Service area
Ottawa County Private Investigator
Investigative support across Ottawa County and the Grand Haven area.
Investigative practice
Private Investigation in Ottawa County
Ottawa County runs along the West Michigan lakeshore from Holland and Zeeland up through Hudsonville to the county seat at Grand Haven, and the courts there value evidence that was gathered cleanly and lawfully. Investigative support is offered to counsel, to claims organizations, to agencies and to businesses, and directly to private clients. I'm Eugene Butler, a licensed Michigan investigator working from a Flint base, and I take cases across the West Michigan lakeshore, Ottawa County included, planning the travel so it never costs you in care or discretion.
Civil litigation support and witness location are offered where a file depends on a person who has moved on without a forwarding address. Skip tracing is offered where someone has gone quiet on an obligation, and background investigation where a partner, tenant, or business contact has to be confirmed as who they say they are. Insurance and fraud investigation is offered to carriers, employers, and counsel where a reported loss warrants a documented second look.
Background investigation is also offered before money or trust changes hands, and asset searches when a spouse or a creditor suspects property is being kept out of sight. Offered directly to individuals: surveillance and domestic matters, handled quietly and reported factually. Nothing about the lakeshore distance changes how carefully a matter is handled; it changes how it is scheduled and priced. Call or text the Butler Investigations office at 810-513-0662 and describe what has to be established.
Offered in Ottawa County
Investigative Services in Ottawa County
Offered to counsel, claims organizations, agencies and businesses — and, separately, to private clients.
Civil Litigation Support
Timeline and scene documentation, records research, and service of process.
Criminal Defense Investigations
Independent investigation for defense counsel: witness location and interviews, scene work, and review of the existing record.
Witness Location & Interviews
Locating witnesses and taking their statements for civil and criminal matters.
Background Investigations
Criminal history, employment and education verification, and public records research on an individual.
Asset Searches
Real property, vehicles, business interests and other assets tied to a person or an entity.
Judgment Enforcement & Recovery
Locating debtors and the assets behind a civil judgment, for creditors and the attorneys acting for them.
FOIA & Public Records Research
Michigan FOIA and public-records work: drafting and filing requests, courthouse retrieval, and a plain reading of what comes back.
Insurance & Fraud Investigations
Surveillance and evidence collection where a claim shows signs of being inflated or fabricated.
Law Enforcement Pre-Employment Backgrounds
Candidate background investigation offered to Michigan law-enforcement agencies, with documented written reporting.
Frequently asked
Ottawa County Questions
Yes. Civil litigation support, witness location, and insurance and fraud investigation are offered across Ottawa County. The base is Flint, and there is no lakeshore branch office behind the name — what the distance changes is how a matter is scheduled and priced, never how carefully or quietly it is handled.
Coverage
Cities in Ottawa County and Bordering Counties
Confidential contact
Discuss a matter in Ottawa County
Describe the parties and what has to be established.
- By telephone
- 810-513-0662
- By text
- Text the office
- Office
- 1027 Church St
Flint, MI 48502
Call or text the Butler Investigations office for a discreet, no-obligation conversation about your matter.