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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 fifty years, I have
investigated countless documents in
order to authenticate handwriting and/
or signatures, establish authorship, or
investigate some other aspect of
handwriting. In the last six years I
have testified many times in civil and
criminal trials in connection with
various forensic issues including
forgery, authorship of writings, and
authenticity of signatures. But, while
testifying in court is important, it is
only the tip of the iceberg, Since I
have been involved in forensic
fingerprint and handwriting disciplines,
I have undertaken hundreds of cases that
were resolved without my actual
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
persuasive evidentiary exhibits and
evaluating my professional demeanor. Out
of the many document investigations I
have conducted over the last several
years, only nine went to trial and all
of those were resolved in favor of my
client.
LITIGATED CASES
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.
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.
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
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
February 18, 2004
- On 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
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
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
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.
November 6, 2008
- On behalf of Plaintiff in re:
Christopher v. McNamee, Jury trial.
Wareham District Court, J., Richard
Merrick, presiding. Plaintiff Attorney:
James R. McMahon, III, Buzzards Bay, MA.
Issue: Signature Authentication.
RESOLVED WITHOUT
TESTIMONY
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.
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.
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.
May 1, 2004 - On
behalf of Plaintiff in re: the Estate of
Zanos Zabawa. Plaintiff Attorney:
Mitchell T. Allen , Springfield, MA .
Issue: Signature Authentication.
July 6, 2004 - On
behalf of Defendant in re: Herivaux v.
Doisilien. Defense Attorney: Tony Blaize,
Boston, MA. Issue: Signature
Authentication.
July 21, 2004 -
On behalf of Defendant in re: DiSangro
v. Riley. Defense Attorney: John Ferris
Dow, Wellesley, MA. Issue: Forged
Signature.
April 8, 2005 -
On behalf of Defendant. Defense
Attorney: John F. Welch, Plymouth, MA.
Issue: Threat note, Authorship.
May 30, 2005 - On
behalf of Defendant. Defense Attorney:
Rodney Schonland, Plymouth, MA. Issue:
Threat note, Authorship.
September 19, 2005
- On behalf of Defendant. Defense
Attorney: David E. Marr, Natick, MA.
Issue: Forged Signature.
December 14, 2005
- On behalf of Sandwich Police Dept.,
re: Comm. v. Juvenile. Issue:
Authenticate Victim writing.
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.
July 26, 2006 -
On behalf of Plaintiff. Solimine v.
Solimine, Steven Roberts, Wellesley
Hills, MA. Issue: Forged Signature.
March 7, 2007 -
On behalf of Defendant (Name withheld;
case dismissed.). Defense Attorney Kirk
Highfield, Yarmouthport, MA. In re:
Disputed Contract Signature.
April 4, 2007 -
On behalf of Defendant (Name withheld;
case dismissed). Defense Attorney:
Rodney Schonland, Plymouth, MA. Issue:
Forgery.
July 10, 2007 -
On behalf of Petitioner in re: Pincus v.
Pincus. Petitioner's Attorney: Michael
Flores, Dennis, MA. Issue: Forgery.
September 10, 2008
- On behalf of the Bristol County
District Attorney re: Comm. v. Tabicas,
Fall River, MA, Issue: Forgery.
March 27, 2009 -
On behalf of Defendant. Langlois v. Zepf.
Defense Attorney George Basbanes of
Groton, MA. In re: Forged Signatures. |
