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    Research packets for the public record.

    Help with public records, government contracts, court filings, agency decisions, and policy questions you cannot sort out on your own.

    Send us the question. We check public sources, find the records worth pulling, and send back a written packet with what we found, where it came from, what is still missing, and what to do next.

    Start a research requestSee what you get
    § IWhat this is

    Some questions are too messy for a search bar.

    You may be looking at a city contract, an agency decision, a lawsuit, a public policy change, or a paper trail that does not make sense yet.

    We turn it into a written packet: what we found, where it came from, what is still missing, and what to check next.

    § IIServices

    Two services.

    01 / 02

    Public Records Packet

    For when you think the records exist but do not know who has them or how to ask.

    Includes

    • 01likely agency or office
    • 02records to request
    • 03request language
    • 04date range
    • 05search terms
    • 06filing notes
    • 07follow-up checklist
    02 / 02

    Research Brief

    For one public question you need answered, with sources, before you make a decision.

    Includes

    • 01short answer
    • 02timeline
    • 03key people and entities
    • 04confirmed facts
    • 05unknowns
    • 06source list
    • 07recommended next checks
    § IIIWho it is for

    Who this is for.

    • 01Independent writers
    • 02Creators and podcasters
    • 03Local watchdogs
    • 04Nonprofits
    • 05Campaigns
    • 06Small law offices and paralegals
    • 07People trying to understand public agencies, contracts, records, or decisions
    § IVProcess

    How it works.

    01

    Send the question

    Tell us what you are trying to find out.

    02

    Scope the work

    We decide whether this is a records packet, research brief, or not a fit.

    03

    Check public sources

    We look for records, filings, agency pages, contracts, court materials, reports, and credible coverage.

    04

    Build the packet

    We organize the facts, sources, unknowns, and next checks.

    05

    Deliver the file

    You receive a clean packet you can read, use, forward, or build from.

    § VWhat we do

    We do research. We write public-records requests. We organize what we find into a written packet with sources.

    We do not give legal advice. We do not do private investigation. We do not make claims we cannot source. We cannot guarantee that an agency will hand over records.

    § VITurnaround

    Most small packets are delivered within 3–5 business days after scope and payment. Larger briefs may take longer.

    Small packets3–5 days
    Larger briefsBy scope
    § VIINot a fit

    This is not for private personal information, harassment, legal strategy, emergency situations, or unsupported allegations.

    § VIIISend the question

    Have a question worth checking?

    Send the question — the names, the place, and what you are trying to figure out. We will tell you whether it is a fit.

    Start a research request

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