For the second consecutive year, Jay Paulino, CPI, an in-house private investigator for San Diego-based law firm, CaseyGerry, has been lauded as “Governor of the Year” by the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI), the largest private investigator association in the world.

Paulino was elected district governor for San Diego for two terms, from 2018 until 2020, and in June 2020 was voted in as the San Diego district director at CALI, moving him up to the board of directors for the first time in his career.

Paulino was honored for his work as a district governor, a role in which he has worked to advance the profession of licensed private investigators. For the members in his district, Paulino gathers investigative resources and provides additional education and training. Additionally, he has utilized his platform to bring CALI members together to serve a greater good to the community and association.

A certified professional investigator (CPI), Paulino is a bilingual private investigator with expertise in planning and conducting investigations in complex matters, including catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, mass tort and class action lawsuits. He has been a key member of CaseyGerry’s investigative staff since 2017 and currently works with all the firm’s litigation teams. He has over 12 years of experience handling investigations for both law firms and insurance companies.

Active in the community, he gathers resources for the Foster Youth Program, mentors high school juniors and seniors at Rock Church in Point Loma,donates his photography services to local churches and schools and during the holiday season helps military families in need.

About CaseyGerry

Headquartered at 110 Laurel St. in the Banker's Hill neighborhood of San Diego, CaseyGerry was established in 1947 and is the oldest plaintiffs’ law firm in San Diego. The firm’s attorneys practice in numerous areas, including serious personal injury, automobile, maritime, trucking, aviation, product liability, sexual abuse, and class actions. For more information, visit www.caseygerry.com

About California Association of Licensed Investigators

Focused on advancing the security and investigation profession through education and legislation, the California Association of Licensed Investigators is comprised of private investigators and allied professionals throughout California, the United States and the world. For more information, visit https://www.cali-pi.org/.