Court-Ready Private Investigations for Attorneys, Businesses, and High-Stakes Matters
Royal Palm Investigations provides licensed investigative support for law firms, businesses, executives, and select private clients across Bradenton, Sarasota, Southwest Florida, and statewide. We handle asset investigations, litigation support, criminal defense matters, surveillance, witness development, and other sensitive assignments where discretion, precision, and credibility matter.
We are retained for matters involving litigation exposure, asset recovery, due diligence, surveillance, witness development, digital evidence, and other sensitive assignments where facts need to be usable, defensible, and developed with discretion.
Our work is built for legal strategy, business risk management, and private matters where weak facts, loose reporting, or unnecessary exposure can create real consequences.
Based in Bradenton. Serving attorneys, businesses, and private clients throughout Florida.
Investigative work built for matters where weak facts are not an option
When legal strategy depends on what can be found, verified, documented, and defended, Royal Palm Investigations delivers investigative support built for scrutiny. We work with attorneys, businesses, and select private clients on matters involving hidden assets, witness location, background issues, surveillance, digital evidence, and complex defense investigations.
Our role is straightforward: develop usable facts, reduce uncertainty, and give clients a clearer position from which to act. Attorneys seeking deeper support can review our resources for attorneys.
Investigative support for clients with serious stakes
Royal Palm Investigations serves attorneys, businesses, executives, and select private clients who need reliable facts, strategic discretion, and reporting that can stand up to scrutiny.
Attorneys & law firms
Litigation support, witness work, asset investigations, surveillance, digital evidence development, and case-driven investigative strategy for civil and criminal matters.
Businesses & executives
Due diligence, internal fact development, reputation-sensitive investigations, fraud-related matters, and discreet support where business risk and exposure must be managed carefully.
High-profile & private clients
Sensitive personal, financial, and reputational matters requiring confidential handling, strategic judgment, and precise investigative execution.
Bradenton-based, statewide reach
Based in Bradenton and serving clients throughout Florida, with the ability to support matters that extend beyond the state when the case requires broader reach.
Focused investigative services for legal, business, and private clients
Royal Palm Investigations provides strategic, court-ready investigative support for matters involving litigation, asset recovery, due diligence, surveillance, and high-stakes private concerns.
Asset Investigations
Locate property, business interests, financial indicators, litigation history, and other actionable intelligence relevant to judgment enforcement, due diligence, and legal recovery strategy.
Explore asset investigations →Litigation Support
Support for law firms and legal teams through records research, witness work, case development, field investigation, and organized reporting tailored to litigation needs.
View litigation support →Background Investigations
Deeper investigative due diligence for attorneys, companies, and private clients who need more than a routine database check.
Learn more →Criminal Defense Investigations
Strategic investigative support in complex criminal matters, including witness development, conspiracy allegations, wiretap-related issues, and RICO-related cases.
Available for attorney matters statewideSurveillance
Professionally conducted surveillance for civil litigation, criminal matters, insurance issues, employee misconduct, and sensitive private concerns.
View surveillance services →Witness Location & Statements
Locate difficult witnesses, conduct field inquiries, and obtain statements that support case preparation, litigation strategy, and defense development.
See attorney-focused support →Additional capabilities may include social media and OSINT research, digital evidence analysis, call detail record analysis, and reputation-sensitive investigative support depending on the matter. Learn more about the firm or review our attorney resources.
Trusted in matters where the facts must hold up
Serious investigative judgment
Our work is informed by decades of investigative experience, including law enforcement and complex case development where detail, patience, and legal awareness were non-negotiable.
Discretion under pressure
We regularly handle matters involving reputational risk, sensitive allegations, public-facing individuals, and legal strategy that cannot tolerate unnecessary exposure.
Reporting built to be used
Clients receive clear, organized findings designed to support decision-making, case analysis, and next-step planning.
Florida reach with local knowledge
Based in Bradenton and serving clients throughout Florida, we combine statewide capability with practical field familiarity in the jurisdictions where cases actually move.
A disciplined process for matters where details matter
Whether the matter involves litigation, asset recovery, due diligence, surveillance, or a sensitive private concern, every case begins with a clear objective and a strategy built around useful results. The first step is a confidential consultation.
Confidential case review
We begin by understanding the matter, the objective, the urgency, and whether an investigation is the right fit for the issue at hand.
Investigative strategy
Once the objective is clear, we define a focused path forward, whether that involves asset work, witness development, records analysis, surveillance, background investigation, or digital research.
Fieldwork and fact development
We conduct the investigation with discretion, legal awareness, and a constant focus on developing accurate, relevant, and usable information.
Clear findings and next steps
Clients receive organized reporting, supporting documentation, and findings structured to assist legal, business, or private decision-making.
Trusted in matters that require both precision and restraint
Royal Palm Investigations has supported attorneys, business professionals, and private clients in matters involving litigation exposure, asset concerns, criminal allegations, reputational sensitivity, and complex fact patterns.
When the stakes are high, clients need more than activity. They need judgment, discipline, and facts they can use.
Trusted by attorneys and clients who expect results
“Chris Rizzi is one of the most talented and dedicated investigators I’ve ever worked with. His investigative skills, work ethic, and commitment to justice are second to none. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a discreet, results-driven private investigator in Florida.”
Nixon Peabody LLP, Former District Attorney, Suffolk County, NY
“Working with Royal Palm Investigations has been a game-changer for my cases.”
“Chris and his team are detail oriented, focused on the client’s overall objective, and efficient.”
“The classiest and well-informed PI company, ever.”
Frequently asked questions
What types of matters do you handle?
We assist with asset investigations, litigation support, background investigations, criminal defense investigations, surveillance, witness location, digital research, and other sensitive fact-development matters depending on the case.
Can you support attorneys preparing for trial?
Yes. We regularly assist with records research, witness location, statements, surveillance, and investigative development intended to support legal strategy and trial preparation. You can also review our resources for attorneys.
Do you work with private clients as well as law firms?
Yes. We work with attorneys, businesses, and private clients, especially in matters involving discretion, reputational sensitivity, and the need for well-documented facts.
Do you work throughout Florida?
Yes. Royal Palm Investigations is based in Bradenton and serves clients throughout Florida. Learn more on our about page.
How do I get started?
The first step is a confidential case review so we can understand the matter, the objective, and whether the investigation is the right fit.
Start with a confidential case review
If you need investigative support for litigation, asset recovery, witness development, surveillance, background matters, or another sensitive issue, Royal Palm Investigations can help you assess the facts and define the next move.
13118 SR-64 E, Suite 301, Bradenton, FL 34212
(941) 773-2466
Florida Agency #A3300070
About the firm