Investigative Resources for Attorneys & Legal Professionals
Hawk Private Investigations' experience in assisting civil, corporate, and legal communities spans more than 24 years. We are a fully licensed and insured agency, and employ former state and federal law enforcement personnel as well as licensed professional private investigators located throughout the country and abroad.
When it comes to legal matters, our clients range from national law firms and corporations to smaller community-based legal representatives. Our reputation for prompt, resourceful, discreet, and systematic private investigations is one you can rely upon.
Domestic/Infidelity/Divorce Issues - Family Law
- Infidelity/Adultery Investigations
HPI is the expert in infidelity and divorce investigations. We get the evidence your client needs, maximizing results while minimizing costs when possible.
- Asset Searches
Rely on HPI to provide thorough information on assets, real property, vehicles, and more. This information is an important tool when negotiating a settlement for your client.
- Background Checks
Background checks on all parties involved in a dispute can turn up very useful information that can provide valuable leverage.
- Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Proof of drug/alcohol abuse can really help - especially if there domestic violence or children are involved.
- Personal Protection
HPI can provide a protection detail for potentially volatile situations such as domestic abuse situations, child custody disputes, and serving of divorce papers. If your client has safety concerns, contact HPI to make preliminary arrangements so you and/or your client will have services ready, should they be needed.
Child Custody/Child Support - Family Law
- Child Custody Investigations
Investigations into the lifestyle of a child's guardian or the care they receive while with that guardian provide an advantage during custody negotiations.
- Child Support/Alimony
Asset searches and surveillance can help identify income which could be used for child support and alimony. We can also locate delinquent parents.
- Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Proof of drug/alcohol abuse can help in getting custody agreements modified.
- Locate Missing/Runaway Children
Estate/Probate
- Asset Searches
An asset search can help identify hard-to-find properties and assets.
- Locate People
Siblings, children, and other relatives named in a will may have moved, married or changed their name and be hard to find. HPI can locate these people and provide contact information.
- Property Information
Get information on properties owned by the deceased - domestic and international, and any liens against those properties
- Document & Handwriting Analysis
If you have any questions about the validity of a document, we can help.
Corporate/Business
- Due Diligence
Thorough Due Diligence is vital when assessing any large financial transaction, merger, or business deal. HPI provides the in depth information you need.
- Employee Risk Management
From embezzlement to intellectual property theft to workplace violence, HPI has the experience and tools to get the proof your clients need to be able to prosecute.
- Security Consulting
If your clients are concerned about security issues, HPI can provide an in-depth security assessment to alert them to potential (or active) threats and offer solutions.
- Insurance Defense
Workers comp, liability claims, disability claims, contestable and accidental death investigations - HPI provides research and surveillance to identify and provide evidence if the claim is fraudulent.
- Detection & Debugging
If you or your client is concerned that conversations or activities are being recorded, call on HPI's experienced electronic device sweep team to detect recording devices (whether active or in 'sleep' mode) and find who is receiving the information.
Litigation Support - Attorney Services
HPI can provide assistance with evidence preparation for trial and locating necessary witnesses and experts. At the end of each investigation, we will provide you with a detailed final report including all relevant evidence acquired during the investigation - photos, video, documents, and reports. Our investigators and staff are available for testimony on cases. We're here to help you.
- Evidence Admissibility
We are well versed in the rules of evidence and admissibility and state and federal laws. We will provide you with legally obtained, court-admissible evidence, in the format(s) you need in preparation for trial.
- Expert Witnesses
We have expert witnesses with impressive credentials and experience available in many fields, including criminal defense, interviews & interrogations, polygraph examinations, white collar crime, corporate espionage, intellectual property theft & investigations, computer forensics, handwriting analysis, evidence authentication, cell phone analysis, and more. Contact HPI for more information.
- Liaison with Local, Federal and International Authorities
We have a network of qualified resources around the world to help you interact with authorities on behalf of your client.
- Witness Location & Interviews
Rely on HPI to find people relevant to your case, even if they don't want to be found. We can also interview them for you and get sworn statements and provide affidavits.
- Attorney Referrals
We often refer individuals in need of legal services to our attorney clients. As we form a relationship with you, we learn more about your services and send clients to you when we can. As your partner in research and truth, we work with you to help build your firm and reputation.
By filling out our online Investigation Form, you allow our team the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with your unique situation and establish objectives and goals that will achieve your desired outcome. No fees will be incurred or work initiated until we have presented a case plan and received your approval.
Online Resources for Legal Professionals
Google Scholar is a freely accessible search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers and has a special option to search only legal opinions and journals.
Freemind is a free digital brainstorming program for mapping out anything, including permitting lawyers to diagram their litigation strategy or arguments all in a clean and organized layout.
FastCase provides access to reported cases and unannotated statures for most states, including GA, as of summer, 2010. The search is free for Iphone and ipad users, but is a paid service for desktop search. Lexis and Weslaw also have mobile sites, but require paid subscriptions. The FastCase is designed to provide quick mobile legal research.
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Lunch & Learn
Would you like to learn how working with a professional private investigator can help give you and your clients more leverage in divorce and child custody cases?
Contact Hawk Private Investigations for more information about our Lunch & Learn program. We come to your office with a delicious lunch and provide information on how HPI can get the evidence and information you need to win more cases.
"When clients ask why we should hire Hawk PI, as opposed to other private investigating firms, my response is always the same: I know his work and I trust him. Simply stated, he is driven by client satisfaction and personal integrity."
Robert D. Boyd,
Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle
Atlanta Family Law Attorney
"Tom Hawkins and his staff handle themselves very professionally and competently when dealing with the attorney, the client and when called upon to testify in Court. I recently had a very difficult custody battle and the fine investigative work of Hawk is what made all the difference in the final Judgment. I cannot speak highly enough of Hawk Investigations."
Amy L. Kaye, Esq.
Ellis Funk, P.C.
Atlanta Family Law Attorney
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