Rigorous investigative work for attorneys, insurers, and private clients across Oregon and Washington — since 2007.
In Estonian, pettus means fraud, deception, or crime — an unusually candid name for an investigation firm, and precisely the point.
An intentional perversion of truth — an act of deception, or one who is not what they appear to be.
We deal in what people would rather hide: assets, concealed histories, fraudulent claims, and inconvenient facts. Our work is to surface them, document them, and present them in a form that withstands cross-examination.
One methodology — meticulous, lawful, reportable — applied across a broad range of matters. The work below is representative; if you don't see your matter listed, ask.
Nationwide identification of real property, business interests, and recoverable assets for judgment, divorce, and due-diligence matters.
Learn more →Witnesses, defendants, debtors, beneficiaries, birth parents — when a case turns on finding someone, the work of doing it well is a discipline of its own.
Learn more →Custom background investigations on individuals and businesses, conducted nationwide. Scope and depth tailored to the question.
Learn more →Workers' comp, personal injury, disability, liquor liability, P&C, and L&H investigations — by an investigator who spent eight years inside Standard Insurance's SIU.
Learn more →Full investigative support for counsel — witness location, interviews, records retrieval, court-ready reports, and expert testimony.
Learn more →Service of subpoenas, summonses, and complaints — including difficult serves where other process service companies fail.
Learn more →Trusted by attorneys for habeas matters — interviewing witnesses, examining evidence, and helping develop court-ready documents.
Learn more →Mobile notary services across the Portland metro area, integrated with affidavit and statement work on active engagements.
Learn more →CLE-eligible training for attorneys, adjusters, and fraud examiners on insurance fraud, asset investigations, and investigative methodology.
Learn more →The work above is a sample, not a ceiling. If your matter doesn't fit a tidy category, the first conversation will tell us whether we can help.
Start an inquiry →The same disciplined arc on every engagement — fit for the courtroom or the carrier file.
Confidential consultation to define scope, legal constraints, and realistic objectives.
Field work, records analysis, and verification — lawful and contemporaneously documented.
Cross-checking sources and stress-testing against likely challenges.
A defensible written deliverable with attachments — and testimony when the matter requires it.
Tell us what you need to know. We'll tell you, candidly, whether we can help.