I call myself “Investigative Communications, LLC”.  It’s a fancy way of saying “investigative reporter for rent.” I’ll look stuff up, I’ll find stuff out, I’ll write it up if you want it. 

One of his early clients was an attorney representing someone who had gotten bilked in a real estate scam.  Rooting through public records on a case like that wasn’t far removed what he had been doing as a journalist for years.  Still, it isn’t the same.