Where did the phrase “Make Your Mark” come from?
The age of the quill pen is long past us, like the age of the horse and buggy. Even though we’re still using pens and pencils now and 30 years, we might be a lost art. So, you still have to determine how people can make their mark. You know that would mark me though I make their mark, tell me you do know
I could make it up, but I would never lie to you. Yeah, of course. What does it mean? Imprint? Make your imprint and make your impression.
Right? No, what do you mean? Well, colloquially it means to make a splash you know make your mark on society. Yeah, the impression most people in the Middle Ages couldn’t write. So, you just did like a stamp? Yeah, it’s not a stamp. They couldn’t write. So by making your mark that gave them a piece of coal, and they would make a mark as their signature. So that’s what made us it was really it was the first signatures was the mark. Eventually, like well, that Mark looks like his mark. Well, that Mark looks like a net. So, they started customizing their mark, which became an autograph.
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How Can You Prove a Forgery In Court?
If think your signature was forged, you have a big problem that needs an expert solution. While you might feel the judge will believe you that your signature was forged… it doesn’t work that way. The courts require a court-qualified forensic document examiner to appear as a witness.
The type of expert witness you need is called a forensic document examiner. While many people use the term “handwriting expert”, that term sometimes could include the wrong type of professional like a handwriting school teacher, graphologist, or psychologist. The only way to prove a forgery in court is to hire an experienced forensic document examiner and have him/her create a written report, court exhibits, and provide an in-person or zoom-based live testimony.
The court exhibit and the written report are two of the most important aspects of an expert witness testimony.
The handwriting expert must provide an official letter of opinion (lab report) and often compelling court exhibits that show forger’s tremors, tracing, and unexplained differences. It is very difficult to bring in an expert witness without an attorney. Pro-Se defendants often lose in courts nationwide because there is a ton of procedural processes and information non-attorneys simply don’t know. So, you should hire a good attorney and you should hire a respected and experienced forensic handwriting expert. If you call our office, we will help you decide which expert is best for your case. Often, our expert can have your case completed in under a week with a forensic report on your desk.
“Pro-Se defendants often get slaughtered in courts… we highly recommend working with our experts with your attorney.”
First, if you feel your signature has been forged, contact our office right away for a free consultation about your documents and the process of getting a written report or testimony in court.
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