DBM Private Investigator, LLC provides professional investigative services for attorneys, law firms, corporations, businesses, fiduciaries, executives, families, and private clients.

Based in Irvine, California, DBM provides investigative services throughout Orange County, Southern California, and California, while coordinating investigative matters nationwide.

Led by Derrick J. Taylor, a former federal investigator with more than 25 years of investigative experience, DBM handles complex, sensitive, high-stakes investigations that require professional investigative judgment, research, interviews, surveillance, subject location, asset investigation, and investigative analysis.

Our approach goes beyond an automated database search. We evaluate each investigation based on the circumstances, objectives, and information available at the time.

Some investigations do not fit into a single category. DBM handles complex matters requiring multiple investigative approaches and resources.

Our complex investigations may involve:

• Complex civil investigations
• Criminal investigations
• Fraud investigations
• Internal investigations
• Business disputes
• Financial investigations
• Difficult subject investigations
• Evidence development
• Investigative case development
• Multi-jurisdictional investigations

When a matter becomes complicated, DBM can evaluate the circumstances and develop an investigative strategy appropriate for the case.

Businesses and organizations often need more than a standard background check before making an important decision.

DBM provides customized investigative due diligence involving executives, business partners, employees, vendors, investors, and other individuals or entities.

Services may include:

• Executive background investigations
• Executive due diligence
• Business partner investigations
• Corporate background investigations
• Vendor and contractor due diligence
• Corporate fraud investigations
• Employee misconduct investigations
• Business ownership research
• Reputation and integrity investigations
• Corporate intelligence
• Litigation-related corporate investigations

Our objective is to provide relevant investigative information that helps clients make informed decisions.

Financial investigations are an important part of DBM's investigative practice.

We investigate circumstances involving potentially undisclosed assets, financial interests, property, business interests, and other information relevant to a legal, financial, corporate, or personal matter.

Services include:

• Hidden asset investigations
• Asset investigations
• Financial investigations
• Property and real estate research
• Business ownership investigations
• Undisclosed financial interests
• Asset location
• Probate asset investigations
• Estate financial investigations
• Financial fraud investigations
• Elder financial exploitation investigations

These investigations may be particularly important in divorce, litigation, probate, estate disputes, business disputes, and fiduciary matters.

DBM provides investigative services for attorneys, trustees, executors, beneficiaries, fiduciaries, and families involved in probate and estate matters.

Services may include:

• Missing heir investigations
• Missing beneficiary searches
• Heir and beneficiary location
• Hidden asset investigations
• Estate asset investigations
• Property investigations
• Business interest investigations
• Estate fraud investigations
• Fiduciary investigations
• Trustee-related investigations
• Elder financial abuse investigations
• Witness location
• Subject location
• Probate litigation support

When an estate involves missing individuals, disputed assets, unexplained transactions, or other investigative concerns, DBM can assist with locating information and developing investigative leads.

DBM works with attorneys and law firms requiring professional investigative support before and during litigation.

Our investigative services may include:

• Witness location
• Witness interviews
• Subject location
• Background investigations
• Asset investigations
• Surveillance
• Evidence development
• Litigation research
• Difficult process service
• Criminal defense investigations
• Civil litigation investigations
• Trial preparation support
• Investigative case reviews

DBM can work directly with counsel to identify investigative objectives and develop an appropriate investigative plan.

Locating someone who does not want to be found requires a different investigative approach than a routine database search.

DBM handles difficult subject-location matters involving individuals who may have moved, changed identifying information, avoided contact, or otherwise become difficult to locate.

Investigative services may include:

• Difficult subject location
• Skip tracing
• Witness location
• Debtor location
• Missing person investigations
• Fugitive-related investigative support
• Missing heir location
• Missing beneficiary location
• Difficult process service support

DBM's investigative experience includes locating individuals who may be difficult to identify or locate through conventional methods.

Fraud can affect individuals, families, businesses, estates, and corporations.

DBM investigates circumstances involving suspected fraudulent conduct, financial deception, employee misconduct, business disputes, and other investigative concerns.

Areas may include:

• Corporate fraud
• Financial fraud
• Employee theft
• Business fraud
• Insurance-related investigations
• Financial deception
• Elder financial exploitation
• Online and relationship scams
• Asset concealment
• Internal investigations

Each matter is evaluated individually and an investigative strategy is developed based on the circumstances.

DBM assists families, attorneys, fiduciaries, estates, and private clients in locating individuals who are difficult to find.

These investigations may involve:

• Missing persons
• Missing family members
• Missing heirs
• Missing beneficiaries
• Former spouses or partners
• Witnesses
• Debtors
• Individuals needed for legal matters
• Long-term location investigations

A missing-person investigation may require more than identifying a current address. DBM can evaluate available information, develop investigative leads, and pursue appropriate locating strategies.

