Legal Investigations
Witness Statements
Locating witnesses, taking recorded statements, and testing the accuracy of statements already in the file before the other side does it for you.
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What this is
Witness Statements, in plain terms.
A witness statement is only as good as the conditions it was taken in. Was the account the witness’s own or was it led. Could they actually see what they describe from where they were standing. Were they consistent on the details nobody thought mattered. Those questions get asked eventually, and it is better that they get asked by your own investigator first.
The work goes both ways. We take statements for counsel who need the account properly captured and dated, and we test statements the other side is relying on - going back to the location, checking the sight lines, and interviewing the people the original statement mentions in passing.
The work
What actually gets done.
- Locate witnesses, including the ones who were never interviewed.
- Take recorded or written statements in the witness’s own words.
- Verify what the witness could actually perceive from their stated position.
- Corroborate the account against physical evidence and other witnesses.
- Identify inconsistencies, and the reasons behind them.
- Re-interview where an account has shifted, and document the shift.
Legal Investigations
Built for the file, not for the story.
Statements taken on the assumption somebody will ask how. Chain of custody maintained. An investigator who can be put on the stand to speak to his own work.
What you get
At the end of it.
- Signed or recorded statements with the circumstances of the interview documented.
- An investigator’s report on reliability and corroboration.
- Photographs of the location and sight lines where they matter.
- An investigator available to testify to how the statement was taken.
When people call
The three situations we hear most.
A statement is the case
When everything turns on one account, that account needs to be tested before trial rather than during it.
The account has changed
A shifting story is either memory or motive, and which one is a question an investigator can work.
Nobody has been interviewed yet
Memory degrades and people move. Early is always better.
Questions
About this service.
Do you record statements?
Where the witness consents, yes, and consent is documented. A recording removes most arguments about what was and was not said.
What if a witness will not talk to me but might talk to you?
That happens often, particularly where a party is involved in the case. A neutral investigator with no stake in the outcome gets doors opened that counsel does not.
Can you testify about the statement?
Yes. Our statements are taken on the assumption that somebody will eventually be asked how they were obtained.
Is the first conversation really free?
Yes, and it is confidential. You describe the situation, we tell you whether an investigation is likely to help, roughly what it would involve and what it would cost. There is no charge for that call and no obligation at the end of it.
More in this area
Other services in Legal Investigations.
Where we work
Four metros, and the rest of Texas.
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio are where most cases start. Coverage runs to the whole state, and records and asset work is run nationally.
Free consultation
Tell us what is going on. The first call is free.
Describe the situation and we will tell you honestly whether an investigation would help, what it would involve and what it would cost. Confidential, no obligation, and no charge for the conversation.