INTRODUCTION AND MISSION STATEMENT

Ronald N. Morris & Associates, Inc. (RNM&AI) is a Forensic Document consulting firm dedicated to the highest possible standard for service and professionalism.  Our goal is to provide clients with timely and accurate results in all examinations and consultations.

The services provided include, but are not limited to:

·      Handwriting and hand printing identification on original and copies of documents (original documents are always preferred);

·  Traditional forensic document services, i.e., alteration analysis, document fabrication, non-destructive ink and paper examinations, determination of printing processes, rubber and steel stamp impressions, the forensic examination of plastic card documents, etc.; and

·      Technical lecturers and class room instruction on the forensic examination of documents 

RNM&AI has up-to-date equipment for conducting examinations and comparisons.  The equipment in the office consist of an assortment of magnifiers, including a stereo zoom microscope with trinocular capability for use with digital and 35mm cameras, digital and 35mm cameras for laboratory and field use, scanners and computers for accurately recording images and preparation of illustrations, etc.  Recently we purchased a Foster + Freeman® VSC-4C color and monochrome spectral comparator, including enhancement system that increases the capabilities of the VSC-4C, for non-destructive ink and paper differentiation using infrared and ultraviolet light, the detection of document alterations such as patching and retouching of letters and numerals, erasures, recovery of overwritten material, detection of security features, and plastic card examinations.  Original documents are needed for these examinations.

Mr. Morris has a Bachelor of Science Degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, and over 30 years of experience in Federal laboratories and private practice.  Before retiring in January 1998, and forming RNM”&AI, he served as an Examiner of Questioned Documents with the U.S. Secret Service for 23 years where he worked a wide variety of document cases, taught investigator training classes and seminars, and made presentations on questioned documents to many different investigator groups and technical organizations.  He received numerous awards and accommodations for his work from the Secret Service, and other government and non-government organizations.  He is a court-qualified expert in handwriting and hand printing identification, business machine impressions, plastic card technology, testifying over 190 times in Federal, state, and local courts, military courts martial, and courts in the District of Columbia, and internationally recognized expert.  He holds membership in:

·        The American Academy of Forensic Sciences

·        The Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences

·        The Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Sciences

·        The International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI), and

·        Certification by the U.S. Secret Service and the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE)