Welcome to Professional Audio Laboratories

Professional Audio Laboratories, Inc. is a company specializing in the digital enhancement, duplication, forensic examination, and presentation of tape-recorded evidence at civil and criminal trials from coast to coast.

Paul Ginsberg, its president, has participated in well over 1,650 trials over the past 28 years, and has rendered expert testimony on more than 165 occasions in 26 Federal districts as well as in Canada.

Mr. Ginsberg is recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of electronic surveillance and tape-recordings. He has appeared on CNN, all three major broadcast networks, as well as on the Discovery Channel and Discovery Channel Canada. He has been featured in articles in Wired Magazine, Stereo Review, The New York Times, Bergen Record, and the Newark Star Ledger on several occasions.

The numerous high-profile cases in which Mr. Ginsberg has participated include the Branch Davidian civil and criminal trials at Waco, Texas, the year-long terrorist trial in New York (U.S. v. Rahman) where he was called as the sole expert by both sides, and Woody Allen v. Mia Farrow in which he determined that videotape segments were recorded at different times and conditions. Mr. Ginsberg was retained by Special Committee on Governmental Affairs in the United States Senate to examine the authenticity of White House recordings for authenticity. He also clarified conversation by Texaco executives to demonstrate that they did not use racial slurs in their conversation. And in the case of a teacher who used a microcassette to record a conversation with her killer, he recovered an additional 22 minutes of conversation, instrumental in obtaining a guilty plea from the perpetrator.

Clients include the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Customs, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Senate, and numerous state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as Fortune 500 companies.

Please feel free to explore the entire website, and call with your requirements. From state- of-the-art tape enhancement to forensic examination of recorded evidence, come to the professional known for his experience, integrity, and professionalism, Paul Ginsberg, President, Professional Audio Laboratories, Inc.