Updated: May 2009
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Handwriting Examination & Analysis
Hawkeye Studios, Grapho-Lab® services: providing expert examination and analysis of handwriting and signatures, for determination of identity, authenticity, forgery, fraud, alteration or for behavioral profiles from any documents bearing handwriting or hand printing. The examiner, Kenneth J. Davies, has been court-qualified in numerous cases to provide forensic expert witness testimony. ( Based in Calgary, Alberta, and principally serving western Canada locales including Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, and Vancouver, we are also able to offer out services Canada-wide and to the USA. )
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[ contact us [ forensic handwriting examination ] [ fee base $ 100.00 CAD or USD per hr. ] Whether it is a signature on a check, a handwritten codicil to a will, an anonymous letter, or any other document in which the authorship of the handwriting or of the signature is questioned or contested (forgery), the handwriting may be analyzed and compared to a known, trusted sample (exemplar) to make a determination as to authorship or authenticity. In some cases there is a question as to whether a document has been altered. Paper and ink are both three-dimensional media. Any attempts, therefore, at physical alteration of documents, handwriting or signatures, even when carefully disguised, must physically disrupt the paper, the original ink, as well as the relationship of ink to paper. Such alteration may be detected through microscopic examination, and with the support of task-specific lighting and imaging techniques. Our proven three-stage Grapho-Lab® Examinations comprise:
The physical integrity, chain of custody, security and confidentiality of all submitted documents is conscientiously preserved while in our care. In cases where documents cannot be released directly to our custody, our "on-location" examination capabilities may be of service. Expert Testimony: Handwriting examiner Kenneth J. Davies may provide court-qualified expert testimony in support of his examinations. Where location is time/cost prohibitive, video deposition is an available option.
The most definitive analytic results may derive from an examination of original documents. However, when some or all of the documents must be submitted as facsimiles (copies), please submit the optimal (the best available) and earliest-generation (oldest) copies that you can obtain. An Examination for Determination of Authorship requires that we receive, along with the questioned document, some documents for comparison (exemplars) which contain writing or signatures that are known to be genuine. We can advise you as to the type, the number, and the form of exemplars that should be provided. An Examination
for Determination
of Alteration has varying requirements,
depending upon the nature
of the questioned documents. Please consult us regarding
document submission requirements in each particular case.
A verbal report, or a letter of preliminary results, or a formal report with referenced exhibits, as appropriate to your requirements, may be issued following an examination. When required for court filing and preparation for expert testimony, our formal report will include a Summary Statement of Results, a Statement of the Examiner's Qualifications, and a notarized Statutory Declaration or Affidavit.
Turnaround time for a completed report will vary, depending upon our extant case commitments and the specific requirements of any particular analysis. In any case, we will estimate a working time frame both for the completion of the analysis and delivery of our report.
Prior to undertaking an examination, we will quote a flat fee based on the estimated requirements of the examination, the report preparation and report inclusions, at $100.00 per hour. Court time, if required, will be quoted at the same hourly rate, plus any necessary related expenses. Our quoted fee must be paid prior to beginning an examination, to avoid any appearance of monetary influence on the outcome, which is, and must be seen to be, an unbiased forensic analysis of the submitted documents. ( All non-Canadian clients will be quoted
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2. Trait
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[ occupational / clinical / investigative ] [ fee base: $ 100.00 per hr. ] An individual's handwriting is, in effect, a graphic representation of the patterns of that person's mind, as it pertains to traits, aptitudes, emotions and characteristic response to people, environment or circumstance. Grapho-Analysis is one of the more specific of the behavioral, trait, and aptitude assessment tools that may be utilized for occupational, clinical or investigative application. In occupational application, individuals and their companies both benefit from an assessment of individual strengths and aptitudes. In clinical application, our assessments are available to support the work of psychologists and other such qualified counselors. In investigative application, such profiles can contribute substantively to an investigation, and may also be used consultatively in jury selection. Profile Analyses are available as follows:
The most detailed assessments are obtained from original samples; however, useful profiles can also be obtained from facsimiles (copies). Please first consult us for guidelines if you intend to provide handwriting or signature samples that are created specifically for the analysis. If known, please include the following information about the writer of a sample: age, gender, left / right-handed, physical / sight impairments. Our quoted fee is required in full to begin the analysis. ( All non-Canadian clients
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Beginning
with investigative document work in government and in the insurance
industry, Kenneth John Davies brings professional objectivity, strict
confidentiality and expertise acquired over three decades
in forensic examination of handwriting and signatures, and in the
provision of court-qualified expert witness testimony.
"The light of knowledge shall
guide me to the truth, and with justice the truth shall prevail"
-- From The Creed of The Forensic Examiner
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To discuss your requirements, to obtain a fee quote and to retain our services, you may contact us confidentially by e-mail, by phone, by fax, or by regular mail: [ We use and recommend FedEx for document delivery ] Hawkeye Studios ( Grapho-Lab® Services ) 75 Bernard Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3K 2B5.
ph: 403-295-3556
fax:
403-398-1522
When you have our fee quote, you can make payment (concurrent with your document submission), in one of two ways -- > by cheque
- made payable to 'Hawkeye
Studios' at the above address, or, > by
credit card,
below:
( On completion of your credit card transaction through the secure PayPal service, you will receive an immediate acknowledgement and a receipt for your payment, via your e-mail. )
Hawkeye Studios ® Calgary / Edmonton -- Canada -- USA Grapho-Lab ®
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Kenneth
John Davies B.Sc
C.Ga CFC
