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Today the need for my services
most often arises when there is a challenge to the authenticity of a signature on a will, deed, check, or other instrument. Over the last
forty-six years, I have investigated countless documents in order to authentic signatures, establish authorship, or
investigate some other aspect of handwriting. In conjunction with that in many instances I am also asked to develop, compare, and/or interpret latent fingerprint placement on a document to determine who handled it and how. In the last thirty months I have testified many times at criminal and civil trials in connection with forensic matters involving forgery, authorship of writings, and authenticity of signatures. But, while testifying in court is important, it is only the tip of the iceberg, I have undertaken several hundred handwriting investigations where the issues
get resolved without testimony. In some cases the results may not serve the client's interest
and they fall by the wayside. It is not unusual to attend court after twenty, thirty, or even fifty hours of document examination and trial preparation only to have the adverse party litigant capitulate upon viewing my very powerful evidentiary exhibits and
evaluating my professional demeanor. Out of the many document investigations I have conducted over the last two years,
it was necessary to testify in only
eight, but all of those were resolved in favor
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LITIGATED CASES
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March 6, 2002 -
On behalf of defendant in re: Comm. v. Grace Oliver.
Jury Trial. Bristol County District Court, New Bedford, MA. J., Bernadette Sabra,
presiding. Defense Attorney:
Samuel Sutter of Fall River, MA. Issue:
Forgery.
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June 28, 2002 -
On behalf of plaintiff in re: Gomes v. Gomes, at the Plymouth County District Court in Brockton, MA. Plaintiff Attorney:
Robert L. Perry of Wareham MA. Issue:
Forgery.
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July 21, 2002 -
On behalf of defendant in re:
Comm. v. Gregory Dame at Hampden County District Court, Chicopee, MA. Defense Attorney:
Timothy Mannion of Springfield, MA. Issue:
Threat mail, Authorship
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September 5, 2002
- On behalf of
defendant in re: arbitration hearing between the
Teamsters Union v.
George Weston Bakeries Inc. formerly
Best Foods Baking Company Woburn, MA.
Arbitrator: Michael F. Walsh. Defense Attorney:
Les Berkleheimer of White Plains, NY. Issue:
Threat mail, Authorship
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February 18, 2004
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behalf of defendant in re: Comm. v. Marco Souza, at a Probation Surrender Hearing at the Bristol County District Court at New Bedford; J., Don Carpenter, presiding.
Colleen Tynan, of New Bedford, MA., Defense Attorney. Issue:
Threat mail, Authorship
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February 26, 2004
- On behalf of Plaintiff in re:
Stutz v. Lawson. Plymouth County Probate Court, J., Michael Livingstone, presiding. Plaintiff Attorney: John Studley of Middleboro, MA. Issue:
Forgery; Signature Authentication
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May 21, 2004
- On behalf of Plaintiff in
re: the Estate of Vitas J. Kurapka. Suffolk County, Evidentiary Hearing. Master: Ira Nagel, Esq., presiding. Plaintiff Attorney: Terri Madden of Weymouth, MA. Issue:
Forgery; Signature Authentication
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January 11, 2006
- On behalf of Plaintiff in
re:
The New England Search
Group, Inc. v. Andrea Libeskind Costello
and Beclyn Group, LLC. Evidentiary Hearing.
Suffolk Superior Court,
J., Stephen E.
Neel, presiding. Plaintiff Attorney:
Ira H. Grolman of Boston, MA. Issue:
Signature Authentication
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RESOLVED WITHOUT
MY TESTIMONY
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August 5, 2003 -
On behalf of defendant in re:
Comm. vs.
A Juvenile at Bristol County Juvenile Court at New Bedford, J., Betina Borders, presiding. Defense Attorney:
Kellie A. Martin of New Bedford, MA. Issue:
Forged
Signature.
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September 21, 2003 -
On behalf of defendant in re:
State v. Cerce, held at the Traffic Court of Appeals, Providence, Rhode Island. Defense Attorney: Al Romano of Providence, R.I. Issue:
Signature Authentication.
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April 19, 2004 -
On behalf of defendant in re:
State v. Sapienza, held at Rockingham County Superior Court, Brentwood, N. H. Defense Attorneys: Robert Minasian & Michael Ryan of Lawrence, MA. Issue:
Forged
Signature.
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May 1, 2004
- On behalf of Plaintiff in
re: the Estate of Zanos Zabawa. Plaintiff Attorney:
Mitchell T. Allen , Springfield, MA . Issue:
Signature Authentication.
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July 6, 2004
- On behalf of Defendant in re: Herivaux v. Doisilien. Defense Attorney:
Tony Blaize, Boston, MA. Issue:
Signature Authentication.
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July 21, 2004
- On behalf of Defendant in
re: DiSangro v. Riley. Defense Attorney:
John Ferris Dow, Wellesley, MA. Issue:
Forged
Signature.
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April 8, 2005
- On behalf of Defendant. Defense Attorney:
John F. Welch, Plymouth, MA. Issue:
Threat note, Authorship. |
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May 30, 2005
- On behalf of Defendant. Defense Attorney:
Rodney Schonland, Plymouth, MA. Issue:
Threat note, Authorship. |
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September 19, 2005
- On behalf of Defendant. Defense Attorney:
David E. Marr, Natick, MA. Issue:
Forged
Signature.
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December 14, 2005 -
On behalf of Sandwich Police
Dept., re: Comm. v.
Juvenile. Issue:
Authenticate Victim
writing. |
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March 6, 2006
- On behalf of Plaintiff Tommy
Montgomery, Executor, et al vs. Jessie
Jackson, et al, Pltf. Attorney:
Donald McNamee, Winchester, MA. Defense
Attorney: Bruce Falby, Boston, MA et al. Issue:
Forged
Signature.
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July 26, 2006
- On behalf of Plaintiff.
Solimine v. Solimine,
Steven Roberts, Wellesley Hills, MA. Issue:
Forged
Signature.
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March 7, 2007
- On behalf of
Defendant in
(Name withheld; case
dismissed.). Defense
Attorney
Kirk Highfield,
Yarmouthport, MA. In re: Disputed
Contract Signature. |
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April 4, 2007
- On behalf of Defendant
(Name withheld; case dismissed). Defense Attorney:
Rodney Schonland, Plymouth, MA. Issue:
Forgery. |
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July 10, 2007
- On behalf of
Petitioner in re: Pincus v. Pincus. Petitioner's Attorney:
Michael Flores, Dennis, MA. Issue:
Forgery. |
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