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Locating People and Assets: The Ultimate Guide

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Lynda Laing
Stuart Collis
Wallace Nichols
With Lynda L. Laing from Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons + 2 others

Tue, Oct 06, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

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Overview

Tools, Tactics, and Tech for Finding People and What They Own

Locating a debtor is only half the battle - finding what they own is where cases are won or lost. From building subject profiles and mastering people-search databases to tracing financial accounts, real property, cryptocurrency, and digital assets, this program covers the full investigative process. Discover how AI is reshaping skip tracing and asset discovery and leave with practical guidance you can apply immediately - register today!

  • Build a structured subject profile and deploy OSINT techniques before you spend a dime on databases.
  • Navigate the top people-search platforms - TLOxp, Accurint, CLEAR, IDI Core, and more - and know when to trust the results.
  • Track down hard-to-find subjects using digital footprints, social media, geolocation data, and metadata.
  • Put AI to work for skip tracing, asset discovery, and uncovering hidden business structures and ownership connections.
  • Trace financial accounts, real property, vehicles, business interests, and other tangible assets.
  • Follow the money into crypto - use blockchain forensics to trace wallets, expose concealment tactics, and compel disclosure.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Building Your Investigation: Subject Profiling, OSINT, and Search Strategy
  2. AI-Powered Investigation: Tools, Techniques, and Practical Applications
  3. Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Tracing
  4. Tracking the Digital Footprint: Social Media, Online Presence, and Metadata
  5. Tracing Traditional Assets: Financial Accounts, Property, and Tangible Holdings
  6. Mastering Databases for People Searches
  7. Ethics in People and Asset Searches

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Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Pending 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Upon Request 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Pending 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
New York CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
Washington CPE for Accountants Approved 7 Total
Wisconsin CPE for Accountants Approved 7.2 Total
CPE for Accountants/NASBA Approved 7 Total
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  1. Building Your Investigation: Subject Profiling, OSINT, and Search Strategy

    1. Mapping What You Know: Building a Subject Profile
    2. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT): Free Tools and Effective Techniques
    3. Setting Search Priorities: When to Go Deep vs. Wide
    4. Cross-Referencing and Verifying Identities
    5. When and How to Work With Professional Investigators

  2. AI-Powered Investigation: Tools, Techniques, and Practical Applications

    1. How AI Is Transforming Skip Tracing and Asset Discovery
    2. AI-Driven Database Aggregation, Pattern Recognition, and Predictive Location
    3. Top AI Investigation Platforms and Use Cases
    4. Using AI to Uncover Business Structures, Beneficial Ownership, and Hidden Connections

  3. Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Tracing

    1. Crypto Basics for Attorneys: Wallets, Exchanges, and How Blockchain Transparency Works
    2. Blockchain Forensics Tools: Tracing Transactions and Linking Wallets to Subjects
    3. Common Concealment Tactics: Mixers, Peer-to-Peer Transfers, and Self-Custodial Wallets
    4. NFTs and Other Digital Assets: Identification, Valuation, and Enforceability
    5. Compelling Disclosure: Court Orders, Subpoenas to Exchanges, and Contempt Remedies

  4. Tracking the Digital Footprint: Social Media, Online Presence, and Metadata

    1. Mapping a Subject's Online Identity Across Platforms and Forums
    2. Geolocation Clues: Photos, Check-Ins, and Metadata Extraction
    3. Monitoring Ongoing Activity Without Violating Rules

  5. Tracing Traditional Assets: Financial Accounts, Property, and Tangible Holdings

    1. Bank Account Discovery: Subpoenas, Writs of Garnishment, and Financial Institution Searches
    2. Real Property: Land Records, Tax Assessor Data, Mortgage Searches, and Lien Priority
    3. Motor Vehicles, Boats, and Aircraft: Title and Registration Searches
    4. Business Interests: Corporate Records, UCC Filings, and Ownership Tracing
    5. Multi-Jurisdictional and Out-of-State Asset Searches
    6. Post-Judgment Discovery: Debtor Examinations, Third-Party Subpoenas, and Court Orders
    7. Connecting Asset Searches to Collections Strategy: Prioritizing What's Collectible

