Witness interviews
Recorded and memorialized interviews with witnesses, clients and third parties, prepared from the file.
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Case Theory Investigations works for attorneys in Albuquerque and across New Mexico — locating and interviewing witnesses, reviewing case files and evidence, and delivering written reports you can put in front of a judge.
Attorney-facingRetained by counsel, work product built for your file
Rush availableAssignments turned in under 48 hours when a court date demands it
Report to testimonyEvery report written to survive cross-examination
Start a case review
Tell us the posture and the deadline. You will hear back the same business day, most days within a few hours.
What we handle
Investigative support, built around your case theory
Every assignment is scoped to the record you need to build — not billed as an open-ended search.
Six lines of work, used alone or in sequence. Most matters start with a file review and end with a written report that either supports the theory counsel is building or shows plainly that it will not hold. Each is set out in the six sections that follow.
Case file & evidence review
Discovery read cover to cover and organized into a working chronology.
Read moreField investigation
Scene visits, canvassing, photographs and in-person follow-up across the metro.
Read moreInvestigative reports
Dated, exhibit-ready written reports that separate observation from inference.
Read moreCourt testimony
Hearing, deposition and trial testimony, including standby for uncertain witness order.
Read moreHow an engagement runs
Four stages, from first call to the witness stand
Intake call
We confirm there is no conflict, define the question you need answered, and agree on scope and deadline before any time is billed.
File review
Discovery, reports and prior statements are read and mapped so field work starts from the record instead of from scratch.
Investigation
Interviews, locates, scene work and follow-up, with progress updates so nothing surprises you a week before a setting.
Report and testimony
A written report you can file, use in negotiation, or build a cross around — and an investigator prepared to testify to it.
Why attorneys keep the same investigator on the file
Written for the record
Reports are drafted on the assumption that opposing counsel will read them and a judge may see them. No editorializing, no conclusions the facts do not support.
Responsive to court calendars
Settings move and deadlines compress. Rush assignments are accepted under 48 hours, and you get a straight answer about what is achievable in the time left.
Discreet by default
Work is performed under your direction as part of your trial preparation. Client identity, strategy and file contents stay inside the engagement.
Practice areas
The attorneys we serve
Assignments come from criminal defense, civil litigation, family and custody, personal injury and employment counsel across the Albuquerque metro and greater New Mexico. The work looks different in each, but the standard does not: find out what the facts support, document it properly, and be able to testify to it.
- Criminal defense investigation — state witness interviews, discovery review, scene work and mitigation support.
- Civil litigation support — locating parties and witnesses, documenting damages, background on the other side's account.
- Family and custody matters — factual documentation for hearings, handled without inflaming an already difficult case.
- Personal injury — scene, vehicle and video documentation before the evidence disappears.
- Employment disputes — interviews with former coworkers and supervisors, and timelines built from the records.
Common questions
Do you work directly with the public?
No. Case Theory Investigations is retained by attorneys and works under counsel's direction as part of trial preparation. Individuals with a legal matter should have their attorney's office make contact.
How quickly can you take an assignment?
Most new matters can begin within one to two business days of the intake call. Rush assignments completed in under 48 hours are accepted when the court calendar requires it, subject to availability.
Will you testify about your findings?
Yes. Reports are written with testimony in mind, and the investigator is available for hearings, depositions and trial, including standby time.
Tell us the deadline. We will tell you what is possible.
A short intake call is enough to know whether an investigation will move your case — and what it would take to get there before your next court date.