Articles by Bart Baggett.
Articles by Bart Baggett.
Can a Handwriting Expert Work Off of a Photocopy? I hear this question all the time in my office because, hey, we don’t always have originals. I mean, who keeps paper and pen these days? Unless you have a lockbox…
Can a Forensic Witness Be Wrong? If you’ve ever watched any crime TV shows, you know that any expert can be wrong. Any witness can be wrong. If they believe the facts as presented to them, it’s only natural that…
What’s the Difference Between a Simulated Signature and a Trace Signature? What’s the difference between a simulated signature and a traced signature? If you’re researching forgery and signatures and document examining, you’ll see the word “tracing,” or you’ll see the…
How Can You Tell if a Signature Was Cut and Pasted? How can you tell if a signature was cut and pasted? You’re looking at a document and recognize your signature- but you know that you didn’t sign that document. …
Help, I Didn’t Sign That Lease! I’m Getting Evicted Lots of cases involve landlords and tenants. If you’re a tenant and they are kicking you out, or raising their rent, or trying to evict you based on a lease that…
The Craziest Cases I’ve Worked as a Forensic Handwriting Expert Question: What’s the craziest case you’ve ever been involved in as a forensic handwriting expert? Direct answer: Two cases always come to mind—one where I took handwriting from a…
What Do I Do When My Landlord Forged His Name on a Lease and Now I’m Getting Evicted? It’s a pretty common question. If you’re a tenant and you got a lease that you didn’t sign, they can evict you,…
Do You Need an Original? Can You Work From a Photocopy? Attorney’s often need to hire a forensic document examiner as an expert witness for him or her to opine in court that something is a forgery or not a…
What Happens When a Tenant Forges a Lease and Won’t Leave? What happens when a tenant forges a lease and won’t leave? If you’re a landlord or you’re a homeowner, you might encounter this problem. Maybe you already have. You’re…
Is It Possible to Trace Someone’s Signature and Make an Expert Think It’s Real? The real question is, “what’s the difference between tracing a signature, a natural signature, a simulated signature, or a disguised signature?” And I’ll answer that…