“I retained Ms. Smith on behalf of a client, who was sued for sexual harassment by an employee. Handwritten notes were proffered by the plaintiff, in support of the harassment, which was never witnessed by any third party. My client denied writing the notes, Ms. Smith ultimately opined that it was likely that my client had in fact written the notes. While I had hoped for a more favorable result for my client's case, once Ms. Smith explained her methodology and pointed out the similarities that she had observed between the exemplars and the notes in question, I was convinced that Ms. Smith had provided a well-reasoned and defensible opinion with respect to authorship of the notes. This information enabled my client to make an informed decision regarding settlement of the case. 

Throughout the engagement, Ms. Smith kept me informed of her progress, she explained to me each step that she was undertaking in the examination process, she explained to me the parameters of her work and those factors that would influence the outcome. It was clear from the inception of our engagement that Ms. Smith would provide to me the accurate results of her analysis without regard to any outcome that my client hoped would result.

It is clear to me that Ms. Smith conforms to the highest professional standards in her work, and displays clear professional ethics. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Ms. Smith again, and would recommend her without reservation to colleagues.”

Joan C. McKenna, Partner

O’Hagan Meyer

Richmond, VA

“You did an awesome job”

[texted after court appearance].

R. Ted Butler, Partner

Butler Hodge Moss PLC

Fredericksburg, VA

"After I sent the Wife's attorney a copy of your report to review, Wife miraculously conceded that the document was original and authentic and wants to resolve all issues with her keeping her stuff and him keeping his stuff.

Thank so much for your work — your analysis and report won our case!

The report was clear, organized, and thorough. It let no other option but for the opposing party to concede that the document was authentic. As a result, it saved my client a lot of time and attorneys fees."

John K. Karanian, Attorney at Law Barnes & Diehl, P.C.

Richmond, VA

"I thank you for your assistance."

Stephen A. Bryant, Attorney at Law Parker, Pollard, Wilton & Peaden

Richmond, VA

“Thank you for your patience and excellent work in assisting me on this matter. I am pleased to report that we have settled this case - and thanks in part to the fine work you undertook on our behalf. I will certainly be keeping your contact information handy on any future litigation involving anything handwriting related - and I am sure we will cross paths again soon.

Again, I want to thank you very much for all of the assistance you provided me personally in educating me on all things forgery related. It was a very good experience and enriched me as an attorney. Please accept this note of sincere thanks.”

Daniel L. Gray, Attorney at Law, Cooper, Ginsberg, Gray, PLLC

Fairfax, VA

"Thanks again for your help with my recent divorce case. Bringing in expert witnesses definitely helped push the petitioner to settle the case."

Craig Dingwall, Attorney at Law

Parks, Dingwall, & Associates

McClean, VA



“Thank you very much for your assistance. It was invaluable in getting to settlement.”

D.Z. Kaufman, J.D. Ph.D.

Kaufman Law Group, PLLC

Vienna, VA

"I was looking for a handwriting expert after a bad experience with state forensics. The state pretty much did nothing, made no attempt to get records from the bank, nor did they seem interested that forgery had been committed.

I went on line and found Anne Smith, called her and set up a time to submit copies of all suspected documents as well as known signatures and writings. Anne went to work, asked for some specific examples and came back with the findings we suspected. I later met with her and at this time she was able to see the original document and show in court the problems.

I would highly recommend Anne Smith to anyone who suspects forgery, she is highly professional and ethical in her findings."

Jeanne S

“Thank you Anne. You have been the most helpful of the handwriting examiners I have spoken with, and I sincerely appreciate that.”

S Wade

"Court ruled in my favor. It would not have happened without your expert opinion." 

David H.

"I hope to work with you again in the future. Feel free to use me as a reference."

Brian H. Jones, Attorney at Law, Barnes & Diehl, P.C.

Chesterfield, VA

“Thank you for providing the opinion report and supporting materials. Having now conducted discovery, I wanted to let you know that [the husband] admitting affixing [his wife’s] signature on all of the questioned documents sent to you for analysis, including the checks, the Uniform Residential Loan Application, and the [Bank] Authorization for Automatic Transfer. [The wife] and I appreciated all your assistance in this matter."

Daniel L. Gray, Attorney at Law, Cooper, Ginsberg, Gray, PLLC

Fairfax, VA

“I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Smith on a fairly intensive case in which the authentication of the signatures of two living individual and one deceased individual were in question. Ms. Smith was both professional and conscientious in her evaluation and in her presentation of her findings to the Court. She was clear in that she had taken no position in the outcome of the matter and was only presenting her opinion based on her independent evaluation. Her ethical handling of the matter surely helped persuade the Court that it could rely on her expert opinion in reaching a decision.”

Tracy L. Taliaferro, Esquire (retired), Taliaferro Law Offices

Colonial Heights, VA



“Thank you Ms. Smith. It was wonderful working with you. I was very impressed by your knowledge and expertise. We will be sure to keep you apprised of the outcome of the case.” 

Amanda B. Davis, Associate, Butler Hodge Moss PLC

Fredericksburg, VA

“Thank you Ms. Smith. It was wonderful working with you. I was very impressed by your knowledge and expertise. We will be sure to keep you apprised of the outcome of the case.” 

Amanda B. Davis, Associate, Butler Hodge Moss PLC

“Thanks so much for speaking with me on Friday, it was extremely informative and helpful.”

Thomas G. Knox, Esq., Associate Attorney, Northern Virginia Immigration Law Firm, PLLC

"I appreciate all your help in this matter and will definitely keep you in mind for future cases."

Leslie A. Winneberger

Attorney at Law, Beale, Davidson, Etherington & Morris, P.C.

Richmond VA



"Anne contracted me to help prepare documents for a case and I learned so much about her dedication to the authenticity of documents in question. She is precise, and thorough and takes great pains to compare and analyze documents with objectivity. Her tools and equipment are kept calibrated; she stays current with the best science in the field and she frequently provides more detail than most cases require. She is completely committed to the most accurate analysis possible and I grew in my own field having worked with her. I recommend her document examination skills without reservation."

Carol W.