THE BEST OF ORANGE COUNTY LIST
For over three decades, The Best of Orange County List has provided numerous referrals to local Orange County businesses that have been certified by Martin Investigative Services as trustworthy and reputable.
Martin Investigative Services’ List of Trusted OC Businesses
There are a lot of “top 10 lists” and directories on the Web. This one is different.
With 50+ years experience as an Orange County private investigator (and as a former Federal agent), Thomas G. Martin and his staff have managed to identify a number of trustworthy, reputable local businesses.
We have compiled the following list of companies with whom we have had personal or professional experience.
If you have a bad experience with any of the companies or individuals here, please let us know.

Automotive
Attorneys & Legal Services
Clothing & Grooming
Construction & Design
Consumer Goods
Electronics
Garden & Landscape
Health
Home Maintenance & Repair
Marketing, Photography, PR & Web
Professional Services
Real Estate
AUTOMOTIVE
Auto Collision Repair
Precision Auto Collision, Inc.
Address: 27882 Camino Capistrano
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone: 949.364.2600
Website: www.precision-auto-collision.com
Mercedes-Benz Dealership
Southern California Fletcher Jones Motor Cars
Address: 3300 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949.718.3200
Call us first for General Manager information
Mobile Screening
Clear View Mobil Screening
Sam O’Lear
Address: 2437 Orange Avenue, #D, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: 949.690.9911
Tires
Tucker Tire Co.
John Tucker Owner
Address: 27942 Forbes Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone: 949.364.3225
ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL SERVICES
Bankruptcy Attorney
Pagter and Miller
Andy or Brian
Address: 840 North Birch Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714.953.9451
Attorney Service
Janney & Janney
R. Gibson Pagter, Jr
Address: 525 North Cabrillo Park Drive, #104
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714.541.6072
Civil & Trial Attorney
Silverstein & Huston
Steven A. Silverstein
Address: 701 South Parker Street, Suite 5500
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714.547.2511
CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS
There are hundreds of Orange County criminal attorneys practicing in this area of the law.
We recommend only six.
Contact our offices immediately to schedule an appointment for a consultation. We will evaluate your particular situation or that of a friend or family member and select the best available attorney for your litigation.
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is without peer throughout the United States. If you are charged, you better get one of the six.
Personal Injury Attorney
Aitken, Aitken & Cohn
Wylie A. Aitken
Address: 3 MacArthur Place, Suite 800, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714.434.1424
Fax: 714.434.3600
Toll Free: 866.434.1424
Estate & Trust Planning Attorney
Hess-Verdon & Associates
Jillyn Hess-Verdon
Address: 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1400, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949.706.7300
Website: www.hessverdon.com
Questioned Document Examiner
James A. Black
Address: 24331 Muirlands Boulevard, Suite 4-152, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: 949.380.1733
Website: www.thedocumentexpert.com
Family Law, Divorce & Child Custody
There are hundreds of Orange County criminal attorneys practicing in this area of the law. We recommend only 15.
Contact our offices immediately to schedule an appointment for a consultation.
We will evaluate your particular situation and select the best available attorney for your litigation.
CLOTHING & GROOMING
Apparel
Nordstrom Personal Wardrobe Consultant – Females
Lori Mazalewski
Nordstrom
Address: South Coast Plaza
3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714.549.8300
Dry Cleaners
Coast Cleaners
Address: 3200 East Coast Highway, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Phone: 949.720.9843
Tailor
Arturo’s Tailor Shop
Ignacio Godinez
Address: 2721 East Coast Highway
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Phone: 949.673.3400
Barber Shop
Coast Barber Shop
Eddie Banuelos
Angel Garcia
Daniel Banuelos
Address: 333 Marigold Avenue, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Phone: 949.675.7033
CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN
Architect
Craig McIntosh
Craig McIntosh Architect
Address: 1048 Irvine Avenue, #191, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 714.396.2379
Architect
Mr. Steven C. Shepherd
Ultima Design Group
Address:1602 Babcock Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: 949.764.9495
Website: www.shepherdarchitects.com
Concrete & Brick Work
Jim Jennings Custom Masonry, Inc.
Jim Jennings
Address: 2221 Cape Cod Way, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone: 714.796.9144 or 949.645.8515
Fax: 714.796.9171
Concrete Cutting & Curb Coring
Peter McLoughlin
Address: 21162 Miramar Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Phone: 714.960.3466 or 714.328.2911
Custom Pool & Spa Builders
Promontory Pools
Lyle Morrison
Address: 1332 North Miller, #204, Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone: 714.993.0557
Electrician
FIXATIONS
Cary Gilbert
Address: 270 South Bristol, Suite 101-302, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714.904.1595
Interior Decorator
Taylor Furnishings
Janet Gianulias
Address: 2121 East Coast Highway, Suite 255, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Phone: 949.673.9002
Website: www.taylorfurnishings.com
Woodworking
Custom: Home & Office
M. Stanton Company
Mary Stanton
Address: 1675 B Precision Park Lane
San Ysidro, CA 92173
Phone: 619.662.0499 or 619.405.3158
CONSUMER GOODS
Jeweler
Pacific Park Jewelers
Vasken Kiladjian
Address: 27271 La Paz Road, Suite D, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone: 7949.916.5200
Mattress Company
Custom Comfort Mattress
3333
Address: 5420 East La Palma, Anaheim, CA
Phone: 714.693.6160
Stores also in Mission Viejo, Orange, Fullerton, Huntington Beach/Westminster and Newport/Costa Mesa.
ELECTRONICS
Audio & Video Systems
SPECTOM
Thomas Balough
Address: 23785 El Toro Road, Suite 103
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: 949.329.0243 or 951.312.5629
Toll-Free: 877.E-TECH 411
Website: www.spectom.net
Business Computer, Telecommunications & Service
smplsolutions
David Case
Address: 20503 Crescent Bay Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: 949.544.8600
Website: www.smplsolutions.com
Cameras & Accessories
Samy’s Camera
Ken
Address: 3309 South Bristol Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone: 714.557.9400
Home Theater & Automation
SPECTOM
Thomas Balough
Address: 23785 El Toro Road, Suite 103, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: 949.329.0243 or 951.312.5629
Toll-Free: 877.E-TECH 411
Website: www.spectom.net
GARDEN & LANDSCAPING
Interior Plant Service
Environments by Miko
Ms. Miko Vaughn
Address: P.O. Box 9181
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone: 949.354.3344
Website: www.environmentsbymiko.com
Landscape Design & Achitecture / Consultation
Better Environments Landscape
William D. Moughan
President
Address: 2222 Michelson, Suite 20/132, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 714.838.7234 or 714.838.7234
Plant Nurseries
Village Nurseries
Ms. Terri Cook
Address: 1589 North Main Street
Orange, CA 92867
Phone: 714.279.3100
Tree Removal & Stump Grinding
Peter McLoughlin
Address: 21162 Miramar Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Phone: 714.960.3466 or
HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet One Cleaning
Mike Scott
Address: 3500 East Coast Highway
Corona Del Mar, CA
Phone: 949.675.3297
Handyman
FIXATIONS
Cary Gilbert
Address: 270 South Bristol, Suite 101-302, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714.904.1595
Marble Restoration
Marble Masters
Greg Phillips
Address: 3740 Campus Drive, Suite 102, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949.646.0900 <