A background investigation answers a specific question about a specific person or company. It is not a database printout. Records are gathered for a defined lawful purpose, verified against the right identity, and interpreted in context, with the limits of each source stated plainly.
Allen Morris Investigations conducts background research for attorneys, insurers, businesses, fiduciaries, and private clients throughout California and Arizona, under California Private Investigator License No. 27033.
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Scope is built around the decision you are trying to make, not sold as a fixed package.
A record that does not appear is not the same as a record that does not exist. The report says which situation applies, so you are never left guessing what a blank result means.
Background reports used to decide whether to hire, promote, reassign, or retain someone are consumer reports under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act. Those statutes carry their own disclosure, authorization, accuracy, and adverse action obligations.
This firm does not provide employment screening reports, and will refer you to a consumer reporting agency built to comply with those rules. A workplace investigation into suspected misconduct is a different matter entirely and is handled through the workplace investigations practice.
A written report stating the question presented, the sources examined, what was found, what could not be found and why, and how much confidence each finding supports. Exhibits are labeled, dated, and referenced in the text.
Reports are written to be handed directly to counsel, a carrier, a court, or a board without being rewritten first.
An online service returns whatever sits in a database, including stale records, mismatched identities, and entries belonging to someone else with a similar name. A background investigation verifies identity first, works from primary sources, and explains what the findings actually mean.
No. What is required is a lawful purpose for the research, not a lawyer.
A focused records search often resolves within several business days. Multi party research and out of state records take longer. A timeline is provided in writing before the work begins.
Yes. Consultations are confidential and the existence of an engagement is not disclosed to third parties.
Describe the situation and you will receive a direct assessment of whether background research will answer your question, what it would involve, and what it would cost. If the answer is that you do not need an investigator, you will be told that.
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