Plaintiff litigation firms
Develop the facts behind liability and damages — locate and vet witnesses, document the defendant's conduct, and trace assets for collectability before you file.
Civil Litigation Investigations
Civil litigation investigations for law firms.
Civil litigation investigations are the fact-development and evidence work behind a civil case — party and witness workups, witness location and vetting, asset searches, surveillance, and records — so counsel walks into deposition or trial with the facts. Litigation-ready and analyst-verified.
For plaintiff and defense firms. Documented chain of custody. Fixed cost per engagement. Rush available.
What it is
The facts behind the case.
Discovery tells you what the other side will admit. Investigation tells you what actually happened.
A civil litigation investigation develops the facts a case turns on — who the parties and witnesses really are, what the record shows, where the assets are, and what the physical and digital evidence proves. It is the investigative layer beneath discovery, built to produce documented, admissible findings.
OnTrial delivers it as one workflow — backgrounds, asset searches, surveillance, witness work, and juror research — each finding analyst-verified. See the glossary for the terms of art.
Who this is for
Built for both sides of the caption.
Civil defense firms
Test the other side's story with background, surveillance, and prior-litigation research that holds up in deposition and at trial.
Trial & business-trial lawyers
Walk into deposition and trial knowing who every witness and party is, with a documented, analyst-verified record behind each fact.
In-house & corporate counsel
Extend the litigation team with investigative capacity for commercial disputes, fraud, and enforcement — on a defined-cost basis.
What it includes
The components of a litigation workup.
Party & witness workups
Identity, criminal and civil litigation history, prior-employment context, and adverse-media research on the parties and key witnesses in a matter — analyst-verified, county-level.
Witness location & vetting
Locate hard-to-find witnesses, confirm current whereabouts, and vet credibility and bias before they are deposed or called.
Asset searches & post-judgment enforcement
Real property, vehicles, business interests, accounts, judgments, and on-chain cryptocurrency tied to a subject — for collectability analysis and post-judgment recovery.
Surveillance & social-media evidence
Sub rosa surveillance where physical activity is at issue, and DeepMedia archive capture that preserves social-media content for use as a deposition or trial exhibit.
Typical engagements
What civil litigation firms order.
- Plaintiff and defendant background and prior-litigation workups
- Locating and vetting fact and expert witnesses before deposition
- Asset searches for collectability and post-judgment enforcement
- Sub rosa surveillance in personal-injury and premises matters
- Social-media evidence capture and archive preservation
- Fraudulent-conveyance and hidden-asset investigation
Why the work holds up
Litigation-ready by design.
Reports support deposition, motion practice, and trial. Every finding is sourced. Every finding is analyst-verified.
Every internal role at OnTrial is held by a veteran of the U.S. military, federal law enforcement, or state / municipal law enforcement — by mandate.
SOC 2 Type II, FCRA, GLBA, and CCPA compliant. AI-governance posture is documented — see AI Governance and Data Security.
OnTrial, LLC is licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety as a Private Investigations Company (#C31261501). Field operators are licensed to the standards of each jurisdiction where they operate.
FAQ
Civil litigation investigations, explained.
- What is a civil litigation investigation?
- A civil litigation investigation is the fact-development and evidence work that supports a civil lawsuit — locating and vetting witnesses, researching the background and litigation history of the parties, tracing assets, conducting surveillance, and preserving records and social media. The goal is a documented, admissible factual record that counsel can rely on through deposition, motion practice, and trial.
- What does litigation support investigation include?
- Typical components are party and witness background workups, witness location and vetting, asset searches for collectability and post-judgment enforcement, sub rosa surveillance, and social-media evidence capture. For trial preparation it often includes juror research. Every finding is analyst-verified with a documented chain of custody.
- Can OnTrial locate and vet witnesses?
- Yes. OnTrial locates hard-to-find fact and expert witnesses, confirms current whereabouts for service or subpoena, and develops the background, prior testimony, and potential bias needed to vet credibility before a witness is deposed or called.
- Does OnTrial do juror research?
- Yes. Juror research — lawful public-record and open-source profiles of the venire panel before voir dire — is a distinct OnTrial service and a common component of trial preparation for civil litigation firms.
- How does civil litigation investigation work with OnTrial?
- Order from the platform, scope the matter with a case manager, and receive litigation-ready reports — documented, sourced, and analyst-verified. Standard turnaround runs days depending on scope, with rush available for filing and hearing deadlines. Every engagement is a fixed cost — no subscription or monthly fees.
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