Barefoot Professional Investigations

Barefoot Professional Investigations handles complex cases for attorneys, businesses, and individuals. Our services include surveillance, background checks, and evidence collection. We prioritize discretion and ethical practices to ensure court-ready results.

Our discreet surveillance operations use advanced technology to monitor individuals for infidelity, child custody, or corporate investigations. We provide detailed video and GPS reports for legal proceedings.

We recover and preserve digital evidence from computers, phones, and social media. Our certified examiners use forensic tools to uncover deleted data for civil and criminal cases.

Our investigators conduct thorough witness interviews to gather critical information. We assist attorneys with trial preparation, ensuring accurate and legally obtained testimony.

We perform comprehensive background checks for employment, legal, or personal purposes. Our screenings include criminal history, education verification, and social media analysis to ensure accuracy.

Jan Barefoot founded Barefoot Professional Investigations in 1986. With over 35 years of experience, she specializes in ethical investigations and has worked on 200+ murder cases and 3,000+ domestic cases.

Chris Foreman joined Barefoot in 2021 as President. He brings 10 years of consulting experience from Accenture and PwC, focusing on operational growth and client service excellence.

We offer surveillance, digital forensics, witness interviews, background checks, and debugging services for attorneys, businesses, and individuals.

We have been serving clients across the Carolinas for over 35 years, founded in 1986.

Yes, we specialize in corporate personnel risk, non-compete violations, and fraud investigations using advanced surveillance and digital forensics.

Yes, our team consists of licensed and credentialed investigators with expertise in private investigations and digital forensics.

Yes, we offer private background checks for marriage, childcare, or personal safety concerns, including criminal history and social media analysis.

We primarily serve Charlotte, NC, and Columbia, SC, with clients throughout the Carolinas and beyond.

I retired from a 21-year career with the United States Secret Service (USSS) as the U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge of the National Threat Assessment Center and for the last 14 years have led Workforce Risk Management practices for clients dealing with suspended and terminated employees. For the last several years, Jan Barefoot and her team has provided outstanding insight, advice and surveillance to help me assess a subject's potential for committing an act of targeted violence. Based on the result of Barefoot's work, I am able to develop recommended actions, specifically tailored to the needs of the client and their particular situation and concerns. Barefoot's information always proves invaluable to our clients and more importantly, the analysis prevents violence from occurring and possibly even save lives. Jan and her team are excellent client facers with an acute attention to operational relevance. I am always relieved when I need resources in their geographical area as I know I will be in good hands with professionalism and attention to detail!

Jan and her team are the BEST in the biz! As a family law attorney, Jan has been my "go to" investigator for years. I know I can always count on her to be responsive and to gather the sensitive information I need to protect my clients.

Highly recommend Barefoot Professional Investigations. Tim is very prompt and always comes through with what I need. I've been using them for years and it has always been a great experience.

I have been working with Barefoot Professional Investigations for over 20 years and they have always been responsive and professional. I know that I can rely on them to get my legal papers served in a timely manner. I would definitely recommend Barefoot Professional Investigations for all your service and investigative needs.

Barefoot PI is the best in their field! They are professional, quick to respond and efficiently perform all work. They are always our first choice when we need service of documents or surveillance. I have used their services since they began their business. They have always done an excellent job. They are simply the very best!