Attorney support
Fact development, digital evidence support, and investigative reporting for counsel.
DarkWater helps North Carolina attorneys answer defined factual questions through lawful public-source research, social media and web evidence preservation, locates, background and business research, surveillance, and clear investigative reporting.
Built around the legal question
Start with the allegation, element, timeline, or evidence gap.
DarkWater works from counsel’s stated objective rather than performing broad, unfocused searches. The engagement identifies the question to be answered, known facts, relevant dates, authorized methods, preservation needs, reporting format, and any privileged handling requested by counsel.
The investigator reports facts and limitations. Legal conclusions, strategy, admissibility, and privilege determinations remain with counsel.
Common uses
Flexible support for family, civil, employment, and business matters.
Social Media & Web Evidence
Locate and document relevant public posts, profiles, business pages, archived pages, marketplace activity, and other public web content.
Timeline Development
Organize public records, online activity, provided documents, and verified observations into a source-supported chronology.
Locates & Identity Resolution
Develop lawful leads for witnesses, parties, businesses, addresses, aliases, and associated public records.
Background & Business Research
Research public court, corporate, property, professional, and other records relevant to the matter.
Surveillance & Verification
Document activity, occupancy, cohabitation indicators, routines, or other authorized observations where lawful and operationally appropriate.
Online Threat & Harassment Research
Document public impersonation, harassment, account relationships, timelines, and source context without accessing private accounts.
Reporting
Organized so counsel can evaluate the evidence quickly.
Reports can include an executive summary, assignment and scope, methodology, findings, chronology, screenshots, source references, limitations, and exhibits appropriate to the engagement. Original files and preservation details are handled according to the statement of work.
DarkWater avoids overstating what a screenshot, public record, username match, or surveillance observation proves.
Attorney intake
- Firm, attorney, matter, and conflict-check information
- Question to be answered and relevant legal context
- Known names, dates, locations, accounts, and records
- Deadlines, hearings, preservation concerns, and priorities
- Authorized methods and prohibited activity
- Reporting recipients, classification, and billing contact
Professional boundaries
Investigative support—not legal advice or guaranteed evidence.
DarkWater accepts attorney matters only after conflict, lawful-purpose, licensing, safety, and feasibility review. No result, admissibility outcome, or litigation outcome is guaranteed.
Referral ethics
DarkWater does not buy referrals, share legal fees, or condition investigative service on reciprocal referrals. When a person asks for counsel, any referral is based on fit and professional judgment—not a quid pro quo.
For counsel
Send the high-level question first.
Do not upload privileged records or sensitive evidence through the public website. DarkWater will establish an appropriate intake and delivery process after fit and conflicts are reviewed.