Research Report
- Full written research report
- All applicable database findings
- Skip trace performed if needed
- Delivered as a sealed PDF
Judgment enforcement research for California litigation attorneys. Flat-fee preliminary assessment. Pricing aligned with enforcement outcomes.
Judgment enforcement is a separate legal discipline with its own governing law, its own authority, and its own information access. Attorneys are trained to win judgments and receive almost no formal training in what happens after. Meanwhile, the judgment sits on the books and the clock runs.
"California judgments are valid for ten years, renewable once. That sounds like a long time — until the debtor transfers the house to a family LLC and opens a new bank account you've never seen."
We're not collecting. We're enforcing a court order. A judgment is the court's order; the creditor is assigned the privilege of enforcing it. That distinction governs the law, the methodology, and what information a licensed investigator can access on the creditor's behalf — and it is usually the difference between enforcement and a renewed judgment that ages another decade.
The engagement is narrow by design. Every step compounds into the next — assessment, research, enforcement support.
Flat-fee preliminary research tells you whether there are assets worth pursuing — before you spend time on enforcement strategy. No surprises, no retainer, no billable hours spent hunting in the dark.
SSN-to-entity linkage, banking and brokerage research, real property records, and proprietary investigative databases credentialed to a licensed PI under GLBA — the full picture of what a debtor actually controls, whether they've acknowledged it or not.
Every engagement is priced in writing before work begins. Research packages are flat-fee. Strategy is flat-fee. You never sign a retainer, and we never take a percentage of the enforcement outcome.
Every engagement starts with research. What differs is how much strategy, counsel, and continuity comes with it. No retainers. No hourly billing. Scope agreed in writing before work begins.
| Research Report | Research + Strategy | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full case assessment, in writing | |||
| Database findings · SSN-to-entity linkage | |||
| Skip trace (if needed) | |||
| California enforcement strategy memo | Optional | ||
| One-hour consultation call | Quarterly | ||
| Written follow-up rounds | 2 · 30 days | Ongoing | |
| Dedicated intake workflow | |||
| Typical turnaround | 5–10 days | 10 days | Per cadence |
| Starting fee | $1,200 | $3,500 | Custom |
A short intake. You'll have a flat-fee quote or a straight decline within one business day — and no follow-up past that unless you ask for it.
Download "5 Reasons California Judgments Go Uncollected" — a plain-English overview of why judgment enforcement fails and what the research actually involves. Eight pages. No filler.