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Identifying Forged Artist Signatures
Artist signatures are often forged to increase the worth of artwork. This can include paintings, sculptures, and even designs like a wine bottle designed by Andy Warhol. Online art auctions have increased in popularity, making it easier for people to forge...
Document Expert Testimony-Who Qualifies as an Expert?
Document Expert Testimony-Who Qualifies as an Expert? Approximately 95% of pending lawsuits will settle before trial. However, roughly 40 million lawsuits are filed in the U.S. each year. Even if only 5% reach a courtroom, about 2 million cases will go to trial...
When to Hire a Handwriting Expert
A handwriting expert is a professional relied upon to determine if a particular individual wrote something, most often, a signature. They have received extensive training, education, and, if qualified, earn a certification in forensic document examination. Read on...
Forged Signatures; a common occurrence
Forensic Document Examiners are retained for their expertise in many areas. However, signature comparisons are requested more often than other types of analysis. As you can imagine, signature forgeries are very common, causing tremendous financial losses. What is...
Falsifying Documents As Part of a Bigger Scheme
Falsifying documents can lead to serious legal charges. Forging documents with the intention to defraud an organization or individual is often classified as a white-collar crime. This type of crime covers a wide spectrum of activities and is often charged as a...
Signature Analysis for Determining Authorship
Everyone has unique handwriting. Throughout our lives, especially when we're learning how to write, we develop individualizing characteristics that make up our handwriting. While we normally have no reason to contemplate these characteristics; they are scrutinized...
Three Decades of Document Examinations
For over 32 years, this document examiner has received a wide variety of cases. The diversity of document issues keeps the work quite interesting for myself and my colleagues. The passing of time has influenced the case types. Initially, I received examinations...
5 Fascinating, Famous Document Forgeries
One principle of handwriting comparisons is handwriting is unique to each person. Because of the individualizing features of each writer, evidence of forgeries is normally present for a document examiner to use to uncover such fabrications. Keep reading to learn the...
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James A. Green,
Forensic Document Examiner
2456 Suncrest Ave,
Eugene, OR 97405
