Handwriting Document Examination Expert Witness August Meyer

August Meyer, QDE is a court qualified Forensic Handwriting and Document Examiner. He has been trained in the examination of handwriting and documents to include simulated signatures, disguised writing, altered documents, ink and paper analysis, and anonymous and threatening notes.

Since 2014, Meyer has worked cases ranging from medical malpractice to title transfers. Through the National Gang Crime Research Center (NGCRC), he has approximately 175 hours of training and education in gang-related activity. In 2016 he was invited to be a guest presenter to the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation and gave a seminar covering gang culture, structure, and graffiti. In this presentation he showed how gang members will often work their symbols into their handwriting allowing an examiner to identify possible gang affiliations and rivalries from nothing more than handwriting.

Litigation Support - Meyer has worked cases across the country from Las Vegas to Indiana. He consults with attorneys to review opposing expert's reports on handwriting to identify and exploit weaknesses. He has successfully testified in court resulting in favorable resolutions for his clients.

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Meyer participates in continuous training and annual proficiency testing from the Scientific Association of Forensic Examiners and the International Association of Document Examiners. Additionally, Meyer has published three articles in peer reviewed journals.