Often, yes. Someone actively avoiding service behaves differently from someone who simply moved, and that behavior leaves its own trail. Relatives, vehicles, employment, and utility records all keep moving even when the person is trying not to.

Old information is still information. A ten-year-old address, a former employer, or the name of a relative gives us anchors, and those anchors are frequently more useful than a recent phone number that was never verified.

Many locates finish in a few business days. Tell us the deadline at the outset and we will tell you honestly whether it is achievable, rather than finding out together the week of.

We confirm. Identity verification and field confirmation are the point of hiring an investigator instead of buying a database report. A name match is not a person match, and acting on one costs you an attempt and sometimes a deadline.

You still get a documented report of what was searched, what was ruled out, and what was attempted. Courts generally require a showing of diligent search before authorizing substituted service or service by publication, and our documentation is prepared to support that affidavit. The text of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 covers subpoena service in federal matters, and state rules vary, so your own rules govern what the showing has to include.

Only if you ask us to, and within limits. Our investigators identify themselves and who they are working for, they document what the witness says accurately, and they never suggest what someone should say. We do not approach a party we know to be represented without going through counsel, and we respect no-contact orders. An improperly contacted witness damages the case the contact was meant to help.

Yes. We handle process service as well, so a locate can move straight into service without handing the file to a third party and losing days in the transfer.

Completely. Your matter, your client, and our findings stay between us and the retaining party.