Client Quotes

Re $ 20 million plus lawsuit "I worked with Mike Wolivar on a patent infringement lawsuit. He was cost conscious, always kept the end goals in mind, and more than anything else, he was able to deliver results using creative investigative techniques. He was supurb. I highly recommend him." - A.G., General Counsel of International Corp.

(as posted by client on Linkedin)

Re Subcontract Physical Surveillances "I have used Mike Wolivar and his team for over 11 years on multiple cases, to include high profile threats of violence cases. Mike and his team have always excelled at meeting all case objectives in a cost efficient manner. I strongly recommend Mike for any high-stakes specialty investigation and physical surveillance in Southern California. - Scott Nelson, Ret. Deputy Asst. Director of FBI | Former VP of Security at Warner Bros. | Senior Security Executive for Time Warner Inc.

Company Profile

Wolivar & Associates, Inc. (a dba of S3 ♢ Family Offices, Inc.) was founded in 1995 by Mike Wolivar, employing up to fourteen investigators and dozens of licensed surveillance-investigator subcontractors. The core surveillance practitioners have successfully worked together for over 12 years on dozens of high-stakes and high-profile cases, all of which required the utmost in discretion and exceptional street level surveillance skill sets. ◼︎ a retired member of the Los Angeles Police Department (BA, Cornell University) ◼︎ a retired member of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (Lieutenant); ◼︎ a retired member of the Orange County Sheriff's Department; ◼︎ a retired FBI Special Agent out of the Los Angeles office; ◼︎ and a Pulitzer Prize winning national investigative reporter and author (for specialty projects). Credible references are available from various industries and occupations to include the following: Board of Directors | Senior Claims Examiners | General Counsels | Private Equity | Executive Security Professionals | ATAP Certified Threat Managers | Retired FBI Executives | Retired CIA Officers | Family Offices | Former CIA Analysts | Litigation Attorneys from several of the top ten biggest (by revenue) law firms | Private Investigators | Human Resources | Federal Judge (ret.) | Chief Executive Officers | Small Business Owners

Strict Client and Case Confidentiality

For confidential cases, cyber security experts provide end-to-end encrypted communication systems, off-line case information and no GPS digital footprints. NDA's also required.