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ABOUT
US Thomas Grogan is a certified forensic document examiner and internationally court qualified handwriting expert. He is the president and chief examiner of Forensic Document Laboratory, Inc. based out of Charlotte, NC. Mr. Grogan has worked in handwriting since 1997 and has successfully served an apprenticeship under renowned handwriting expert Don Lehew (who has appeared numerous times on CNN Headline News and TruTV). He received supplemental training and certification in Questioned Document Examination from the American Institute of Applied Science. He also successfully participates in annual proficiency trials in forensic handwriting analysis from LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia. Thomas Grogan founded Forensic Document Laboratory, Inc. in 2007 and deals with national and worldwide cases involving (but not limited to) questioned and disputed signatures, medical and insurance fraud, anonymous & threatening letters, handwriting and typewriter identification, and altered documents. Mr. Grogan has provided services to hundreds of clients ranging from private individuals and law firms to government and law enforcement agencies. Major clients have included Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Public Defenders Office, US Dept of Justice, and Yank Barry (Global Village Marketing International). Most notably, in 2009, Forensic Document Laboratory, Inc. and Thomas Grogan were the one of the few private and independent handwriting experts to be officially retained to examine additional evidence that surfaced regarding the JonBenet Ramsey ransom note. Thomas Grogan is the forensic handwriting expert for the CBS TV show “Swift Justice with Nancy Grace.” Mr. Grogan has been interviewed and consulted by numerous media shows, including WBTV TV3 Charlotte, WFMY TV2 Greensboro, Oprah Winfreys’ OWN TV Network, and the award winning “Caplis and Silverman Show” on 630AM KHOW Denver, CO. He also teaches monthly seminars on Identity Theft and its relation to forgeries/signatures. Thomas Grogan’s professional associations include FBI Charlotte Citizens' Academy Alumni Association, FBI’s InfraGard North Carolina Chapter, North Carolina Association of Private Investigators, Carolina IT Professional Group, and NC4 CyberCop. Mr. Grogan is a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy. In pursuit of expanding his company's services, Mr. Grogan has earned an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer and Information Science / Network Security and graduated with highest honors (Summa Cum Laude) from ECPI College and was certified in Computer / Digital Forensics at the American Academy of Applied Forensics. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Computer Forensics & Digital Investigations at Champlain College. He is also CompTIA Security+ certified. You can connect to his profile on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/fordoclabsinc |