The Investigative Group provides criminal-defense investigation services for attorneys and their clients throughout California, with extensive experience in Sacramento and Northern California.
A defense investigation should examine facts objectively, develop and verify information for counsel, and document work carefully. Our licensed investigators assist with witness development, locates, scene inquiries, timelines, discovery-related follow-up, mitigation, and other lawful investigative assignments.
Attorneys may call 916.934.4736 or request a confidential consultation.
The investigator’s role is not to assume guilt or innocence and never to promise a particular result. The work should test facts, identify additional sources, preserve useful information, and help counsel make informed strategic decisions.
We coordinate with the legal team regarding the assignment, deadlines, priority leads, contact restrictions, reporting format, budget authorization, and urgent developments. Investigators should avoid contaminating witness recollections, making improper promises, or contacting represented parties without counsel’s direction.
Video can be overwritten, memories can change, physical conditions may be altered, and witnesses can become difficult to locate. When counsel identifies a legitimate preservation or investigative need, timely action may protect information that would otherwise be unavailable later.
Early involvement does not mean pursuing every possible lead. A disciplined plan prioritizes the questions most likely to affect counsel’s evaluation of the case.
Erik brings more than two decades of law enforcement experience to The Investigative Group, including service as a police officer, investigator, and supervisor. His background includes complex criminal and administrative investigations, witness interviews, evidence analysis, and investigative leadership. He founded TIG to provide attorneys, businesses, insurance carriers, government agencies, and private clients with objective fact development, clear communication, and detailed evidence-based reporting. Erik remains personally committed to professionalism, discretion, and integrity in every assignment.
- California Private Investigator License #188844
- Experience working with attorneys and sensitive legal matters
- Objective reports distinguishing observations, source statements, records, and unverified information
- Direct communication and clearly defined authorization
- Statewide service with established Sacramento and Northern California experience
Should a defendant hire an investigator directly?
If you already have an attorney, consult that attorney first. Counsel may want to define the assignment and retain the investigator directly.
Can an investigator guarantee that charges will be dismissed?
No. An ethical investigator cannot guarantee a legal outcome. The investigator develops and documents facts for counsel to assess.
Can you interview a witness who already spoke with police?
Potentially, when the contact is lawful and authorized by counsel. The approach should avoid suggestion, pressure, promises, or contamination of the witness’s recollection.
Where do you provide criminal-defense investigation services?
TIG serves attorneys and clients throughout California, including Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, El Dorado Hills, Placer County, El Dorado County, and surrounding Northern California communities.
How are criminal-defense investigations priced?
Rates depend on the assignment, hours, urgency, travel, records, and complexity. Review our California investigation cost guide.
