Over 25 years in this field — working cases across Circuit, Family, and Federal courts in Kentucky — I have seen the difference that proper expert testimony makes. Not because the evidence changed, but because the jury or judge finally understood what it meant and why they could trust it.
I have been doing this work for 25 years. My background includes digital forensics examination across a range of case types — custody disputes, criminal defense, civil litigation, employment matters, IP cases — in Circuit, Family, and Federal courts in Kentucky.
My examination work follows industry-standard methodologies using EnCase, FTK, and Cellebrite. Every examination produces a complete chain of custody record and a detailed forensic report written to satisfy the documentation requirements that Kentucky courts apply under KRE 702 and Daubert. The attorneys who get the most value from forensic experts involve them early — not at trial preparation, but when discovery begins, before ESI protocols are agreed to, before preservation orders are finalized.
Each credential is verifiable through the issuing body and reflects hands-on, multi-year forensic work — not a weekend course.
Qualified as an expert witness in multiple Kentucky jurisdictions under KRE 702 and the federal Daubert standard since 2001.
- Circuit Court — qualified expert in Kentucky Circuit Courts including Jefferson, Fayette, Warren, Kenton, McCracken, and Marshall counties, among others across the Commonwealth.
- Family Court — digital forensics testimony in custody, divorce, and family law matters, including authentication of text messages, social media evidence, and device-derived location data.
- Federal Court — District and Bankruptcy court appearances in the Western District of Kentucky; eDiscovery production and Rule 26(f) expert work in federal civil matters.
- KRE 702 / Daubert qualification — credential-based admissibility, peer-reviewed methodology, and known-error-rate citation patterns documented in every expert report. Qualified as an expert witness in Circuit, Family, and Federal courts across Kentucky since 2001.
- Testimony count — available on request. Detailed case history provided for voir dire purposes on retained engagements.
Community and professional commitments that reflect active, ongoing engagement with the field.
- SANS/GIAC credentialed community — continuing education through SANS Institute, reflected in GCFE and GCFA certifications and ongoing coursework.
- Cellebrite certified community — CCO and CCPA credential holder maintaining Cellebrite UFED proficiency for mobile device forensics engagements.
- SmartPath Technologies, LLC — founder and principal; active practice serving Kentucky attorneys, businesses, and government agencies from Calvert City, Kentucky.
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