Digital evidence. Clear answers.

Digital forensics built for modern investigations.

Independent digital forensic consulting and analysis for law enforcement, attorneys, municipalities, and organizations across Delaware, the Delmarva Peninsula, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Clear methods. Defensible findings. Practical support from a working investigator’s perspective.

Mobile & computer forensics
Civil & agency support
Training & consultation
Delaware · Maryland · Virginia · Pennsylvania · New Jersey
What we do

Forensic support where the evidence matters.

First State Forensics helps clients understand, preserve, analyze, and explain digital evidence using repeatable, defensible workflows.

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Law Enforcement Digital Forensics

Supplemental forensic support for agencies that need additional capability, independent review, complex artifact analysis, or help working through demanding digital-evidence issues.

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Civil Digital Forensics

Focused, court-ready digital forensic consulting for attorneys, businesses, municipalities, and civil matters involving phones, computers, cloud data, messaging, timelines, and other digital evidence.

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Accreditation & Compliance

Practical help organizing forensic-lab documentation, policies, proofs, workflows, quality controls, and assessment-readiness materials without turning compliance into a paperwork exercise.

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Training & Consultation

Investigator-focused instruction and consultation covering mobile, computer, cloud, OSINT, cybercrime, digital evidence, and modern investigative workflows.

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Chris Whitehouse, CFCE Founder · Digital Forensic Examiner
Founder-led. Practitioner-driven.

Technical expertise with an investigator’s perspective.

First State Forensics is built around a simple standard: digital evidence should be examined carefully, documented clearly, and explained in a way investigators, attorneys, and decision-makers can actually use.

With more than a decade of investigative experience and specialized work in digital forensics and cyber investigations, First State Forensics brings practical case experience to every engagement—not just software output.

  • Certified forensic examination
  • Mobile & computer evidence
  • Cyber & online investigations
  • Clear, defensible reporting
About First State Forensics

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