39 Ways Private Investigators Can Help Law Firms
39 Ways Private Investigators Can Help Law Firms
Private investigators can provide a wide array of services for law firms. Below is a short list of the most common ways PIs can help law firms, however there are potentially hundreds of other things that could be added to this list.
- Find a current address or former address(es)
- Determine date of birth, known aliases and/or Social Security number
- Locate birth, death, marriage and/or divorce filings
- Connect the dots
- Locate a beneficiary for a probate proceeding
- Unearth information someone is trying to keep hidden
- Research current and/or historical property holdings and market value
- Locate bankruptcy records, judgments, liens and Uniform Commercial Code filings
- Help you manage sensitive situations
- Locate, retrieve and analyze local, state and federal civil and criminal lawsuits
- Identify and obtain copies of police reports, arrest records and mugshots
- Provide independent analysis
- Locate up to date contact information and phone numbers
- Identify the owner of a home or cell phone number
- Identify business affiliations and retrieve and analyze corporate records
- Identify and scrutinize employment and education histories
- Locate and interview current or former employees or executives
- “Dig up dirt” on opposing parties
- Research family history
- Locate and interview witnesses or interested parties for a civil or criminal lawsuit
- Locate and search for hidden (and not so hidden) assets
- Perform discreet intelligence gathering
- Identify undisclosed relationships between parties
- Dig through someone’s trash
- Dig up current or historical boat, aircraft or motor vehicle registrations
- Uncover hard-to-find facts
- Conduct business intelligence
- Locate wills, estates and probate records
- Find the “skeletons hiding in the closet”
- Identify and review regulatory records, professional license information and disciplinary history
- Determine the motivation behind a party
- Vet expert witnesses
- Obtain driving record history and motor vehicle information (in applicable states)
- Assist with jury selection
- Analyze documents for potential fraud
- Perform clandestine operations
- Analyze social media presence
- Research historical archives
- Give you a competitive advantage