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Barbara Harding Associates Document Examiner
978-369-2881
Email:Barharding@verizon.net

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Experience

Barbara Harding's 40 years of experience in handwriting examination includes appointments with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the North Eastern Law Enforcement Council (S.T.A.R.S.) as a qualified Document Examiner and Instructor in Document Examination.

Hired by private and public
sectors for the investigation and
analysis of:

Graffiti
Poison pen letters and anonymous notes
Fraudulent insurance claims
Check alteration and forgery
Authentification of signatures on various legal
   documents, disputed wills, real estate deeds,
   guardianship and power of attorney transfers.
Medical and insurance record alterations
Suicide notes

Court Qualified

Court Qualified Expert in Document Examination in Superior and Probate Courts in Civil and Criminal cases.
Document Examination Expert Testimony in Labor Arbitration and Special Hearings in New Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Civil and Criminal Case Deposition Questioned Document Testimony in Rhode Island and Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Professional Membership

National Association of Document Examiners (Conference Chair and Board of Directors 1994)

American Association of Handwriting Analysts (Vice President, Board of Directors and Accreditation Commitee

National Bureau of Document Examiners

American Foundation of Handwriting Analysts

American Society for Industrial Security

Clients By Sector

Private Attornneys, Law Firms, Private Investigators

International Banks and Insurance Companies

Public and Private Schools

Colleges and Universities

Telecommunications Firms

Manufacturing, Retail Associations and Corporations

Newspaper Publishers

Healthcare and Transportation

Law Enforcement Agencies

Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Internal Investigation

North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council

Professional Education

National Association of Document Examiners, Apprenticeship Training

National Bureau of Document Examiners, Training

American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Proficiency Testing Program

American Academy of Forensic Science, Questioned Document Workshop

American Foundation of Handwriting Analysts, Certification

American Association of Handwriting Analysts, Certification

Andrew J. Bradley, Training Course in Forensic Examination

Current Study: Specialized ongoing training at conferences and seminars in Internet Crime,
Altered Documents, Typewriter Identification and Admissible Evidence. Workshops in Standard and Digital Photography for evidential purposes and Court Exhibit preparation.