Bio

Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law, background check and employment screening expert and founder of Employment Screening Resources (www.ESRcheck.com), a national background screening company headquartered in California. ESR has been accredited by the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) by PBSA, a distinction held by a small number of screening firms. In December 2021, ESR was acquired by ClearStar and is now a service offering of ClearStar, and continues to operate with the same staff from the same facility with the additional advantages of being a member of the ClearStar family. In 2020, ESR was ranked as the number one enterprise level screening firm in the USA by the prestigious HRO Today rankings. He is the author of, “The Safe Hiring Manual--The Complete Guide to Employment Screening Background Checks for Employers, Recruiters, and Jobseekers.” (826 pages-Facts on Demand Press/3d edition January 2017), the first comprehensive book on employment screening. He is a consultant, writer, and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening and safe hiring issues. He has qualified and testified in the California, Florida and Arkansas Superior Courts as an expert witness. His speaking appearances have included numerous national and statewide conferences. See: http://www.esrcheck.com/Tools-Resources/Event-Calendar/Archives/index.php He is a former deputy District Attorney and criminal defense attorney and has taught criminal law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. His jury trials have included murder, death penalty and federal cases. He graduated UCLA with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and received a J.D. degree from the University of California at Davis, serving on the Law Review. He holds the highest attorney rating of A.V. in the national Martindale-Hubbell listing of American Attorneys. Mr. Rosen was the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) a professional trade organization for the screening industry and served as the first co-chairperson. It is now known as the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA). He was the 2019 recipient of the PBSA Lifetime Achievement award. Please note: Mr. Rosen does NOT provide legal services or legal advice. Specialties include: Background screening, HR, hiring, employment law, safe hiring, recruiting, employment screening, employee screening, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Second Chance movement, social media in hiring