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# Richard J. Weston

*Richard J. Weston is the founder and principal of*Weston Intelligence*, a plaintiff-exclusive forensic consulting practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that audits defense surveillance packages as non-testifying consulting work product under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4)(D). He holds Florida private investigator (Class C) and private investigative agency (Class A) licenses, and he is an industry-designated Fraud Claim Law Specialist (FCLS). He spent three decades in carrier-side claims fraud investigation specializing in sub rosa surveillance operations. He can be reached at westonintel.com.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [Sub rosa surveillance: The cheapest witness in the room](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/sub-rosa-surveillance-the-cheapest-witness-in-the-room "Sub rosa surveillance: The cheapest witness in the room")

How defense surveillance gets bought, who actually produces it, and why plaintiffs must stop taking the package at face value

[Richard J. Weston](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/richard-j-weston "Richard J. Weston")

[2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august)