Investigative services

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Our Specialty

Criminal defense investigations

The state has investigators. So should you. We conduct independent fact-finding for defendants and defense counsel — testing the state's version rather than assuming it.

A case file handed over in discovery reflects one investigation, conducted by people looking for one answer. Re-interviewing witnesses, re-walking the scene, and rebuilding the timeline routinely surfaces what the first pass missed or never looked for.

Reuben Young brings over twenty years of investigative experience at the local, state, and federal level to every defense file — including work on North Carolina and Federal capital cases, where the investigative record must hold up through years of review. That is the standard applied to every charge this firm works, from district court to the most serious cases the system can bring.

• Independent review of discovery and the state's file
• Re-interview of state and civilian witnesses
• Location of witnesses who were never contacted
• Crime-scene documentation, photography, and reconstruction
• Alibi verification and detailed timeline construction
• Background and credibility research on witnesses
• Video, phone, and public-record canvassing
• Mitigation investigation for sentencing
• Post-conviction and appellate fact investigation

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Civil investigations

Civil matters are won on documentation. We produce the evidence that supports a claim, undermines an inflated one, or gives counsel the leverage to settle on better terms.

Whether you are pursuing a claim, defending against one, or trying to decide whether litigation is worth it, the underlying need is the same: a factual record that a neutral third party will accept.

• Personal injury and premises liability investigation
• Insurance claim verification and sub rosa surveillance
• Workers' compensation activity checks
• Witness location, interviews, and signed statements
• Scene documentation, photography, and measurement
• Asset, property, and business-interest research
• Contract, fraud, and misrepresentation matters
• Litigation support and exhibit preparation for counsel

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Child custody investigations

Custody hearings turn on what a judge can see. Concern is not evidence — a documented pattern is.

We observe and record what actually happens during the other parent's time: who is present, who is supervising, where the child goes, and whether the court's order is being followed. The report is factual and neutral. It is not written to make anyone look bad; it is written so that a judge can rely on it.

• Parenting-time observation and welfare checks
• Documentation of custody and visitation order violations
• Verification of who is living in or frequenting the home
• Supervision, transportation, and child-safety concerns
• Substance-use and lifestyle documentation where relevant
• Relocation and residency verification
• Cohabitation documentation affecting custody or support
• Court-ready reports, exhibits, and investigator testimony

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Infidelity & domestic investigations

Not knowing is its own kind of damage. We answer the question discreetly, factually, and in a form that is useful whether you are heading for reconciliation or for court.

Most clients arrive already fairly certain. What they lack is proof — something more than a feeling to base a decision on, and in North Carolina, something that may bear directly on alimony, equitable distribution, or a claim against a third party.

• Covert surveillance with time-stamped video and photographs
• Activity, movement, and pattern-of-life documentation
• Cohabitation and overnight-stay verification
• Identification of a third party and their background
• Documentation supporting alimony and equitable distribution claims
• Evidence for alienation of affection and criminal conversation claims
• Marital asset and spending research
• Discreet reporting, delivered only to you or your attorney