Brenda Petty

Forensic Document Examiner

PO Box 1234 * Duncan Oklahoma 73534

Phone/Fax: 580-252-0098

brenda@brendapetty.com

www.ExpertHandwritingExaminer.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

I am, Brenda Petty, a Forensic Document Examiner. I have studied for 5 years, completed a two year Forensic Document Examiner study course with Handwriting University and have apprenticed under some of the leading court-qualified Forensic Document Experts in the country such as: C. L. Baggett, Texas; Bart Baggett, California; and Don Lehew, Texas.

Forensic Examination Provided For:

Disputed documents or signatures including: wills, checks, contracts, deeds, account ledgers, medical records, and autograph authentication. Investigation and analysis including: questioned signatures, suspect documents, forgeries, identity theft, anonymous letters, alterations, obliterations, erasures, typewritten documents, altered medical records, graffiti, handwritten numbers, and computerized and handwritten documents.

Education

• School of Forensic Document Examination, Dallas, TX; Forensic Document Examination

• Associate of Handwriting Services International

• American Institute of Applied Science

Further Qualifications:

I have reviewed numerous signatures and handwritings, examined case documents and rendered opinions on approximately 100 cases throughout the United States.

Laboratory Equipment used for examination:

Numerous magnifying devices including 30x, 20x and 10x loupes, light box, protractor, calipers, metric measuring devices, slope protractor, digital photography equipment, Dell Computer, a high resolution printer, scanner, facsimile machine, copy machine, and transparencies. I have access to a microscope.

Specific Areas of Training:

Handwriting Identification and Discrimination

Signature Comparison

Techniques for Distinguishing Forged Signatures

Disguised Handwriting

Altered Numbers

Anonymous Writing

Laboratory Procedures

Forensic Microscopy and Forensic Photography

Identifying Printing Methods

Papers and Watermarks

Factors that Affect Writing

Demonstrative Evidence Training

Demonstrative Evidence in the High-Tech World

Forgery Detection Techniques

Detection of Forged Checks

Document Image Enhancement

Graphic Basis for Handwriting Comparison

Ethics in Business and the Legal System

Mock Courtroom Trials

Library

Numerous forensic document examination titles and other handwriting reference materials, including but not limited to: Handwriting Identification: Facts and Fundamentals by Roy A. Huber and A.M. Headrick; and The Document Examiner's Guide To The Justice System by Ray Walker.Document Examiner Textbook and Expert Witness Manual by Jess E. Dines.

Conferences Attended

• 20 hours: School of Forensic Document Examination Training Conference, Dallas, TX

• 20 hours: Advanced Handwriting Training Conference, Dallas, TX

Professional Affiliations

Member of: National Association of Professional Women

I choose to not join any fee-based document examiner organizations.