Credentials & Qualifications
Paducah-area attorneys can verify the credentials below through the issuing bodies. Each credential reflects multi-year, hands-on forensic work — not a weekend course.
GCFE
GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner
SANS Institute credential for computer forensic examination and evidence handling.
GCFA
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
SANS Institute credential for advanced forensic analysis of incident response data.
EnCE
EnCase Certified Examiner
Guidance Software certification for industry-leading forensic imaging with EnCase.
25+
Years in Kentucky Courts
Qualified expert in Circuit, Family, and Federal courts across the Commonwealth.
KY
Kentucky Bar Admitted
Working familiarity with KRE 702 and KRE 901-902 admissibility procedure.
Service Areas for Paducah Metro
Local rules and local volume shape the work. Below is how I scope and deliver engagements for McCracken County and Western Kentucky matters.
- Computer forensics — full-disk imaging, recovery of deleted files, and timeline reconstruction for McCracken County matters
- Mobile device forensics — Cellebrite UFED acquisition of iOS and Android devices for Paducah-area employers, river-port workforce, and Jackson Purchase / Western Kentucky workforce devices
- eDiscovery — Relativity and Nuix review workflows, ESI protocol scoping, and privilege review for Western Kentucky civil litigation
- Social media evidence — preservation, acquisition, and authentication of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X content for Paducah / Western Kentucky matters
- Expert witness testimony — Rule 702 / Daubert-qualified reports, deposition support, and trial testimony in McCracken Circuit Court
- River-port / river-industry civil litigation support — device acquisition, ESI handling, and forensic reporting for Ohio River shipping, barge, and regional logistics employer-device disputes heard in McCracken Circuit Court
- Jackson Purchase / Western Kentucky counties coverage — on-site and remote forensic services across McCracken, Marshall, Livingston, Graves, and Calloway counties
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