About Shield Balance

Shield Balance, a fully insured and bonded private investigation firm, operates with unwavering commitment to Confidentiality, Professionalism, and Integrity. We are compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Utah Labor & Employment laws, ensuring ethical and legal practices in all our investigations.

Our comprehensive services include: Asset Recovery, Business Partner Background Checks, Cold Cases, Compliance & Product Testing, Criminal & Domestic Case Consultation, Death investigations, Employment Background Checks, Government or Business Liaising, Internal Investigations of Misconduct, Locating Persons of Interest, Missing Persons, Motor Vehicle Reports and Validity, Officer Involved Excessive Force, Personal Injury Investigations, Persons of Interest Interviews, Promotional or Executive Background Checks, Remote Employee Investigations, Secret Shopping, Undercover Business Investigations, Workman’s Compensation Cases, Workplace Threats.

While we don't offer legal advice or replace law enforcement, our services are designed to uphold the highest standards, always doing the right thing for our clients. We highly recommend consulting with your counsel to determine how our trusted and reliable investigative expertise can benefit your specific situation.

Founder

Ellis Maxwell holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Columbia College, (2016). He has extensive experience in investigating and managing an array of investigations for over 28 years. He retired as a police detective in Jan-2016, with over twenty years in law enforcement for Utah’s second largest municipal law enforcement agency, West Valley City Police.

An advocate for those needing support, direction and advancing forward is one thing Ellis has promoted and selflessly made himself available for over his lifetime. He understands some people simply need a little help!

Shield Balance Investigations was formed in March-2017, and is a private investigation agency, licensed under the State of Utah.