of investigative services…
For Attorneys:
Our services are structured to maximize the benefit for your client. We provide constant communication with our clients as to status and any potential difficulties within a particular investigation. We utilize a variety of investigative industry specific national databases, Local sources, and all legal and ethical techniques that provide the most accurate information available for our client partners in any investigation. Our Service of Process cases are handled in a timely manner — our clients parameters are at the forefront of our service, with a service area surrounding the State of Florida and a professional network spanning the Country.
We offer a full range of investigative services: Domestic Surveillance, Business Surveillance whether in a Violation of Non-Compete case or Business Theft or Employee Activity Verification, Background Investigations, Accident Investigations, Skip Tracing, Locating Witnesses and Obtaining Statements, Photo and Video evidence whether it’s Vehicle Damage, Scene Photographs or Product Liability Equipment Inspections, Asset Checks and Process Service throughout the state of Florida and Nationwide.
For Employers:
We offer a thorough background check of potential employees, existing employees that includes county civil and criminal case history on all available addresses found in our investigation. We have the ability to conduct employee background investigations with a rapid turnaround allowing employers to evaluate investigative results and make a timely hiring decision.
We also provide surveillance to businesses that may need to verify daily activities of their employees.
For Individuals:
We offer a wide range of services to our individual clients. We have covered cases such as finding lost dogs to locating missing persons. All of our investigations are conducted with the utmost confidentiality. Our primary goal is to do our best to collect, structure and determine the goal of our client’s requests in a timely, ethical and cost effective means necessary.
We perform Domestic Relations Surveillance, Child Custody Activity Checks, and Elderly Family Member Welfare Checks. Lately we have found a growing need in the Child Care sector to conduct an extremely thorough Nanny and Personnel Background Check to insure that the subject hired to watch and protect your children while you are at away is trustworthy and free of known criminal or behavior that could put your family at risk. We also provide Property Verification Videos for potential insurance loss claims due to Theft, Fire, or Natural Disaster Insurance Claims. Insurance Companies always want verification of ownership so it’s better to have these items documented by an independent party prior to sustaining a loss.
For more info see our PDK FAQ.
Domestic Surveillance
Business Surveillance whether in a Violation of Non-Compete case, Business Theft case, or Employee Activity Verification
Background Investigations
Accident Investigations
Skip Tracing, Locating Witnesses and Obtaining Statements
Photo and Video evidence; be it Vehicle Damage, Scene Photographs or Product Liability Equipment Inspections
Asset Checks
Process Service throughout the state of Florida and via trusted partners Nationwide
contact us ▸
At PDK we know that finding the right investigator is a choice not to be taken lightly.
That’s why we encourage you to give Patrick a call at (813) 495-5111 to walk through your needs, the scope of your goals, and your budget.
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