Tel. 408-246-8982
Fax. 408-246-1767
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Sheila
J. Klopper has been a licensed investigator since September, 1988, and with
her business operating in San Jose since December 1988. She is also a Santa
Clara County registered process server. She holds the designation of Certified
Criminal Defense Investigator (C.C.D.I.) through the Defense Investigators
Training Academy.
Sheila's experience prior to becoming a private
investigator consisted of three years in retail, 10 years in Social Services,
5 years of teaching/coaching physical education of junior high and high school
girl's athletics, 7 years as a photo journalist and qualified MP in a Military
Police U.S. Army Reserve Brigade in San Jose. 12 years law enforcement
primarily as a reserve police office and approximately one year as a regular
police officer.
Sheila specializes in criminal defense, civil
litigation, locates, and service of process. She is a sole proprietor with employees,
and is a member of the Santa Clara County Legal Aid Society Conflicts Panel of
investigators. Additionally, she is a contract employee actively involved with
the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) through Santa Clara
University School of Law Clinic assisting students with their investigations
on claims of innocence by imprisoned defendants.
As a volunteer in the community, Sheila has been a
puppy raiser and leader with Guide Dogs for the Blind out of San Rafael, and
is a member of the California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA), an organization
of volunteers and their dogs who search for missing people, assist law
enforcement, and respond to earthquakes and disasters in an effort to save
lives. One of her employees is a Mission Ready Handler with her Boxer Deja.
Sheila and her Australian Shepherd, Buddy, regularly present the Hug-a Tree
and Survive program at elementary and junior high school levels. This program
is designed to help children know basic survival skills if they are ever lost
in the wilderness.
Sheila has her B.S. Degree in Human Performance
with a minor in Business Administration and Business Administration and a
California Single Subject Teaching Credential. She regularly attends seminars
and conferences through her association memberships, and is occasionally a
presenter in the area of Starting a PI Business, Database Research, and Jury
Debriefing at these various conferences, e.g. CACJ-DP Conference, CALI, DIA,
NALI, INTELNET and Women Defenders. She was awarded 'Investigator of the Year'
for 2004 through the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI),
which is almost 2000 members strong.
Tel. 408-246-8982
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