Background Check Expert Witness Robert Capwell

Background Check and Negligent Hiring Expert

Robert Capwell, RIMS-CRMP, is a Background Screening and Background Check litigation expert witness leveraging more than 30 years of employment screening executive leadership experience. He is the founder and principal consultant of Capwell Consulting Group LLC, which provides litigation support and expert testimony in the areas of employment screening, HR compliance investigations, and FCRA related cases.

Litigation Support: Mr. Capwell provides expert witness services as a background check expert on behalf of Consumer Reporting Agencies, employers, consumers, and attorneys representing plaintiff and defense. His services include thorough reporting, depositions, and trial testimony as needed. His testimony and consulting experience includes government agencies, Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Mr. Capwell is a Founding Member and Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) which is now the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). He led the association's globalization taskforce which developed the organizational and leadership structure for the association's transformation to a global association. He also served on the association's inaugural Global Board of Directors as a distinguished member. Mr. Capwell served on the Ethics and Accreditation Committee which developed the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP).

Mr. Capwell has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) publications. He also served as a contributing author of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) “Security Awareness Standard” which was published in 2020. He is a presenter to industry colleagues, recruiters, human resource professionals, and loss prevention practitioners both nationally and internationally.