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How to be Great at Deposition and Testimony
One of the key skills of a forensic document examiner is giving a deposition and testimony. As part of the school program, you will have lots of practice before you have to give a real testimony in front of a real judge. The important thing here to understand is this: you are often going to […]
Today in Court – Diary of a Document Examiner’s Court Testimony
What is the typical testimony of a forensic document examiner? Continue reading
Changes to Rule 26 Bring Praise – Albeit Faint
On Dec. 1, 2010, a major change took effect in the federal rule governing expert witness reports, giving draft reports the protection of the work-product doctrine and exempting them from mandatory disclosure. At the time, attorneys and experts hailed the change as a long-overdue step that would reduce both the cost and contentiousness of litigation. […]
Facebook, Zuckerberg open fire on Ceglia: Emails forged by ‘professional con artist’
Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the gloves off in its defense against Paul Ceglia, a man that argues he owns half of the company over a 2003 contract. The filing aims to expedite a discovery process that includes producing the original emails Zuckerberg allegedly signed, native digital copies of those documents and Ceglia’s computers. […]
Do elections really get rigged in America through Forged Petitions?
If you thought the recent George Clooney movie “Ides of March” made the political process seem a bit less than “ethical”… you should read about the reality of forged ballots in Indiana. The signatures of dozens, if not hundreds, of northern Indiana residents were faked on petitions used to place presidential candidates on the state […]
Allegations of faked will, crumbling finances dog prominent Mobile lawyer
MOBILE, Ala. — The death last year of colorful Mobile County lawyer Joseph Brunson touched off a legal fight that has included accusations that another prominent local attorney helped create a phony will. In a little more than a month, Mobile lawyer Richard Horne was repudiated by a jury reviewing the will; was hit with a $159,000 […]
Forgery bedevils the Kerouac estate
A forged will sends Jack Kerouac scholars, fans, collectors, literary executors, and lawyers on the warpath. When Jack Kerouac died, wallowing in alcohol and obscurity, the bank estimated his estate’s value at $91. He left everything to his mother, and when she died, she left it to Kerouac’s third wife, Stella Sampas—or so everyone believed. A […]
Radio Interview about Mortgage Crisis And Handwriting Experts
The U.S. real estate market is in a downward spiral of foreclosures, fraud and government bailouts. This is affecting economies across the world, and it’s affecting individuals in the business of forensic document examination. How it affects us is the topic of today’s interview. Today I interviewed a man named Steve Vondren, who is an attorney […]