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Skip Tracing & Claimant Location
People located and identities verified: defendants for service, witnesses for testimony, claimants for resolution.
What skip tracing is
Locating people and verifying that the location is right: current address, confirmed identity, and the documentation to show how both were established. The targets are usually defendants who need to be served, witnesses needed for deposition or trial, claimants who have moved, and beneficiaries who need to be found.
When counsel orders a locate
- Service of process has stalled on a bad or outdated address
- A scene witness needs to be found and interviewed before testimony hardens
- A claimant or insured has moved and the file cannot progress
- Subrogation and recovery targets need current, servable addresses
How we conduct it
Database tracing first, then verification: cross-referenced records, field checks where warranted, and identity confirmation against known identifiers. Canvassing and door work are handled natively in English and Spanish. The deliverable is a verified address, not a list of possibilities.
What you receive
The verified address, the basis of verification, supporting documentation, and, where service has been difficult, a record of attempts and alternative locations that supports whatever service strategy counsel pursues.
Common questions
How is this different from a people-search website?
Aggregator sites return possibilities, many of them stale. We verify: cross-referenced records, field confirmation when warranted, and identity checks against known identifiers. Verified means servable.
What if the person is avoiding service?
We document every attempt, develop alternative addresses and locations such as workplaces, and give counsel the diligence record that supports substituted or alternative service where the rules allow it.
Can you locate a witness from an incident years ago?
Usually, yes. Historical records reconstruct movement over time, and older incidents mostly change how much tracing is required, not whether a locate is possible.
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Find the person the file needs.
Describe the matter in general terms. We respond within one business day, in confidence.