Mitigation Investigations in Tennessee Criminal Cases: Building the Life History That Shapes a Sentence
What a mitigation investigation is, why it matters in capital and non-capital Tennessee cases, which records and witnesses it covers, how long it takes, and how investigators support defense teams and experts.
When a Defendant Evades Service in Tennessee: Substitute Service, Publication, and Building the Record
What happens when someone avoids a process server in Tennessee: substitute service at the dwelling, service on agents and by mail, service by publication, documenting diligent effort, and protecting your filing date under Rule 3.
Juror Research in Tennessee: What Attorneys and Investigators Can and Cannot Do
The ethics rules for researching prospective and seated jurors in Tennessee: what ABA Formal Opinion 466 allows, what counts as prohibited communication, how to run research during trial, and post-verdict limits.
Pre-Suit Investigation for Tennessee Health Care Liability Claims: Notice, Defendants, and Witnesses
What Tennessee’s Health Care Liability Act requires before filing, why identifying the right provider entities is hard, how to serve pre-suit notice with proof, and how investigators locate former staff and research providers.
Serving a Subpoena for Records on a Non-Party Custodian in Tennessee: An Attorney’s Guide
How Tennessee attorneys obtain records from hospitals, banks, employers and carriers under Rule 45: who to serve, HIPAA and financial-privacy requirements, out-of-state custodians, and what to do when a custodian ignores a subpoena.
Verifying an Alibi in a Tennessee Criminal Defense Case
Timelines, receipts, surveillance video, witnesses and location data: how defense investigators corroborate an alibi in a Tennessee criminal case, and why speed matters.
Locating a Parent Who Owes Child Support in Tennessee
When a parent stops paying support and seems to disappear, finding a current address and employer is often the missing piece. Here is how lawful skip tracing helps in Tennessee.
Investigating Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Violations in Tennessee
When a former employee may be competing or soliciting clients, the evidence has to be lawful, specific and timely. Here is how an investigation supports your attorney.
Identity Theft in Tennessee: What to Do and How an Investigator Helps
The first steps after identity theft in Tennessee, from IdentityTheft.gov to credit freezes, and where a licensed private investigator can help, especially when the thief is someone you know.
How to Find Out Who Owns a Property in Tennessee: A Records Guide
Deeds, assessor records, LLC filings and trusts: how to trace real property ownership in Tennessee, where public records stop, and when an investigator can help.
How Private Investigators Take Witness Statements in Tennessee
Finding witnesses, asking neutral questions, documenting what they say, and preserving it for trial: how investigators take witness statements in Tennessee cases.
Hit and Run in Tennessee: Identifying the Driver After the Crash
After a hit-and-run, the evidence that identifies the driver starts disappearing within days. Here is what to do first and how an investigator works to find the vehicle.
Due Diligence Before a Prenuptial Agreement in Tennessee
Before you sign a prenuptial agreement, confirm that the disclosures behind it are accurate. Here is how lawful public records research supports that in Tennessee.
Documenting an Accident Scene Before Evidence Disappears
Much of the evidence in a crash case starts disappearing within days. Here is what fades first, how a scene is properly documented, and how an investigator supports counsel.
Bug Sweeps in Tennessee: When You Need TSCM and What It Finds
Signs of eavesdropping, what a professional TSCM sweep of a home, office or vehicle involves, and what to do if a device turns up.

