Erich J. Speckin
| Forensic Document Analyst Ink Dating Specialist |
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EXPERIENCE
· Employed with Speckin Forensic Laboratories - 1993- Present
President – 1999 - Present
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
· Society of Forensic Ink Analyst (Board of Directors & President)
· Midwestern Association of Forensic Sciences
· American Society of Testing and Materials
EDUCATION
· Purdue University at age 15 to study engineering
· Albion College at age 17 to study biology and pre-medical
· Michigan State University graduated with a degree in Chemistry (1995)
FORENSIC
TRAINING
· Two year residency with Leonard A. Speckin in the examination
of questioned
Documents (1993-1995)
· One year residency with Brunelle Forensic Laboratories in the
identification and
dating of inks (1995-1996)
PUBLICATIONS
Twelve scientific papers and publications authored or co-authored including:
1)Obverse-Reverse Intersection of Lines, 1993 Midwestern Association of
Forensic Scientists and 1996 American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
2)Chemical Removal of Magic Marker on Photocopied Documents, 1995 American
Society of Questioned Document Examiners
3)A Private Examiner’s Response to Ink Age Determination, 1996 American
Academy of Forensic Sciences
4)Interpretation of Data Obtained in Relative Ink Age Determination Testing,
1997 American Academy of Forensic Sciences
5)How Do Forensic Chemists Detect ‘Record Tampering’?, 1995
Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly, 1995 Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly
6)Technical Report with Case Studies on the Accelerated Aging of Writing
Inks, 1998 International Journal of Forensic Document Examination, 1999
Canadian Society of Forensic Science, 1999 GFS Hamburg, Germany
7)The Detection of Mastic on Plastic, 1996 Midwestern Association of Forensic
Scientists, 1996 Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners
8)More Forensic Solutions to Help Attorneys in Litigation, 1995 Michigan
Lawyer’s Weekly
9)Chapter in Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment, 2001 Textbook
10)Ink Dating Examinations, 2000 NADE journal
11)Impression by Traced Forgery, 2001 American Society of Questioned Document
Examiners (co-author)
12)Response to Criticism of Technique Use in Relative Ink Age Determination,
1999 American Academy of Forensic Sciences
INVITED
SPEAKER
Invited Speaker on the subject of forensic including the following groups
and venues:
· Michigan State University
· American Trial Lawyers Association
· International Association of Questioned Document Examiners
· Medical Legal Consultants
· National Association of Document Examiners
· Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences
· American Academy of Forensic Sciences
· American Society of Questioned Document Examiners
· Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists
· Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners
· Medical Defense Attorneys Meetings
· Wayne County Nursing Consultants
· Various Insurance and Private Investigators Associations
· Nevada State Bar Association
· Gesellschaft fur Forensische Schriftuntersuchung E.V. (GFS) in
Hamburg, Germany
COURT
TESTIFIED
Testified in cases in Federal Court, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, NASD
Arbitations, Judicial Tenure Commission, Circuit Court, District Court,
Union Arbitrations, licensing matters, depositions, and the State Board
of Canvassers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C.,
Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Also in Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada; Monterrey, Mexico, London, England; Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong.
I have testified in over 10 Daubert/Frye hearings with testimony and methodology
accepted every time.
I have been appointed by judges in Michigan, California, Kentucky, North Carolina, Maine, Florida and Australia to perform examinations at the request of the court.
I have also been retained by the Embassy of Uruguay, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Michigan Attorney Generals Office, Department of Natural Resources, Las Angeles, CA County Prosecutor, Orange County, CA County Prosecutor, New York Attorney General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oakland County MI County Prosecutor, The State Board of Canvassers, Health Care Fraud Division, Federal Defenders Office, National Labor Relations Board as well as many local, county, state, and federal offices.
Other clients include General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, Honda, NationsBank, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League Players Association, as well as many others.
I have performed examinations in over 2000 cases and presented sworn testimony in 29 states and five other countries on several levels over 180 times in total. I have worked cases from five continents and many countries. (separate list available upon request)
NATIONAL MEDIA
APPEARANCES
· National Media Appearances including:
· Wall Street Journal (front page)
· America’s Most Wanted
· The Learning Channel (Medical Detectives)
· Good Morning America
· Consulting and prop creation for CSI episodes on ink dating
· Forensic Files
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