Forensic findings have been instrumental in resolving questions regarding disputed documents in civil and criminal litigation, employment arbitrations, family law, real estate transactions, internal investigations, as well as medical and legal disciplinary hearings.
Document Examination Consultants, Inc. provides both expert and objective examinations of questioned documents.
Analyses are conducted to determine the manner in which a document was prepared, by whom it was or was not executed, and if changes have occurred since its production. The firm's expertise include:
- Handwriting and signature comparisons
- Detection and decipherment of alterations and eradications
- Detection of fabricated photocopies and faxes
- Typewriter, fax and computer print-out comparisons
- Ink analysis
- Sequence of entry determinations and document dating.
A wide variety of documents are routinely submitted to our laboratory for analysis, including:
- Last will and testaments
- Business contracts
- Cheques
- Credit card receipts
- Anonymous letters
- Real estate purchase and lease agreements
- Insurance forms
- Accounting forms and ledgers
- Legal files
- Medical charts.
Examinations are conducted using methodologies and principles recognized within the field of forensic science.
Detailed reports are prepared and supported by expert witness testimony, as required.
Pre-trial critiques of forensic reports and examiner qualifications are additional services offered to clients in preparation for cross-examination of expert witnesses.
Consultations on forensic science, forgery prevention and document security design are also available for solicitors, investigators and corporate security officers. These sessions are adapted to specific client needs and can include training on the preliminary inspection of suspect documents.
Our client base is drawn from across Canada, the U.S.A., England, Australia, Hong Kong and the Caribbean, and includes:
- Law firms
- Public and private corporations
- Unions
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Federal, provincial and municipal governments
- School boards and universities
- Regulatory bodies
- Accounting firms
- Private investigation agencies.
Adjunct services - this section provides referrals to the complementary forensic fields of fingerprint examination and computer forensics. Click Here for additional information.