An Atlanta-Based Private Investigation Firm with a Worldwide Reach
Since its founding in 1982, T.J. Ward & Associates has operated under the principle that private citizens & corporations should have access to the same advanced intelligence and cutting edge investigative services usually only available to government officials. With over 40 years of private investigation experience, we have assisted hundreds of clients ranging from individuals to large corporations with a successful track record on complex cases internationally. We are also the only licensed private investigation firm in the United States to utilize the Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) with our services.
T.J. Ward, President & CEO
T.J has passionately dedicated his life to others’ service as a United States Marine, firefighter, E.M.T, and more than 42 years as a certified Law Enforcement Officer in the State of Georgia.
In addition to operating his veteran owned private company, Mr. Ward’s deep-seated commitment to the public endures through his service as a reserve officer with a local police agency, an appointment by the Attorney General to Georgia’s Opioid Task Force, as well as numerous other charitable organizations.
Mr. Ward has worked closely with former U.S. Attorney and Congress Member, Bob Barr, in addition to working with more than 600 law firms in the southeast, assisting the FBI and ATF with criminal investigations, and working with many other companies and corporations in the private sector in order to provide them with background information, fraud investigations, and loss prevention on individuals within those organizations.
During his career as a private investigator, Mr. Ward has been involved with some of the country’s most topical investigative cases. Most notably, Mr. Ward and his team continue to pursue answers in the Natalee Holloway investigation, which was the subject of a 2017 documentary series on the Oxygen Network.
Throughout the years, Mr. Ward has made many appearances on various news outlets including, Geraldo, Larry King, Dr. OZ, Nightline, Good Morning America, Today Show, Fox News, CBS, ABC, CNN, NBC, as well as a weekly investigative expert on both CBS’ “Swift Justice” and HLN with Nancy Grace.
Mr. Ward attributes his long and successful career not only to his tenacious pursuit of answers and justice but also to his team of highly skilled and experienced professionals who share in those core principles.
He is an established resource for both local Atlanta media companies and nationally syndicated radio and television shows regarding criminal investigations.
Whether it’s a pre-hire background check for a local company, a covert multi-state surveillance operation, or an international theft or missing persons case, T.J. and his elite team will be unmatched in both their ability & efforts to consistently deliver the comprehensive and actionable results that T.J. Ward & associates are known for.
Bob Barr, Attorney at Law
Bob represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, and now practices law in Atlanta, Georgia. In July 2019 Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appointed Bob to serve as a member of the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission. He is Chairman of Liberty Guard, Inc. a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting individual liberty. He also heads a consulting firm, Liberty Strategies, Inc., and is a registered Mediator and Arbitrator. Bob has taught constitutional law at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and government at Kennesaw State University.
Bob is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Rifle Association and the Interactive College of Technology. He is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
From 2003 to 2008, Bob occupied the 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy at the American Conservative Union. He served as a member of The Constitution Project’s Initiative on Liberty and Security, and from 2003 to 2005 was a member of a project at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government addressing matters of privacy and security. Barr has served as an advisory board member for Privacy International, headquartered in London, and was labeled “Mr. Privacy” by former New York Times columnist William Safire. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for President in 2008.
Bob has appeared on virtually every major cable and network television program dealing with public policy matters. He writes regularly for Townhall.com, The Daily Caller, and The Marietta Daily Journal, and has been a columnist and blogger for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He writes occasional pieces for other publications and has hosted a nationally-syndicated weekly radio show. He is the author of three books: “The Meaning of Is: The Squandered Impeachment and Wasted Legacy of William Jefferson Clinton,” “Patriot Nation: Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe Volume One,” and “Lessons in Liberty.”
Bob was appointed by President Reagan as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1986-90), served as President of Southeastern Legal Foundation from 1990-91, and was an official with the CIA from 1971-78. Additionally, he has served as an official member of the U.S. delegation at several United Nations conferences on firearms.
Bob Barr was awarded his law degree from Georgetown University, his master’s degree from The George Washington University, and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California.
