Program Details
2026-07-30 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-07-30 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm ESTExamine the academic background, full-time apprenticeship requirements, board certification pathways, and continuing-education expectations that define a qualified forensic document examiner and identify the credentialing questions attorneys should ask before retaining or cross-examining any signature or handwriting expert.
Linton A. Mohammed 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm ESTReview the neuromuscular and motor-control science underlying handwriting production, including kinematic principles, line quality, fluency, and pen pressure, and learn how these scientific principles support reliable signature and handwriting comparison in civil and criminal matters.
Linton A. Mohammed 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm ESTWalk through the step-by-step examination process used by forensic document examiners, including analysis, comparison, evaluation, and verification, the role of known exemplars, and the conclusion-scale framework experts apply when forming opinions on questioned writings.
Linton A. Mohammed 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm ESTAnalyze how Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, stroke, dementia, and other neurological conditions alter handwriting characteristics, and learn how examiners distinguish disease-related variation from disguise or forgery in capacity-related disputes, wills, and contracts.
Linton A. Mohammed 2:10 pm - 2:25 pm ESTExplore cognitive bias in forensic examination, including contextual, confirmation, and motivational bias, and learn how Linear Sequential Unmasking sequences information exposure so examiners reach conclusions based on the evidence rather than extraneous case information.
Linton A. Mohammed 2:25 pm - 2:40 pm ESTCompare the evidentiary value of original documents against photocopies, scans, and digital reproductions, and review the limitations imposed when only copies are available, including effects online quality assessment, pressure analysis, and the strength of opinions an examiner can offer.
Linton A. Mohammed 2:40 pm - 2:55 pm ESTLearn best practices for documenting examination results in written reports and communicating conclusions verbally, including the standardized nine-point conclusion scale, defensible language choices, and report content that withstands scrutiny under Daubert and similar evidentiary standards.
Linton A. Mohammed 2:55 pm - 3:10 pm ESTApply practical guidance for preparing and presenting forensic document examiner testimony, covering direct examination, cross-examination preparation, demonstrative exhibits, qualification challenges, and the expert’s role in helping jurors understand signature and handwriting evidence.
Linton A. MohammedLinton A. Mohammed is a board-certified forensic document examiner who is recognized as one of the leading researchers in forensic document examination, with particular focus on signature and handwriting examination. He maintains a private practice from his office in Poway, California, after a career spanning the Trinidad and Tobago Forensic Science Center, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist in England, and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Crime Laboratory. Dr. Mohammed has testified as an expert more than 250 times in his specialty in both civil and criminal cases in the United States, England, Trinidad & Tobago, and St. Vincent, and is retained routinely throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Linton A. Mohammed is a board-certified forensic document examiner who is recognized as one of the leading researchers in forensic document examination, with particular focus on signature and handwriting examination. He maintains a private practice from his office in Poway, California, after a career spanning the Trinidad and Tobago Forensic Science Center, the Laboratory of the Government Chemist in England, and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Crime Laboratory. Dr. Mohammed has testified as an expert more than 250 times in his specialty in both civil and criminal cases in the United States, England, Trinidad & Tobago, and St. Vincent, and is retained routinely throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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