re: Why does Gordon McKernan think anyone cares about his family or his dogs?

the best i can tell, the 2 big, local, exclusive PI firms have been affected a bit. they've been in business forever so they still have a huge client base. they used to print money so they just make a little less now

there are a handful of solo PI firms (who do work in other areas) who haven't been affected b/c they have an established client base (and cover most of their overhead with work in other areas so if PI lags for a few months it's sustainable)

the smaller firms who are known for non-PI work who also dabble in PI have basically lost all of their PI work, from what i hear