Focused on forensic document examination, this work draws on more than 20 years of experience in the discipline and more than 25 years of involvement in legal matters. Experience includes consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in state and federal proceedings, with technical evaluation applied to questioned documents, including issues involving suspected forgeries and disputed records in civil and criminal contexts.

The expert’s practice centers on document examination and related areas, including handwriting examination, signature verification, and fraudulent documents. Their work involves detailed comparison of handwriting characteristics, evaluation of questioned signatures, and examination of documents in matters involving suspected forgeries and questioned records. These analyses are applied in legal settings where questions arise regarding questioned documents, including proceedings in superior courts, federal courts, administrative law proceedings, and arbitration hearings.

Their professional experience includes forensic document examination within crime laboratory and law enforcement environments, as well as laboratory management and instruction in forensic science classes. The expert holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminology, with graduate research focused on forensic document examination, along with post-graduate doctoral studies in policy, planning, and administration. Specialized training includes forensic document examination training through the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy and annual proficiency testing and continuing education in the discipline.

Professional involvement includes participation in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, as well as committee participation connected to the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and the Scientific Work Group for Forensic Document Examination sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.