Private Investigations

California Licensed & Insured Investigator

Clients & Confidentiality

Assignments accepted from attorneys and law firms, special investigative units (SIUs), third-party administrators (TPAs), independent adjusters (IAs), and self-insured organizations, as well as other investigation firms. Assignments for other types of businesses and individuals are also accepted depending on the case. 

All work performed is treated as confidential. Case information is disclosed only to the party that retained the file.

Documentation & Reporting

Each assignment is documented accordingly. Surveillance work includes a written narrative of activity, time-stamped photos, video with metadata intact, and notes sufficient to support a declaration. Witness or claimant interviews produce formal statements on letterhead. Desk-based searches report findings along with sources.

Testimony is available for deposition, arbitration, and trial, and files are retained in a condition that allows an investigation to be reconstructed for a period of time after it closes.

Turnaround & Coverage

Reports are delivered within 24 hours of the last billable event, including weekends. Field work is available throughout San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Marin, and Contra Costa counties.

Services for San Francisco & the Bay Area

Surveillance

Sub rosa observations for litigation, insurance claims, and other matters where fraud may be suspected.

Skip Trace / Locate

Find debtors, defendants, witnesses, and others in order to proceed with legal matters.

Field & Scene

Get photos, leads, and other on-site information that can’t be obtained from searching databases or reading through discovery.

Asset Search

Uncover financial resources of a person or business. Assets may include real property, business inventory, vehicles, and more.

Witness Interviews

Identify and track down witnesses who could help win your case, and get them interviewed and subpoenaed for trial.

Background Profile

Know who you're dealing with. Data searches include criminal and civil court cases, liens and judgments, and Internet and social media presence.

Identity Check

Correctly identify people or businesses. An incorrectly identified or misnamed defendant can result in a judgment that cannot be enforced.

Records Search

Get documents that reveal the facts. These include court filings, property deeds, business filings, and marriage records.

Undercover / Pretexting

Develop a guise or pretext for hard-to-get information, which can help in locating elusive subjects, fraud detection, asset searches, and more.

Process Service

Serve summonses and complaints on defendants, subpoenas on witnesses and records, as well as various notices and orders.

Rates Overview

Desk investigations from $200 flat rate; field work $150 per hour plus mileage and expenses.