About Our Research Company

Taylor Research Group (TRG) is a litigation and environmental research company with extensive experience in providing historical, investigative, and analytical research services and support to environmental, legal, and business clients. Founded in 2006 as Taylor & Hammel LLC, TRG takes pride in our research and analysis and strives to cultivate strong relationships with our clients. We also value our employees' individual and collective talents and abilities. Together, we aim to be the research company of choice when it comes to understanding complex environmental, legal, and historical issues.

Since our founding, we’ve had the privilege of working on over a thousand different research projects on behalf of over 290 individual clients, including leading national law and environmental engineering firms, Fortune 500 companies, and the U.S. Department of Justice, involving records from all 50 states plus Guam and Puerto Rico.

Our Mission

  • To provide clients with exceptional environmental, historical and legal records research and analytical support.

  • To offer the most cost-effective and efficient services.

  • To operate with absolute honesty and integrity and uphold the highest standards of environmental, legal and historical records research.

Our TEAM

  • We are researchers with a diverse array of backgrounds, who leverage our combined experience to provide outstanding research and analysis.

  • We have decades of experience and unsurpassed knowledge of archival repositories, libraries, and records collections at the federal, state, and local levels nationwide.

  • We are committed to being unbiased and objective fact-finders, with research and analysis focused on enabling our clients to make the most informed decisions possible.

Our VALUES

  • We are committed to the historian’s role as an objective fact-finder and aim to give our clients the most complete and thoroughly researched set of information possible.

  • We are deeply passionate about our work and intent on providing exceptional, high-quality services and work products that meet the unique needs of our diverse array of clients.

  • We are respectful of all and embrace a culture of equal opportunity, workplace safety, and positivity, where our valued team members have every possibility to grow, lead, and excel.

Accolades

"Taylor Research Group has provided me and my firm with top-notch historical research on a variety of environmental projects. [They] have repeatedly demonstrated the ability to plumb the depths of public and private records repositories to piece together arcane and complex histories. They consistently are able to distill reams of information in concise and easy-to-use reports, making the information both useful and accessible. I value my professional relationship with Taylor Research Group and am grateful for their excellent work on behalf of me and my clients.” - Law Firm

"Thanks for being so professional, prompt and organized." - Law Firm

"Thank you for the great work and professionalism." - Law Firm

"I am confident that without your having found and provided the transcript, we never would have known of the extent of the effort Oklahoma went to in order to use Texas demand for water to justify its reservoir projects. Thank you very much." – Law Firm

"The deck logs that you found for me were very useful in substantiating my claim for the Veterans, without which I don't know where I would have gotten needed information. You and your staff did a great job and I thank you all very much." – Private Client

Everything you have provided us this morning is invaluable….The information you’re finding is a game changer for us.” – Law Firm

"Taylor Research Group has always provided professional customer service and a high quality end result. Additionally, each time they are tasked with a search, we’re provided with options that best fit our budget.” - Law Firm

"The Sierra Club hired TRG in 2014 to research and compile ten years’ worth of data on fossil fuels-related disasters across the United States. We used the data to populate an interactive map showing the breadth of disasters and their impact on communities. TRG provided high quality data and were a great pleasure to work with throughout the process.” - Environmental Organization

“Our surveying firm has used Taylor Research Group to research the National Archives for railroad maps for the last 4 years. The TRG team has been great to work with and saved us a lot of time.” - Law Firm

Taylor Research Group has provided our firm with outstanding research results over the past decade. They often provide research options that we would not have thought of. Their expertise is priceless. We look forward to working with them for another decade — or more.” — Law Firm

“It was a sincere pleasure to work with your team. Those I worked with were extremely knowledgeable and super patient with someone who was trying to get more experience performing historical research. I greatly appreciated the opportunity to observe and learn.” - Fortune 500 Company

Everything you have provided us this morning is invaluable….The information you’re finding is a game changer for us.” – Law Firm

Kelley & Ferraro, LLP has been working with TRG for ten years, during which time we have been provided prompt and detailed research to assist our clients, fair pricing, and great customer service. Our office looks forward to a continued working relationship with TRG.” - Law Firm

"I highly recommend Taylor Research Group to any military vet needing record searches for proof of incident or documentation regarding disability claims. The communication between us was compassionate, and the records were produced in a timely fashion. It can be quite costly to research some records, but Taylor Research Group recognized my military sacrifices and produced what I needed for much less than I expected, and I thank them sincerely." - Veteran