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Background Checks & Asset Searches
Litigation-grade profiles of people, businesses, and assets, lawfully sourced and verified.
What these searches cover
Background investigation builds a verified profile: civil and criminal litigation history, corporate affiliations and officerships, UCC filings, professional licenses, and public-record footprint. Asset searches identify what is lawfully discoverable: real property, vehicles and vessels, business interests, and other recorded holdings.
When counsel orders them
- Pre-suit viability: whether a judgment could actually be collected before fees are spent pursuing it
- Post-judgment recovery: locating recorded assets to support execution and discovery in aid of execution
- Vetting witnesses, experts, and opposing parties before they shape a case
- Due diligence on business partners, borrowers, and counterparties
How we conduct them
Database results are treated as leads, not findings. We verify against primary sources: recorded documents, court files, and corporate filings, and we work within the permissible-purpose frameworks that govern regulated data. Each item in the report is cited, and identifiers are confirmed so the findings attach to the right person.
What you receive
A sourced report with verified identifiers, documented holdings and history, and a clear statement of what was searched, what was found, and what is not lawfully reachable at this stage.
Common questions
Is an asset search legal?
Yes, with a permissible purpose, which litigation support, judgment enforcement, and due diligence typically provide. We confirm the purpose at intake and work within the frameworks that govern regulated data sources.
Can you find bank account balances?
Not directly: specific account balances are not lawfully available through an asset search without judgment-based discovery or other proper legal process. We document what is lawfully discoverable, including recorded assets and business interests, and we tell you plainly where legal process is required to go further.
Pre-suit or post-judgment: when is an asset search most useful?
Both, for different reasons. Pre-suit, it answers whether a defendant is worth pursuing. Post-judgment, it maps the recorded assets that execution and discovery can reach. The purpose shapes the scope.
How is this different from an online background check site?
Aggregator sites return unverified possibilities. We verify against primary sources, confirm identifiers, and cite every finding, which is the difference between a lead and something counsel can act on.
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