From iron-clad diligent-search affidavits for substituted, electronic, and publication service to nationwide bank and brokerage searches and field surveillance, Encore's licensed investigations team gives you the intelligence to serve, collect, and win. Every product is scoped and quoted to your matter.
Four service lines, each built around a moment attorneys actually hit — a defendant who can't be served, a judgment that needs collecting, a witness who has gone quiet, a claim that needs proof. Pick the one that matches and go deep.
Iron-clad diligent-search affidavits for substituted, electronic, publication, posted, and Secretary of State service — written to the findings the court has to make under Rules 106(b), 109, and 109a and the Business Organizations Code, with draft motions and proposed orders on request.
Bank, brokerage, real estate, employment, and title searches priced hit / no-hit, a flat-fee collectability report before you file, and a comprehensive asset investigation that pulls the whole financial picture into one litigation-ready report.
Three locate tiers from $45 — a fast pre-filing address confirmation up to a comprehensive multi-source locate with a signed affidavit — plus batch skip tracing for volume files, all backed by analyst review, not a database dump.
Licensed field surveillance with timestamped reports and video, stakeouts that end in a serve, background investigations, open-source and social media intelligence, and a comprehensive intelligence report that ties it all together.
Most "search" vendors just hand you a database export. Encore's work is run and verified by licensed Texas investigators and delivered court-ready — with the pricing, compliance, and turnaround legal teams actually need.
Every matter is handled under Texas PI License #A29721001 by licensed, insured investigators — not anonymous data brokers. Investigators available for deposition and hearing testimony.
Asset searches are priced hit / no-hit. You pay the full fee only when we locate assets — a reduced fee when a search comes back empty. No full charge for a dry well.
Notarized affidavits drafted to the findings each rule actually requires — 106(b)(1) substituted service, 106(b)(2) electronic and social media, 109 publication, 109a posting, and reasonable diligence for Secretary of State service — with draft motions and proposed orders on request.
Optional live text updates every 30–60 minutes while we work your assignment, plus Immediate, Same-Day, Next-Day, and Priority rush tiers when timing is critical.
Financial searches conducted under GLBA with no pretexting; results identify accounts your subpoena can reach. LPR and records work performed for permissible purposes only.
Locate the subject, serve the papers, search the assets, and document diligence — all under one Texas vendor. Investigations and statewide service of process in one place.
Premium options that attach to service of process, substitute-service attempts, locates, and surveillance to give you documentation and real-time visibility in the field.
Service of process or field investigation captured on timestamped video — an evidentiary record of the attempt or serve, ready for your file and the court.
Optional real-time status texts every 30–60 minutes while an investigator or server is actively working the assignment, so you always know where things stand.
Move to the front of the line when timing is critical. Choose the turnaround that fits your deadline:
Rush availability varies by service and subject; confirmed at quote.
A simple, fast process built for busy legal teams — you tell us the matter, we scope it, run it, and deliver documentation you can use.
Submit your matter through the form below or the intake. Tell us what you're trying to accomplish.
We confirm the right product for your goal and send a clear, per-matter quote — no guesswork, no hidden fees.
Our licensed team runs the search, field work, or surveillance using premium databases and professional investigators.
You get a clear report — with an affidavit, evidence, or intelligence summary where your matter calls for it.
The answers we give on the phone most often, so you can scope the matter without a call.
It depends on the product. A pre-litigation locate is often back the same business day. Bank and brokerage searches typically run 5–7 business days; real estate, employment, FEIN, and title searches 2–3 business days. A comprehensive search affidavit depends on how many addresses and field attempts the facts call for, and surveillance is scheduled to the window you care about. Every quote carries a delivery date, and rush tiers are available on locates, affidavits, and field work.
A written deliverable built for the use you told us about. Locates come back as a memo naming the best address, the alternates, and why each is credible. Asset searches identify the institution, account type, and balance range, so your writ or subpoena is aimed at a real target. Affidavits are notarized, executed by the investigator who did the work, and ship with a numbered exhibit package and a chronological search log. Motions and proposed orders, when requested, arrive in editable Word format for counsel's review and signature.
Yes. The investigator who signed the affidavit or ran the surveillance is available for a contested hearing, a bill of review, or a deposition, and testifies to the work as performed. Testimony and court appearances are billed hourly with a minimum, plus travel, and are scheduled to the court's setting.
Submitting the intake or quote form does not create an engagement. Work begins once we confirm scope, pricing, and permissible purpose and the retainer is placed, or, for account clients, once the matter is billed to the retainer on file. Firms with ongoing or high-volume needs can set up an account so individual matters move without a new retainer each time.
Our work is performed for attorneys, businesses, and qualified clients with a lawful need: pending or anticipated litigation, judgment enforcement, service of process, and attorney-directed investigation are the usual ones. Results are not consumer reports and cannot be used to decide eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, or housing. Financial searches are run under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with no pretexting, and license-plate and motor-vehicle data under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. We confirm the purpose at quote, before any work begins.
Database work, asset searches, and open-source intelligence are nationwide. Field work outside Texas, including surveillance and in-person address verification, is performed through licensed partner investigators in that state. Our affidavits are written for Texas state courts and for federal courts sitting in Texas, where Rule 4(e)(1) incorporates the state methods of service.
Locates start at $45. Asset searches are priced hit / no-hit, and both fees are set out in your quote so there is no surprise on a dry well. Affidavits, surveillance, background work, and reports are quoted per matter, because the right scope depends on the facts. Applicable Texas sales tax is shown on the quote and invoice.
Yes. Encore is a statewide process serving company first, so the locate, the affidavit, the motion package, and the eventual substituted, posted, or electronic service all run through one vendor and one file, with nothing re-explained between steps.
Tell us about your matter and our team will scope the right service and send a per-matter quote. Prefer email? Reach us at investigations@encorelegalprocess.com.
Schedule a consultation with our investigations team to scope a complex matter or strategy. A consultation fee applies and may be waived or applied toward the cost of certain services.
Schedule a consultationOur step-by-step intake walks you through everything we need for one case, including subject details and prior service attempts. This quote request is better for firms with ongoing or high-volume needs.
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