Expert Witness Services

Agency Recruiting Standards, Compliance, and Practices

We provide expert witness services in matters involving agency recruiting standards, compliance obligations, and operational practices, including how recruiting firms and recruiters are expected to reasonably operate in today’s market.
Our opinions are grounded in more than three decades of direct experience as agency recruiters, firm owners, and industry leaders, combined with long-standing involvement in training, coaching, and shaping practical standards across the recruiting profession.

Tricia Tamkin

Co-Founder, Moore eSSentials
  • 30+ years in agency recruiting
  • Co-owner of an agency recruiting firm for 27 years
  • 15+ years training and coaching thousands of agency recruiters
  • Industry leader in recruiting standards, ethics, and best practices
  • Pioneer in AI adoption for recruiting professionals
  • Plaintiff in four recruiting-industry lawsuits, all resolved successfully
  • 8+ hours of recorded deposition testimony

Jason Thibeault

Co-Founder, Moore eSSentials
  • 30+ years in agency recruiting
  • Co-owner of an agency recruiting firm for 27 years
  • 15+ years training and coaching thousands of agency recruiters
  • Deep expertise in recruiting operations and firm management
  • Specialist in recruiting technology and automation workflows

Areas of Expertise

Our expert work is limited exclusively to agency recruiting, not general human resources or technology theory.

Areas of expertise include: 

  • Standards of care and accepted best practices for agency recruiters and recruiting firms
  • Recruiting firm operations, policies, and execution
  • Compliance obligations specific to agency recruiting
  • Recruiting business disputes, including contracts, fees, and client relationships
  • Recruiter decision-making and professional judgment
  • Operational failures, breakdowns in process, or lack of oversight
  • Use of AI and automation by recruiters, limited to human oversight, decision-making, and compliance considerations

We do not offer opinions outside of this defined scope.

Professional Foundation

Our authority is based on direct operational and industry experience.
  • Combined 60+ years in agency recruiting
  • Co-owners and operators of an agency recruiting firm for 27 years
  • More than 15 years coaching and training thousands of agency recruiters
  • Long-standing industry leadership focused on recruiting standards, ethics, and best practices
This experience informs a practical, real-world understanding of what competent agency recruiters and firms reasonably should know, implement, and oversee.

AI in Recruiting, Defined Narrowly

AI is addressed only as it relates to recruiter behavior and recruiting practice, not as a technical discipline.

Our opinions may include:

  • How recruiters adopt and rely on AI tools
  • Human oversight and accountability in AI-assisted recruiting
  • Policy gaps, misuse, or over-reliance on automation
  • Compliance risks arising from recruiter decision-making

We do not provide opinions on:

  • AI model design or engineering
  • Algorithm development or validation
  • Statistical performance or technical evaluation of AI systems

AI is treated strictly as a tool within recruiting practice.

Litigation and Deposition Experience

We have direct experience with litigation and adversarial scrutiny within the recruiting industry.
  • Combined 60+ years in agency recruiting
  • Participation in extended, recorded depositions exceeding eight hours
  • First-hand familiarity with discovery, testimony preparation, and examination

While we have not previously served as formally designated expert witnesses, we understand the rigor, structure, and demands of legal proceedings involving recruiting practices.

Relevant Litigation and Industry Matters

Our experience includes direct involvement in complex recruiting-industry disputes and matters involving recruiting firm operations, agreements, and professional conduct, including:
  • Plaintiff involvement in multiple recruiting-industry lawsuits involving agency practices and business disputes
  • Extended deposition testimony addressing recruiting operations, decision-making, and business practices
  • Advisory and evaluative work related to recruiting standards, compliance expectations, and operational failures across agency recruiting firms
Specific matter details may be provided to counsel upon request, subject to confidentiality obligations.

Engagement Scope

We are available to serve as either consulting experts or testifying experts, depending on the matter and fit.
We accept engagements for both plaintiff and defense.

Opinions are formed independently, based solely on facts, evidence, and established recruiting standards, and are not contingent on case outcome. 

We reserve the right to decline matters due to conflicts, scope misalignment, or other professional considerations.

Methodology

Opinions are formed using a disciplined, experience-based approach that includes:
  • Review of case-specific materials and documentation
  • Evaluation of recruiting practices against accepted industry standards
  • Analysis of policies, processes, and recruiter decision-making
  • Consideration of what a reasonably competent agency recruiter or firm would be expected to do under similar circumstances

We do not offer legal conclusions or opinions regarding liability, intent, or damages. 

Explicit Exclusions

We do not provide expert opinions related to:
  • In-house HR practices unrelated to agency recruiting
  • Psychological, clinical, or personality assessments
  • AI system design, engineering, or algorithm development
  • Legal determinations reserved for the court

Jurisdiction and Availability

We are available for matters involving agency recruiting practices across the United States and Canada, subject to jurisdictional requirements, conflicts review, and case fit.

Availability for deposition or testimony may depend on scheduling, jurisdictional rules, and the nature of the engagement. Availability is not guaranteed until an engagement is formally confirmed. 

Engagement Inquiries

Attorneys and legal teams may request availability through a brief intake process to assess scope, jurisdiction, and timing. Direct contact information is available following initial screening.

Important Notice

Content on this page is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
Availability is subject to conflict review and case fit.