Emily J. Will, D-BFDE, CDE
Board Certified Document Examiner
P.O. Box 58552
Raleigh, NC 27658
Certification:
- Board of Forensic Document Examiners in 2003.
The BFDE certification process is accredited by the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board.
- National Association of Document Examiners in 1997.
- Certified Fraudulent Document Examiner by AllRegs Academy in 2008.
*Recertification for BFDE and NADE certifications every five years.
Proficiency:
- Forensic Document Examination Testing Program - Collaborative Testing Services - Herndon, VA
- Handwriting Identification Proficiency- Forensic Expertise Profiling Laboratory at Latrobe University in Australia.
*Results available upon request.
Experience:
Private practice for 34 years examining cases from North Carolina and 42 other states, as well as internationally. Accepted as an expert witness and testified in state civil and/or criminal courts in ten states, and in federal court; appointed by state and federal courts and internationally.
Professional
Associations:
- Member and President of the Association of Forensic Document Examiners (AFDE).
- Member of the National Association of Document Examiners (NADE).
- Member of the International Graphonomics Society
- Director, Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board (FSAB) - elected President in 2021
Education:
- BS in Education - Syracuse University, 1969
- MA in Counseling - Syracuse University, 1970
Training:
- Studied 1 1/2 years (1985-86) as a private student of Mr. Felix Klein
- Seminars in Printing Process Identification and Image Analysis for Forensic Examiners at Rochester Inst. of Technology in 2001 and 2002.
- Fundamentals of Microscopy for Forensic Document Examiners at the McCrone Institute College of Microscopy - August 24, 2005
- Advanced Fraudulent Document Recognition, AllRegs Academy, August 21-23, 2008
Continuing Education:
- Continuing education through journals, workshops and seminars.
- Attended the AFDE 3-4 day Symposia in 2002-2019 and the NADE 3-4 day conferences in 1996-2019.
- In 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999 and 2003 attended the annual Scientific Sessions of the Questioned Document Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and technical workshops in 2007, 2009, 2013 and 2015.
- Also attended the ASTM E30.02 subcommittee meeting in 2002-2008 and the IGS Biennial Conference in 2011, 2015, 2017.