Client Expectations when Investigating Non-Compete Agreement Violations

Managing client expectations when investigating non-compete agreement violations can be a major concern for attorneys. Lets face it, clients, and in particular business owners, take a former employee’s violation of a non-compete agreement very personally. Emotions run high and, unfortunately, so can imaginations. As their attorney, you are placed in difficult position when investigating non-compete … Read more

Investigators Improve Service Results

Private Investigators often assist Process Servers

Investigators Assist to Improve Service Results At Michigan Civil Process Service, being part of the Advanced Surveillance Group comes with some unique benefits that are not afforded to most process service firms.  The ability to walk down the hallway of our office and ask one of our investigators for some assistance when a field server … Read more

Database Searches Part 2

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Database Searches:  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Part 2 Ensuring you are paying for an investigation, not a search The Good: Nowhere else will you find this much information compiled on one person, in the world.  These database searches make a point of being as comprehensive as possible so that they can be … Read more

Database Searches Part 1

Database Searches

Database Searches:  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Part 1 Ensuring you are paying for an investigation, not a search Database searches are the starting point for any investigation but it is important to know that these searches, and the underlying data, have numerous benefits and downfalls.  In order to help our clients … Read more

Locating contact information for members of a class action lawsuit is specialized work

Although it is true that almost every private investigator advertises that they can help locate people, the work involved in locating a large number of people involved in a class action lawsuit who can be spread out both geographically and in terms of socioeconomic background is specialized work, not the work of generalists. The average … Read more

Give someone access to an on-line database and they instantly become a Due Diligence Investigator

When conducting investigations, primarily background checks and due diligence investigations,professional investigators find that they are one part of a larger team. The team is usually driven by outside counsel who are joined by accountants and or investment analysts and periodically a banker or two. This all makes sense, with each having their own role, and … Read more

Paralegal Using Detroit Private Investigator

  Acknowledging our clients and the pleasure we derive from being able to serve a community is very important to us. In today’s legal environment, we find that many times, the paralegals are the ones who end up doing lots of the heavy lifting. Part of their tasks can often include engaging the right professional … Read more

Investigating impeachment information on adversary witnesses

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Investigating impeachment information on adversary witnesses can produce critical information that can make a material difference in a case. What many high-level commercial litigators know is that more information is always better, particularly when that information can help derail a critical adversary witness. The real trick is knowing where to go to get that information. … Read more

ASG Hones Expertise in Locating Heirs of Litigants in Long Running Class Action Suits

Large, long running class action litigation, particularly in matters concerning asbestos or mesothelioma claims often results in plaintiffs passing away before a settlement can be reached. Over the past five years, ASG has continued to grow its large scale locate practice group as more of these complicated and important types of locate investigations have arisen. … Read more

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