Witness Location Services Across Massachusetts
Witness location services track down a person whose testimony or firsthand account matters to a case — a former employee, a bystander to an accident, a prior tenant, or someone named in old case files who has since moved and stopped responding. Attorneys, insurers, and self-represented parties come to us when a case is stalled because a key witness can’t be reached through the contact information on file.
This work sits squarely inside Hub’s private investigator license (Massachusetts State Police Certification Unit, License #LP0203L) and follows the same two-party consent rule that governs every interview we conduct (M.G.L. c. 272, §99): we identify ourselves, we don’t record a conversation without the other party knowing, and everything we document is built to hold up if the case goes to a deposition or trial.
- ✓Public-records and database research to rebuild a current address, phone number, or employer
- ✓Skip-tracing techniques applied specifically to the legal-case context, not debt collection
- ✓Discreet, respectful outreach once a witness is located — we don’t contact them like a bill collector
- ✓Written location reports formatted for use in a litigation file or alongside a subpoena
- ✓Coordination with your attorney’s process server once the witness is confirmed
How a Witness Location Case Works
We start with whatever you already have — a name, an old address, a former employer, a case file reference — and work outward from there using public records, database searches, and interviews with people who might reasonably know the witness’s current whereabouts. Most cases resolve with a verified current address and phone number; if the witness is willing to cooperate, we can also help arrange first contact with your legal team.
Need a Witness Located?
Tell us what you already know and what the case needs. We’ll give you a realistic read on what’s findable before you commit to anything.
Common Questions
Is this the same as skip tracing for debt collection? The research techniques overlap, but the purpose and handling are different — we work this as a litigation-support case, not a collections case, and treat the witness accordingly.
What if the witness doesn’t want to be found? We’ll tell you honestly what we can confirm. Adults generally have the right not to be located against their wishes, though a subpoena changes the legal picture — talk to your attorney about next steps if that’s where the case is headed.
Witness location work is conducted under the same Massachusetts private investigator licensing requirements that cover all of Hub’s investigative services, which means the methods used to find a witness are also lawful methods an attorney can rely on later — documented sourcing matters as much as the result itself when a witness may eventually testify.
What a Hub Witness Location Report Looks Like
Below is a shortened, fictional sample report in the same format our investigators deliver to attorneys and clients.
HUB SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE GROUP
Witness Location Report — Sample (Fictional)
Case #: SAMPLE-3312 Date: 02/18/2026 Investigator: R. Doyle
Summary of Findings: Hub was retained by counsel to locate a former employee listed as a potential witness. Database and public-records research identified a current address and phone number; the lead was corroborated through a separate utility-connection record before being reported. A brief, non-confrontational field verification confirmed the subject’s current residence.
Recommendation: Counsel to proceed with formal service or contact through appropriate legal channels.
This is a fictional sample created to illustrate our reporting format — the name, dates, and case details shown are not real.
A located witness is only useful if the file behind it can survive questioning — every report documents exactly how and when the location was confirmed.