Skip Tracing & Background Investigations for Law Firms
Locating witnesses, defendants, debtors, and heirs, and researching the people on the other side of your case.
Locating the people your case depends on
Cases stall when a witness moves, a defendant avoids service, or an heir cannot be found. Cheshire Investigation Agency provides skip tracing and background investigations for law firms, collections attorneys, and probate practitioners. We start with the last known information you have and work outward through public records, licensed investigative data sources, court filings, and property and business records.
Records-based skip tracing and background research can be done for clients and subjects anywhere in the United States under our Indiana private investigator license, PI22500020. When a locate needs someone at a door in Indiana, our investigators confirm the address in person so your process server is not sent to an old apartment.
Background investigations that answer a legal question
A background investigation for litigation is narrower than a generic report. We ask what you need to know: whether an opposing party has prior suits or judgments, whether an expert's credentials check out, whether a business partner runs other companies, or whether a debtor owns property worth pursuing. Then we pull the records that answer that question and cite where each finding came from.
We follow the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. Some data requires a permissible purpose, and we will ask you to confirm yours. We do not obtain phone records, bank records, or other protected information by pretext.
What your firm receives
Locate reports list the confirmed address or contact, how and when it was confirmed, and the other addresses that were ruled out. Background reports are organized by topic with source citations, so an associate can check any line before it goes into a motion or a deposition outline. If a search comes up empty, you still get a written summary of everything that was checked.
Skip Tracing
Locate witnesses, heirs, debtors, and defendants through public records and licensed data sources, with in-person verification of Indiana addresses.
Background Research
Litigation history, judgments, liens, property, business affiliations, and professional licenses for opposing parties, experts, and witnesses.
Service Support
Once an address is confirmed, we can coordinate with your process server or handle process serving in Indiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you skip trace someone who lives outside Indiana?
Yes. Records-based skip tracing and background research can be done for subjects anywhere in the country under our Indiana license, PI22500020. In-person address verification is done in Indiana.
What information do you need to start a locate?
A full name and any identifiers you lawfully have: date of birth, last known addresses, phone numbers, employers, relatives, or vehicles. The more you share, the faster we can separate the right person from others with the same name.
How do I verify your license?
Search PI22500020 on the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency's public license search. Indiana licenses private investigator firms through the Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board.
Streamline Your Litigation Prep
Send the name, the last known details, and your deadline. Start with a free consultation. We'll give you a quote on that call once we understand what you need.
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Greenville, Indiana (Floyd County) · Indiana license PI22500020