  6. Mastering Databases for People Searches

    1. The Investigator's Toolkit: TLOxp, LexisNexis Accurint, CLEAR, IDI Core, and More
    2. Public Records Deep Dive: Courts, Secretary of State, Licensing Boards, and Postal Service
    3. Employment Searches: Workers' Comp Portals, Wage Records, and Vendor Registries
    4. Deceased Databases, NCOA, and National Change of Address Resources
    5. Decoding Database Results: Aliases, Duplicate Names, and Outdated or Conflicting Data
    6. Hard-to-Find Subjects: Intentional Skips, Criminal History, and Multi-State Strategies

  7. Ethics in People and Asset Searches

    1. Competence and Technology: Ethical Duty to Understand the Tools You Deploy
    2. Supervising Investigators, Staff, and AI: When You're Responsible for Their Conduct
    3. Communicating With Represented Parties and Third Parties
    4. Confidentiality Duties to Clients and Third Parties
    5. Deception, Pretexting, and Social Media: Where Are the Ethical Boundaries?
    6. Metadata, Inadvertent Disclosure, and Handling Improperly Obtained Information

Who Should Attend

This legal guide is designed for attorneys. Accountants, collections professionals, legal investigators, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Lynda L Laing
Lynda L.
Laing
Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons
Stuart M Collis
Stuart M.
Collis
Collis, Griffor & Hendra PC
Wallace R Nichols
Wallace R.
Nichols
Asset Guidance Group, LLC
Speaker bio
Lynda L Laing

Lynda L. Laing

Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons
Lynda Laing

is a partner in the law firm of Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons in Providence, Rhode Island, where her practice concentrates in the areas of collections and litigation. Ms. Laing is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, Rhode Island and American bar associations, Commercial Law League of America, and American Bankruptcy Institute. She served as chairperson of the Bench Bar Committee for the Rhode Island Bar Association. Ms. Laing earned her A.B. degree from Albion College and her J.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University Law School.

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Stuart M Collis

Stuart M. Collis

Collis, Griffor & Hendra PC
Stuart Collis

is a senior partner with Collis, Griffor & Hendra PC. He practices in the areas of collections/creditor's rights, civil litigation, commercial litigation, family law, divorce, child custody, paternity, criminal law, driver's license restoration and DUI/OWI/drunk driving. Mr. Collis is a trained mediator and has extensive experience with case evaluation procedures. He has also served on a number of state and national organizations, including NABA, WCBA, MCBA, CLLA, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture's Companion Animal Committee. Mr. Collis has been published extensively, including several republications. He has created and presented numerous educational sessions for interested organizations. Mr. Collis earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from M. Cooley Law School.

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Wallace R Nichols

Wallace R. Nichols

Asset Guidance Group, LLC
Wallace Nichols

, Esq., MBA, JD, CFP®, is the founder and principal of Asset Guidance Group, LLC, a registered investment advisory firm based in Roswell, Georgia, established in January 2012. With over 30 years of legal practice since his first licensure in 1993, Mr. Nichols is an accomplished estate planning attorney licensed in the federal and state jurisdictions of Arizona, the District of Columbia, and Georgia, including bankruptcy courts. His practice focuses on estate planning and elder law, expertly integrating traditional finance with digital asset strategies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, to address client concerns like inflation, taxes, and potential Social Security reductions for those aged 55 and older. Holding an MBA from Texas Tech University, a J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico, and a B.S. degree from Angelo State University, Mr. Nichols also carries FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses and is registered as an investment advisor with the SEC and Georgia Secretary of State. As a financial and legal educator, he publishes market insights under "The Lighthouse" on assetguidancegroup.Substack.com, leveraging his extensive experience in macroeconomic trends, forex, and cryptocurrencies to empower a national clientele amid the Trump Administration's deregulatory landscape.

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