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Notes on investigative methodology.

Short analyses for attorneys and decision-makers on how facts are developed, tested, documented, and challenged.

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Original methodological writing only: never client identities, engagement details, or case results. Nothing published here is legal advice.

  1. Reviewing a completed internal investigation: what to test first

    Internal Investigations · September 2026 — Five tests that show whether a finished report can bear the weight about to be placed on it.

  2. Before you retain an investigator: eight questions worth asking

    Retaining an Investigator · September 2026 — The questions that separate a defensible choice of investigator from a convenient one.

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