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Elizabeth Carlson                              1917 ½ 4^th Ave East

Phone: 360-250-2371                      Olympia, Wa. 98506

Fax: 360-915-8362                        forgery fighter@yahoo.com

I am a Forensic Document Examiner apprenticing under the supervision of Katherine Koppenhaver, Certified Forensic Document Examiner, With Forensic Document Examiners Inc. To contact Ms. Koppenhaver e-mail her at fordocexam@aol.com.

Certificate of Completion in Questioned Documents by The American Institute of Applied Science 2007

Washington State Business License # 602 771 184

Services Provided:

* Disputed Documents including:                                                        wills, checks, contracts, deeds, account ledgers, and medical records

* Signature and Handwriting identification on questioned documents

* Altered Documents containing additions, deletions, obliterations, or substitutions of pages

* Typewritten documents and computer generated documents

* Investigation and analysis in cases involving altered medical records and graffiti

Training:

* Currently Enrolled in the Forensic Document Examiners Course *I received some of my training form the following Forensic Document Examiners : Dr. Joe Alexander, Bob Baier, Bob and Scott Meister ,Miranda Fitchett ,and Teresa Deberry during my one year at the School of Forensic Document Examination.

Cases:

I have examined over 73 cases and rendered opinions on these cases as part of my training. These cases include suspect signature, disputed wills, poison pen letters, graffiti, altered medical records, sequence of writing, and disguised handwritings.

Lab Equipment:

Medium light box, numerous magnifying devices, protractor, engineering compass, Dell Lap Top, HP Desk Top, Multi Purpose Copier, Camera, Microscope, and Measuring devices.

Conferences:

October 2006 -Dallas Texas -24 Hours

September 2007 -Baltimore Maryland -16 Hours,                              With Katherine and William Koppenhaver

Subjects covered include: Depositions and cross examinations, developing a document lab, introduction to photography, electronic forgery detection and concise technique for forgery detection, court displays and jury books, requested writings, deposition testimony, federal rule 702, and why document examiners disagree.

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