What certification must a document examiner have in order to testify in a court of law?
The judge will make that decision based solely upon the experience and credentials of the document examiner. Here are some facts that will help you understand why I am more than qualified to represent you in court. There is no national certification for document examiners. The government agencies (FBI, CIA, and ATF) have “in house” two-year programs of training and apprenticeship. I also have been part of a two-year program attending the School of Forensic Document Examination. My apprenticeship was under one of the top document examiners in the country, Mr. Don Lehew who has been involved in high profile cases, Mrs. Katherine Koppenhaver who is considered an authority in the field and has written many books on the subject. She has done more than 2400 cases.
The judge will make that decision based solely upon the experience and credentials of the document examiner. There is no national certification for document examiners. The government has an “in house” two-year paid apprenticeship for document examiners. I participated in and completed a two-year private training program and continue training through other programs, seminars, conferences, lectures, journals and newsletters.
