Defensive Strategies Investigative Group

Ben Whitehurst is a licensed North Carolina Private Investigator and founder of Defensive Strategies Investigative Group, a senior-led boutique style investigative firm based in Wake Forest serving criminal defense attorneys, State offices, and private citizens throughout North Carolina. He is a former Law Enforcement Detective, a Global Security Director for a Fortune 100 Corporation, and has been a licensed private investigator since 2008. Ben brings a disciplined, case-driven approach built on investigative precision, discretion, and courtroom awareness.

Through Defensive Strategies Investigative Group, the team focuses on delivering high-quality investigative support for Capital defense cases, serious felony cases, State IDS and juvenile cases as well as privately retained attorneys. Our clients are attorneys and private citizens who need experienced investigative resources they can trust with sensitive, high-stakes matters.