Practice Areas

Butler Investigations has extensive experience conducting background investigations on people and organizations in high stakes criminal and administrative matters where the credibility of a witness - or lack thereof - can make or break the case. John corroborates all due diligence findings through multiple sources, using a combination of database searches, open-source intelligence techniques, and field work. This diligent process maximizes our ability to provide accurate, comprehensive, and detailed results to your organization.

Butler Investigations has a proven track record of locating hard-to-find witnesses. As an experienced post-conviction criminal defense investigator, John has had success locating witnesses who have relocated, changed jobs, and even changed identities. Butler Investigations uses a number of investigative methods, including open source intelligence gathering, public records searches, and field work to accurately locate witnesses.

John has interviewed and taken written statements from hundreds of witnesses in high stakes and sensitive circumstances throughout his career. He knows that the witnesses involved in his cases are human beings with personal - and often tragic - stories to tell, and he endeavors to make them feel heard and appreciated. For Butler Investigations, conducting interviews is about more than just asking questions; it is about developing relationships and building trust. This approach ensures that you will receieve the best quality information possible from any human source in your case.

Butler Investigations has extensive experience serving subpoenas for documents and witnesses in criminal and administrative cases. John understands the necessity of executing proper service and has testified in criminal and administrative proceedings to support court enforcement of subpoenas.

Diligent preperation in discovery review is critical to gathering useful information in the field. John is well versed in reviewing evidence, including video footage, phone records, financial records, jail calls & government discovery packets. John also has experience digesting cell phone extraction reports and UFDR Cellebrite files in criminal cases. Butler Investigations can help lawyers review, organize & digest all types of discovery to make court hearings and trial prep that much easier.

Cell phone data has become intrinsic to court proceedings of all types, and Butler Investigations has particular expertise in evaluating cell phone location data. John has analyzed cell site data for numerous cases and has extensive experience plotting cell site coordinates using GoogleEarth software. John has also evaluated cell phone GPS data derived from cell phone extraction reports, and he has testified about his analyses in court.

Butler Investigations is highly experienced in crime scene reconstruction. John has worked with eyewitness identification experts to develop compelling demonstrative reconstructions. These efforts have resulted in successful outcomes including acquittals and exonerations. John has also canvassed countless crime scenes, taking photos and videos in support of expert testimony and testifying to their authenticity.

Presenting mitigation materials to the court in video format offers a unique and compelling way to tell your client's story. John has experience recording mitigation interviews and producing high quality video presentations in support of sentencing hearings. Butler Investigations can help your organization conduct mitigation interviews, record interviews, and produce compelling videos to strengthen any sentencing argument.

Butler Investigations has extensive experience conducting background investigations on people and organizations in high stakes criminal and administrative matters where the credibility of a witness - or lack thereof - can make or break the case. John corroborates all due diligence findings through multiple sources, using a combination of database searches, open-source intelligence techniques, and field work. This diligent process maximizes our ability to provide accurate, comprehensive, and detailed results to your organization.

Butler Investigations has a proven track record of locating hard-to-find witnesses. As an experienced post-conviction criminal defense investigator, John has had success locating witnesses who have relocated, changed jobs, and even changed identities. Butler Investigations uses a number of investigative methods, including open source intelligence gathering, public records searches, and field work to accurately locate witnesses.

John has interviewed and taken written statements from hundreds of witnesses in high stakes and sensitive circumstances throughout his career. He knows that the witnesses involved in his cases are human beings with personal - and often tragic - stories to tell, and he endeavors to make them feel heard and appreciated. For Butler Investigations, conducting interviews is about more than just asking questions; it is about developing relationships and building trust. This approach ensures that you will receieve the best quality information possible from any human source in your case.

Butler Investigations has extensive experience serving subpoenas for documents and witnesses in criminal and administrative cases. John understands the necessity of executing proper service and has testified in criminal and administrative proceedings to support court enforcement of subpoenas.

Diligent preperation in discovery review is critical to gathering useful information in the field. John is well versed in reviewing evidence, including video footage, phone records, financial records, jail calls & government discovery packets. John also has experience digesting cell phone extraction reports and UFDR Cellebrite files in criminal cases. Butler Investigations can help lawyers review, organize & digest all types of discovery to make court hearings and trial prep that much easier.

Cell phone data has become intrinsic to court proceedings of all types, and Butler Investigations has particular expertise in evaluating cell phone location data. John has analyzed cell site data for numerous cases and has extensive experience plotting cell site coordinates using GoogleEarth software. John has also evaluated cell phone GPS data derived from cell phone extraction reports, and he has testified about his analyses in court.

Butler Investigations is highly experienced in crime scene reconstruction. John has worked with eyewitness identification experts to develop compelling demonstrative reconstructions. These efforts have resulted in successful outcomes including acquittals and exonerations. John has also canvassed countless crime scenes, taking photos and videos in support of expert testimony and testifying to their authenticity.

Presenting mitigation materials to the court in video format offers a unique and compelling way to tell your client's story. John has experience recording mitigation interviews and producing high quality video presentations in support of sentencing hearings. Butler Investigations can help your organization conduct mitigation interviews, record interviews, and produce compelling videos to strengthen any sentencing argument.