Barefoot Professional Investigations has over 35 years of experience conducting background checks.

Private individuals, businesses, and attorneys rely on Barefoot PI for thorough background checks. The goals are different in each case, but the tools at our disposal and the care with which we utilize them remains consistent.

In the same way that businesses and attorneys use background checks to evaluate individuals, they can be a best practice before marrying someone, finding child care for your kids, or when a friend or family member’s new significant other leaves you with an uneasy feeling. Background checks can uncover financial problems, a history of domestic abuse, a past criminal record, or even instances of infidelity which may lead to a further domestic investigation.

Employment law and the persistent threat of lawsuits often leaves past employers reluctant to give information on past employees beyond a simple verification of employment. What safeguards their best interests may not be in yours. If your employees have public-facing roles, you don’t want their social media profiles or an undisclosed history of questionable activity harming your business’s reputation. If your field is specialized, accurate educational history and up-to-date certifications are a must. If a potential hire will be handling high volumes of cash, or will have access to sensitive information, simply guessing that they’re trustworthy isn’t acceptable for your business or clients.

Similar concerns present themselves when you’re selling a business, entering a new partnership, or vetting a key vendor. Poor relationships with past clients, a history of bad decision making, misrepresentation of skills or educational background, or financial mismanagement doesn’t merely reflect badly on your potential counterpart’s business; it can impact yours as well.

Barefoot Professional Investigations works with you to minimize cost and focus resources where they are most needed to gain the highest quality results.

There are times that things must be done on the fly, and the professional judgment exercised by this firm has at times saved valuable information from being lost because of the passage of time or opportunity.

Background investigations that include criminal history, past judgements and property liens, bankruptcies, and other criminal or civil history have a number of benefits for attorneys. Whether you handle workmen's compensation cases, family law, corporate law, or any number of other fields, you can benefit from our expertise. We take care of investigative areas for which your practice may be ill-equipped, leaving your lawyers and paralegals free to concentrate on the core of your practice and maximize your hours, and can also assist in crucial witness preparation.

In civil suits, it is helpful to have someone pull court records throughout the country to see if there is a history of behavior.

When you get a background check at Barefoot PI, we will go over the following areas:

• Criminal History: We will run a criminal background check throughout the country to see if the person has a record.
• Education: A private background check will look into the educational attainments of the person in question. This determines whether their resume matches the check.
• Previous Employment History: This is particularly helpful for employment screenings because it can verify work history.
• Reference Checks: A potential employee’s character is sometimes only learned by talking to people who know them best - that’s where a reference check comes in.
• Sex Offender Registry: A national database search will indicate whether a person is a registered offender.
• Social Media: A background check may require the need to scour social media platforms for pertinent information such as general social behavior, beliefs, locations, relationships, or personality traits. People may have a whole different personality or demeanor on these platforms.
• Civil: Civil background checks list cases brought to court by the alleged victim or wronged party which may not appear in criminal checks.
• Property: The search package collects information about real assets, such as land, homes, automobiles, boats, aircraft, and businesses.

Background checks are a useful tool, but can be subject to misuse even by the best-intentioned people and businesses. When you are presented with the results of our work, we will advise you about our findings. Since background checks intersect with the law in many, unpredictable ways, the advice of legal counsel may be sought for your own protection. To get started on a secure and confidential consultation, fill out your details on the form below.