If you are considering hiring a forensic document examiner, this video helps you know what questions to ask and how to hire the best one for your case.  Most people refer to this profession as a handwriting expert, a handwriting analyst, or a forensic document examiner.  They are all the same terms when being used by a legal professional.

How many documents have been forged?

Do you need a forensic document examiner?

How many questioned documents do you have?

Does your case involve ink and paper testing?

Do you offer a flat rate or retainer?

“Here are the top 5 tips to hire the right questions before hiring a document examiner.” In order to hire the right forensic handwriting expert for your case, you need to make sure the expert you hire has been court qualified over 100 times and has the proper education and verbal skills to past voire dire.  Not many forensic document examiners have testified over 100 times and the judge 100% of the time accepted his/ her credentials.  So, ask the right questions and hire the right expert for your case.

Bart Baggett is a court-qualified document examiner serving the Dallas, TX (DFW) and North Texas area for the past 25 years. Contact his office today to see if he has availability for you to become a new client.

Frequently Asked Questions

What questions should you ask before hiring a forensic handwriting expert?

Five key ones: How many documents have been forged? Do you need a forensic document examiner? How many questioned documents do you have? Does your case involve ink and paper testing? Do you offer a flat rate or retainer?

Is a handwriting expert the same as a forensic document examiner?

When used by legal professionals, handwriting expert, handwriting analyst, and forensic document examiner are all the same terms for this profession.

What credentials should the expert have?

Court qualification over 100 times, with the proper education and verbal skills to pass voir dire. Not many examiners have testified over 100 times with judges accepting their credentials 100% of the time.

Why does the number of questioned documents matter?

Because examiners price and scope the work around the questioned documents — knowing the count, and whether ink and paper testing is involved, determines whether a flat rate or retainer fits your case.