A FORENSIC APPROACH TO FOCUSED LEGAL THINKING

Forensic:

  • Belonging to, used in, or suitable to the courts or to public discussion and debate;Jan Braun, Associate of Dan Lehew
  • Relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge (as of medicine or linguistics) to legal problems;
  • Relating to the use of scientific knowledge or methods in solving crimes.   Source: Merriam Webster

Don Lehew and Janet Braun work with attorneys, prosecutors, businesses, organizations, and individuals to examine questioned documents and detect forgeries. They are active member of these organizations and are often asked to either train or testify on behalf of law enforcement groups: Board of American Forensic Examiners; State of Texas Attorney General; East Texas Police Academy; Texas State Bar Association

The American Board of Forensic Examiners, Inc.® (ABFE) was established in 1977. The Board’s objectives are two-fold:  to establish, maintain and enhance standards of qualification for those who practice forensic document examination, and to certify applicants who comply with ABFE requirements for this expertise. In doing so, the Board aims to safeguard the public interest by ensuring that anyone who claims to be a specialist in forensic examination does, in fact, possesses the necessary skills and qualifications.

Partial Client List

About Janet Braun

Janet Braun has completed a 2-year apprentice and training program with Board Certified Questioned Document Examiner Don Lehew in 2015 and has been Certified by Mr. Lehew as Qualified Questioned Document Examiner since May 2015.

Janet has worked with attorneys and individuals to examine questioned documents.  She has experience in handwriting comparison, forgery detection, altered documents and disputed wills. Janet has examined hundreds of documents and assisted in giving opinions in more than 160 Questioned Document Examiners Letter of Opinion for Accurate Forensic Lab. She has been involved in court cases in Texas, Colorado, Florida, and New York and has testified as an expert witness in Texas, Florida, and Colorado.

Laboratory Equipment & Library for Use in Examination

  • Handheld magnifying devices and loupes of 3x – 20x,
  • Logan Light Box,
  • Vaas Digital Microscope,
  • Kodak 4x 27-108mm Digital Camera,
  • protractors, rulers, grids and point scales, scanner, printer and copier
  • Various books and articles on document examination and handwriting analysis

Professional Affiliation

IADE – International Association of Document Examiners

References & Continuing Education Programs

Available upon request

Accurate Forensic Lab handwriting analysis