DBM provides confidential investigative services involving personal and family matters.

Services include:

• Pre-marital investigations
• New relationship investigations
• Infidelity investigations
• Cohabitation investigations
• Alimony investigations
• Child custody investigations
• Background investigations
• Surveillance
• Family member location
• Relationship-related asset investigations

These matters are handled discreetly and professionally.

Surveillance remains an important investigative tool when appropriate to the circumstances of a case.

DBM provides professional surveillance for:

• Family law matters
• Insurance-related investigations
• Fraud investigations
• Corporate investigations
• Employee investigations
• Litigation
• Disability-related investigations
• Relationship investigations
• Asset and financial investigations

Surveillance is conducted based on the objectives and circumstances of the assignment.

DBM provides investigative assistance in criminal and defense-related matters.

Services may include:

• Witness location
• Witness interviews
• Background investigations
• Evidence development
• Subject location
• Investigative research
• Timeline development
• Independent fact gathering
• Defense investigative support

DBM's federal investigative background provides experience in developing information, evaluating facts, locating individuals, and conducting sensitive investigations.

DBM also provides security-related investigative and consulting services for executives, businesses, private clients, and sensitive events.

Services may include:

• Executive security consulting
• Event security
• Security assessments
• Threat-related investigative assessments
• Protective intelligence
• Counter-surveillance
• Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM)
• Bug sweep investigations
• Corporate security consulting

Derrick J. Taylor's professional background includes federal investigative experience and subsequent service as a Security Specialist at SpaceX. This experience provides an additional perspective when evaluating investigative and security concerns.

DBM does not simply provide a computer-generated report and leave the client to interpret the information.

Our investigations are customized to the circumstances of each case.

Clients have direct access to an experienced investigator who can discuss the investigation, explain findings, identify additional investigative issues, and help determine appropriate next steps.

DBM is led by Derrick J. Taylor, a former federal investigator with more than 25 years of investigative experience.

That background includes complex investigative matters, subject location, intelligence gathering, interviews, surveillance, financial investigations, and sensitive investigations.

Investigative matters frequently involve highly personal, financial, corporate, or legal information.

DBM handles investigations with discretion and confidentiality and limits information sharing to those authorized and appropriate for the matter.

DBM Private Investigator, LLC is based in Irvine, California and provides investigative services throughout Orange County, Southern California, California, and nationwide.

DBM serves clients throughout Orange County, including:

• Irvine
• Newport Beach
• Newport Coast
• Corona del Mar
• Costa Mesa
• Laguna Beach
• Laguna Niguel
• Mission Viejo
• Dana Point
• Huntington Beach
• Tustin
• Anaheim
• Santa Ana
• Orange
• Yorba Linda
• San Clemente
• San Juan Capistrano

DBM provides investigative services throughout Los Angeles County, including:

• Los Angeles
• Pasadena
• Long Beach
• Redondo Beach
• Torrance
• Manhattan Beach
• Beverly Hills
• Santa Monica
• Culver City
• West Los Angeles

DBM provides investigative services throughout San Diego County, including:

• San Diego
• La Jolla
• Del Mar
• Coronado
• Carlsbad
• Encinitas
• Solana Beach
• Rancho Santa Fe
• Chula Vista
• Escondido

DBM can coordinate investigative matters throughout Northern California, including:

• San Francisco
• San Jose
• Oakland
• Palo Alto
• Mountain View
• Santa Clara
• Sunnyvale
• Berkeley
• Marin County

While DBM serves clients throughout California, our primary geographic markets include:

Irvine • Newport Beach • Orange County • San Diego • La Jolla • Los Angeles • San Francisco

DBM's Irvine location provides a strong base for serving Orange County and Southern California, while our investigative capabilities allow us to coordinate matters throughout California and across the United States.

A subject, witness, asset, business, heir, beneficiary, or other investigative lead may be located outside California.

DBM coordinates investigative matters nationwide for attorneys, corporations, businesses, fiduciaries, families, and private clients.

Whether an investigation begins in Irvine, Newport Beach, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or another location, DBM can evaluate the assignment and coordinate appropriate investigative resources.

Whether you are an attorney preparing for litigation, a corporation evaluating an executive or business partner, a trustee investigating an estate, or a private client facing a sensitive personal matter, DBM can evaluate the circumstances and develop an investigative approach appropriate for the case.

Not every investigation is straightforward.

If you are unsure what investigative services are appropriate, DBM can review the circumstances of your matter and discuss potential investigative options.

DBM Private Investigator, LLC

Complex Investigations • Corporate Intelligence • Asset Investigations • Litigation Support • Probate & Estate Investigations • Missing Persons • Security Consulting

Professional Investigations. Experienced Investigators. Nationwide Capabilities.

Serving Irvine, Newport Beach, Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and clients nationwide.