Australia’s leading signature and handwriting analysis expert

Discovering Forensic Evidence & Presenting Irrefutable Testimony:

Document forgery has been around for essentially as long as documents have existed. Fortunately, technology has developed rapidly in recent years to the extent that a forensic examiner can, in most cases, expose the fact that a document or handwriting sample is forged or altered to deceive. The best way to discover a forgery is to compare both known and questionable samples of writing. As licensed private investigators, Lyonswood Investigations and Forensic Group has more than 15 years of experience in recovering samples of writing to be used in comparisons. A forensic examiner alone may not win your case, however combined with the wealth of investigative knowledge that Lyonswood has accumulated over the past 32 years, your chances are optimised.

The compelling difference between Lyonswood and its competitors in this field is Lyonswood’s varied investigation expertise: the fact that Lyonswood holds a Master Investigators License and its expert witness is one of the most respected experts in this field.

Everyone develops a unique handwriting style – this identifies you clearly to the trained professional forensic document examiner at Lyonswood. The firm also has two former police experts who together have many years of combined experience in discovery, presentation of evidence and expert testimony.

The point of difference between Lyonswood Investigations and Forensic Group and our competitors is that we have experience – 34 years of it, in a broad base of investigative techniques. In addition to this, Lyonswood has a wealth of experience in establishing evidence beyond refute to assist in bringing about a successful resolution in our clients’ matters. Some of our clients include government departments, corporations and private individuals.

Some of the Forensic Document areas we have been engaged in:

• Correspondence
• Threat notes
• Legal documents
• Diaries
• Employment documents
• Educational qualifications
• Passports
• Wills
• Questioned signatures
• Crime scene
• Grafitti

Our Lead Forensic Handwriting Experts C.V.

• Anonymous letters and extortion letters
• Printed, photocopies, faxes and typed documents.
• Handwritten documents
• Passports and identifying documents
• Printer ribbons
• Discovery of writing impressions in related documents
• Discovery of alterations, erased text, inserted text and substitutions
• Discovery of counterfeit documents
• Forensic examination of burned, shredded or damaged documents
• Forensic restoration of erased, bleached, faded and obscured writing

Why choose Lyonswood for your document or handwriting investigation?

Lyonswood’s lead forensic handwriting expert is the former Commander of the Document Examination Section of the NSW Police Forensic Services Group. He was Commander when this Laboratory successfully earned retention of accreditation as a forensic laboratory with the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia in 2007 and 2010.

He has an impressive quarter-century of experience with the courts, firstly as a Police Prosecutor and then Forensic Document Examination expert.

He was a teacher and author of curriculum in Forensic Document Examination at the Canberra Institute of Technology from 2009 to 2012.

Qualifications include a post-graduate diploma in Information Management (UNSW), Diploma in Forensic Investigation (CIT) and Diploma in Forensic Document Examination (CIT).

Fellowship of the Australasian College of Biomedical Scientists and Member of the Australasian Society of Forensic Document Examiners both of which require peer review for admission.

He has presented at workshops, seminars and conferences including audiences from the Office of the Department of Public Prosecutions and the Sydney University Forensic Medicine and Science Network.

How do I get the evidence I need?

You can start by making contact with us in absolute confidentiality to discuss your matter and, if it is determined we can assist you then a cost-free initial consultation will be provided to you where practical.

You can find out more about how much the services of our forensic handwriting expert will cost here.

Testimonials

Case 1: Your forensic document examiner was brilliant. We can now obtain what is rightfully ours – our inheritance. People can be so devious when it comes to matters of money. All along we believed that Dad’s signature was a forgery. The evidence that you were able to obtain with respect to Dad’s state of mind around the time he allegedly signed the will was also vital. (Names withheld)

Case 2: The letters that this woman was sending almost destroyed our marriage. The efforts on the part of your investigators are to be commended. The matching up of documentation that you managed to obtain from her proved beyond doubt who it was. I know you won’t tell me, but I still can’t imagine how you obtained these records. I guess that’s a trade secret. I can’t thank you enough. (Name withheld)

Case 3: I had no idea that DNA could be obtained from a document. Your advice that people up to no good generally sweat rang true. Although there were no finger prints on the documents that were good enough to present to the court, the DNA removed from the paper proved that it was my brother who had falsified my fathers signature. (Name withheld)

Case 4: Thank for from us both. We can now rest easy now that this woman’s accusations have been disproved. People can be so devious when it comes to money: All these years my husband has paid out child support believing that the boy was his. The DNA you gathered from the tissue he used to blow his nose contains the truth. Who could have known it would be this easy, I feel sorry for the boy as I suspect she knows who the father is but I doubt she will ever tell him. (Name withheld)

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