Attorney's Guide to Document Examination »

KATHERINE M. KOPPENHAVER is a Certified Document Examiner and a Diplomate of the National Association of Document Examiners (NADE), of which she is currently president.

Guides lawyers through the entire process of forensic document examination, including handwriting analysis, equipment identification, fraud and forgery detection, and cross-examination of opposing witnesses.

The Document Examiner

Choosing a Forensic Document Examiner

Questioned Document Cases

Working with a Document Examiner

Collecting and Preserving Documents

Handwriting Identification

The Evolution of the Written Word

Handwriting Characteristics

Factors that Influence Handwriting

Principles of Handwriting and Handwriting Identification

Documents

Materials from which Documents Are Made

Office Equipment Used to Generate Documents

Detecting Fraud

Forgery and Other Types of Fraud

Detecting Fraudulant Documents

Testimony

Opinion, Reports, and Exhibits

Preparation for Court and Deposition

Deposition Testimony

Presenting a Document Case

Cross-Examination

Court Citations

Appendix

Index