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Qualifications and Services



Providing Forensic Document Examination Since 1985

When choosing a forensic expert, it is important to consider training, education, and professional qualifications. James Tarver has been a forensic document examiner since 1985 with experience in government and private practice. He has qualified to provide expert testimony in Superior Courts, administrative law proceedings, and arbitration hearings throughout California; in Federal Courts for the Eastern District of California, the Western District of Washington, and the Western District of Texas; in Superior Court for the State of Washington, and Circuit Court for the State of Nevada.

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Credentials and Affiliations of Our Forensic Document Examiner

  • Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Criminology with Academic Focus in Forensic Document Examination

  • Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

  • Member, Past President, and Past Regional Representative of the Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners

  • Member of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Laboratory Accreditation Board Technical Advisory Committee for the Questioned Documents Discipline (Retired)

  • Graduate of the FBI Questioned Documents Specialized Training Unit

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Forensic Document Examination Services Include

  • Alternate Light Source Examinations (Ink Discrimination, Alterations, Enhancements)

  • Fractured/Cut Edge Comparisons (e.g. Paper, Tape, Postage Stamps)

  • Handwriting Comparisons

  • Indented Writing Examinations

  • Office Machine Artifact Comparisons

  • Printing Process Examinations (Document Authentication/Typewriting-Printer Classification)

  • Testimony

Central Valley Document Examination Services LLC

James A. Tarver, Forensic Document Examiner



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California Office


516 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 200

Fresno, CA 93704

 
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST OFFICE


14205 South East 36th Street, Suite 100

Bellevue, WA 98006

 
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inland NORTHWEST OFFICE


6325 North Monroe Street, #18965
Spokane, WA 99208

 
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