J. Soukup & Co., Inc. was established in 1966 in Brookfield, Illinois. Founder Joseph Soukup, a former Casualty Claims Manager of Home Insurance Co., recognized the value of quality outside/field adjusters and opened his first office to investigate claims on behalf of insurers and defense law firms.

J. Soukup & Co., Inc. has been located in Hinsdale, Illinois, a near western suburb of Chicago, since 1978. Our investigators/adjusters are well-versed in all lines of liability investigations, including Automobile, General & Premises Liability, Products, Garagekeepers Liability, and Liquor Liability & Dram Shop.

Workers' Compensation claim investigations are regularly performed by our staff for compensibility and subrogation evaluation purposes.

Our Adjusting Services include obtaining recorded statements, inspecting/photographing accident scenes, locating/statementizing witnesses, skip tracing and settlement negotiations. We obtain official documents such as police reports/court records and routinely serve subpoenas and summons/complaints. Our staff investigates claims within a 100 mile radius of the Chicago area, including Northwest Indiana and Southeast Wisconsin.

We are a licensed Private Detective Agency in Illinois and Wisconsin. Our Surveillance Services coverage range is the entire state of Illinois and the Southern half of Wisconsin. Our surveillance investigators are employees of J. Soukup & Co. and not independent contractors.

Our Fire Loss Consulting Services include fire scene cause & origin investigations, fire scene reconstruction, and the evaluation of the safe design and application of industrial and consumer products. We specialize in product safety, machine safeguarding, warning application and effectiveness, and safety & fire standards, codes and regulations.

Please be aware that in order to legally investigate fire losses or conduct surveillance in the State of Illinois, an individual must be employed by a licensed Illinois Private Detective Agency, like J. Soukup & Co., Inc. Please click here for more information regarding this statute/law:

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