Meet eTective
Dan Weiss, private detective
Dan Weiss is a private investigator licensed and bonded in the State of New Jersey. He founded Initial Investigations in 1985 and eTective operates as an affiliated company.
The legacy site records deep experience investigating Workers' Compensation accidents, third party inquiries, and insurance fraud, plus expert witness testimony in federal, state, and municipal courts.
Credentials noted by the legacy site
- Licensed and bonded New Jersey private investigator
- Founded Initial Investigations in 1985
- Expert witness experience in federal, state, and municipal courts
- Jewish War Veterans National Commander in 2002
- Decorated Vietnam veteran, including the Silver Star and Purple Heart
- Better Business Bureau member, A+ listed on the legacy site
Full-service investigative firm
Inquiry areas carried forward from the original site.
eTective and Initial Investigations welcome inquiries in several investigative areas. The list below preserves the concrete service categories from the legacy Meet eTective page.
- Automobile accidents
- Workers' Compensation
- Liability investigations
- Criminal law
- Identity theft investigations
- Finding missing persons
- Statewide criminal investigations
- Locating birth parents or children

How work is documented
Facts are assembled into records a client can review.
The legacy page describes investigations using statements, photographs, video, diagrams, records, surveillance, subpoenas, and search work.

New Jersey base, United States reach
Investigation methods and contact details.
- Sworn statements
- Photographs
- Videotapes
- Diagrams
- Police and medical records
- Surveillance
- Subpoenas
- Record searches
Start a confidential inquiry
1330 Laurel Ave, Suite 204, Sea Girt, New Jersey 08750
732-942-1950877-447-3274 (877-HIREAPI)dweiss@initialinvestigations.comFax 732-942-1976