Verification standard
Verification is a documented status—not a vague promise.
The same generic check cannot support every profession. LA Trusted Professionals is designed to show the source, scope, date, and limits behind every visible status.
Five status levels
Profiles move from claimed to identity-checked, credential-checked, standards-complete, and maintained only when the required evidence supports that progression.
- Paid relationship disclosed
- Identity checked
- Credential checked
- Trusted status approved
- Status maintained
Sources depend on the category
State licensing boards, bar directories, IRS records, SEC or FINRA systems, NPI, architecture and engineering boards, firm records, insurance disclosures, and references are used only when they fit the profession.
Corrections and renewal
Profiles need an update channel, dated source record, renewal interval, status expiration, suspension path, and revocation policy.
What verification does not mean
It does not prove superiority, guarantee an outcome, replace direct diligence, endorse advice, or create a professional-client or clinician-patient relationship.