Mr. Robert Edward Capwell
St. Augustine, FL 32080
Office: 904-201-9688
Robert Capwell is a nationally recognized background check expert witness leveraging more than three decades of pre-employment background screening expertise and executive leadership experience. He is the founder and principal consultant of Capwell Consulting Group LLC, which provides employment screening expert witness and litigation support in the areas of employment screening litigation, background checks, criminal background check expertise, litigation support for background check cases, due diligence background screening litigation, and fraud prevention background screening, HR compliance investigations, medical device manufacturing quality and medical device regulatory compliance.
Mr. Capwell is widely recognized for his deep subject matter background check industry expertise in the employment screening field, Mr. Capwell specializes in providing his expertise as a background check expert witness involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), background check dispute resolution claims, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), workplace violence, an expert witness for negligent hiring cases, negligent supervision and retention cases. Robert has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) publications. His consulting experience includes government agencies, Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Robert 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). Mr. Capwell led the association’s globalization taskforce which developed the organizational and leadership structure for the association’s transformation to a global background screening association. He also served on the association’s inaugural Global Board of Directors as a distinguished member. Bob served on the Ethics and Accreditation Committee which developed the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP). Bob continues to lobby on behalf of the background screening industry to ensure accurate and open access to public records information to process consumer reports.
Robert is a workplace background check expert presenter to industry colleagues, recruiters, human resource professionals, and loss prevention practitioners both nationally and internationally. Bob was a contributing author of the “Pre-employment Background Screening Guidelines” published by American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) along with the “Trusted Information Provider Annex” guidelines published in 2015. Bob also served as a contributing author of the "Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standards" published by ASIS and SHRM in 2011 and served as a contributing author of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) “Security Awareness Standard” which was published in 2020.
- Employment
- Human Resources
- Mass Torts
- Negligent Hiring
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
- Workplace Violence
- Wrongful Termination
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Penn State University BS - Business Administration - Management
RIMS-CRMP Risk Management Professional - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Founding Member - National Association of Professional Background Screening
Past Chair, Board of Directors – National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS)
Past Member, Global Board of Directors – Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA)
Pennsylvania State University Behrend Campus – Council of Fellows
The Sam and Irene Black School of Business Advisory Board
RIMS Member - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Robert is a presenter to industry colleagues, recruiters, human resource professionals, and loss prevention practitioners both nationally and internationally. He has presented at state SHRM conferences, HR.com, PBSA, International Vetting and Screening Conference
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Once
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: BACKGROUND CHECKS
CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES
BACKGROUND SCREENING
CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS
FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA)
PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
ONGOING EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS
NEGLIGENT HIRING LITIGATION
NEGLIGENT RETENTION LITIGATION
NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION LITIGATION
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
EEOC
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND SCREENING ASSOCIATION
PBSA
CIVIL ACTION
BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
ELDER ABUSE
RISK MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEE SAFETY
BACKGROUND CHECK EXPERT WITNESS
EMPLOYMENT SCREENING EXPERT WITNESS - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Once
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 01/18/2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: None
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: None
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 2 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, Testimony, Report Writing
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: First session is free with a $5,000 retainer to review a case.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $550
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $650
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $650
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: $1,000 per day for onsite meetings and schedule holds
All travel expenses and mileage fees.
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