FINDING YOUR CLIENT’S CLIENT Believe it or not, a common request from law firms is to help the firm find their lost client. There are many reasons why a law firm loses contact with their client. I find that most often the firm’s client simply moved or had a change in phone number and forgot […]
Civil Investigation
ASSET INVESTIGATIONS – PREVIOUSLY OWNED PROPERTIES
ASSET INVESTIGATIONS – PREVIOUSLY OWNED PROPERTIES Most private investigators who work on asset investigations would agree that these investigations can be both challenging and extremely interesting. In addition, they are extremely valuable for your attorney clients when making legal decisions. That said, attorneys need to understand the total “asset picture.” One area often overlooked is […]
COMMERCIAL V. NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSE (ARIZONA RECORDS)
COMMERCIAL V. NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSE (ARIZONA RECORDS) (Disclaimer: The author is not an attorney, and this article should not be taken as legal advice.) Every so often I get a call from an investigator or an attorney needing to request records and am asked if they should check the commercial or non-commercial purpose box on the […]
Mesa Best of 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BusinessRate has awarded Mason Investigative Solutions with the Mesa Best of 2025 Award! We sincerely thank all of our clients and business partners for all of their support!
IDENTIFYING WHO OWNS A FRANCHISE LOCATION – WORKFLOW IDEA
I had the recent challenge of assisting an attorney with identifying the owner of a franchise at a specific location after their legal team was not able to do so. Although the attorney had researched the Corporation Commission and Secretary of State records, he was left with more questions than answers because of the numerous […]
BANKRUPTCY FILINGS & LOCATE INVESTIGATIONS
A few years ago, I learned about bankruptcy files from friend and investigative associate Sarah Purifoy. She taught a small group of us about the various types of information commonly found in a bankruptcy file and how to obtain the different associated court documents. Fast forward, I routine use bankruptcy court files to assist in […]
GOOGLE REVIEWS & DRIVING HISTORY BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
Most professional investigators agree that in order to conduct a proper driving history background investigation on an individual, you must have a complete understanding of where the individual has resided, worked, and vacationed. This is because there is no source for a “nationwide” traffic violation search. A driving history background investigation can play a pivotal […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mason Investigative Solutions has made the Three Best Rated Best Business of 2025 list for the category of private investigation. We have made the Three Best Rated list every year since 2018! Thank you to all of our clients, mentors, and investigative partners for making this possible.
PERSON LOCATES AND RENTAL PROPERTIES
If you have worked on person locate investigations and use proprietary data aggregators, you no doubt have come across address history information with overlapping dates. As investigators, it’s important for us to analyze and investigate the addresses listed in a comp report in order to determine what may be a good investigative lead for locating […]