Attorney Services - Civil

"Who's responsible?" That's what our personal injury attorney-clients need to know. We help our clients establish liability by asking the right questions during witness interviews.

"Does the defendant have assets in excess of the policy limits ?" We conduct research to determine the practicality of proceeding.

We can help you by effectively providing the following services:

• Witness Interviews and Statements
• Assets Checks
• Background Checks
• Document Retrieval
• Accident Scene Investigation  

 

Witness Interviews and Statements: Witnesses may be listed in a crash or police report or identified/disclosed during depositions and discovery. They need to be contacted and interviewed, and often their statements need to be memorialized by recording, with the witness' permission. These statements can then be reviewed by the attorney to evaluate the witness' knowledge of the event and to analyze the value of their testimony.

Benefits:

• Impartial, objective interviews conducted by trained third-party investigators
• Statements recorded, transcribed, and forwarded by e-mail and hard copy
• Statements preserved to permanent media (digital or tape)

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Assets Checks: These checks are performed to determine if defendants have assets in excess of their insurance policy limits. If liability is clearly established, and the case has merit due to significant damages, the representing attorney may try to determine if the defendant has real property or business assets that could be subject to collection or to collect an award issued by the court.

Benefits:

• Reduce costly litigation, if coverage and assets prove insufficient
• Identify potential assets that could be executed against (vehicles, boats, and real property not homesteaded)
• Establish business holdings and other entities for future collection

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Background Checks: These investigations develop information about a witness, defendant, or a potential expert. Complete Legal Investigations, Inc. offers extensive research capabilities to obtain detailed historical, financial, and professional background. Using a full range of online and traditional sources, our agency provides our clients with the information they need to ascertain the credibility of a witness, determine the accuracy of an expert's curriculum vitae, or document the financial viability of a defendant corporation.

Benefits:

• Avoid "surprises" about a witness or an expert
• Identify possible impeachment issues early
• Establish history of previous litigation

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Document Retrieval:   Often in litigation, it is imperative to document specific facts with records or reports maintained by businesses, medical facilities, municipalities, and courthouses. Our researchers and investigators are intimately familiar with the process of obtaining documents, records, and reports from these sources. Documents are requested in writing by mail, e-mail, or facsimile to maintain a record of the request and to ensure accountability by the recipient.

Benefits:

• Access to a nationwide network of records retrievers to obtain out-of-state documents
• Frequent contact with all local law enforcement agencies facilitates records requests
• Daily visits to local courthouses by our staff

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Accident Scene Examination/Photographs of Clients' Injuries:   Our field investigator will visit the location where the accident or incident occurred, take photographs, measurements, and provide a rough sketch of the location. All details on the police report will be verified. Videotape will be taken, if necessary. Any vehicles involved will be located and photographed. Digital and/or film photographs are developed and labeled.

Our field investigators are also available to photograph your client's injuries after the accident and after any surgical or medical procedures.

Benefits:

• Identify discrepancies or items of interest not reflected in the police reports
• Discover plausibility of witness statements
• Document measurements and dimensions independently of law enforcement
• Document damages and injuries

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