Digital Forensics & Expert Witness Services

Your examiner has testified.
In Federal Court.

When your case depends on digital evidence, you need more than a technician. You need someone who has sat in the witness chair, withstood cross-examination, and made complex forensic findings understandable to a jury. That is what we bring to your engagement.

Federal & Circuit Court Qualified
20+ Years DFIR Experience
Retired Law Enforcement
U.S. Air Force Veteran
U.S. Secret Service Trained
Active Certifications: CEH, CHFI, CND, ECSA, CPT
How We Can Help

The types of matters we support.

If your matter involves digital evidence, we have likely worked a case like it. Here is where our experience translates directly to your needs.

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Civil Litigation Support

Forensic examination of devices and accounts to surface evidence for discovery. Chain-of-custody documentation maintained throughout. Findings delivered in plain language your client and the court can follow.

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Expert Witness Testimony

Court-qualified in Federal and Circuit courts. We explain what the evidence shows and does not show clearly, accurately, and in a way that holds up under cross-examination from opposing counsel.

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Internal & HR Investigations

Employee misconduct, data theft, policy violations, and wrongful termination defense. Proper evidence handling from the start protects your findings if the matter escalates to litigation.

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Ransomware & Breach Response

Rapid triage to identify what was accessed, what was exfiltrated, and how the attacker got in. Coordination with legal counsel, insurers, and law enforcement as required. Root cause and remediation report included.

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Business Email Compromise

Full account forensics to reconstruct attacker activity, identify the intrusion timeline, and determine what was seen or stolen. Critical for insurance claims and potential criminal referrals.

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Security Advisory & Tabletop Exercises

Is your incident response plan actually ready? We simulate real scenarios with your leadership team to find the gaps before an attacker does. vCISO advisory available for ongoing engagements.

Why It Matters

What 20 years in the field
actually means for your case.

Credentials on paper are one thing. Here is what our examiner's background translates to in practice.

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He thinks like an investigator, not just a technician.

A career in criminal investigation means our examiner approaches digital evidence the same way detectives approach a crime scene: methodically, skeptically, and with an eye toward what opposing counsel will argue. Most IT professionals have never worked a criminal case. He has worked hundreds.

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He built the first forensics lab in this region.

As a police lieutenant, he designed and stood up the first dedicated computer forensics lab in Western Maryland from the ground up. That is not a credential you earn in a classroom. It means he understands forensic infrastructure, evidence handling, and chain-of-custody at an institutional level.

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His findings are written for the courtroom, not the server room.

Technical findings are only useful if the judge and jury understand them. Our examiner has learned through direct courtroom experience how to translate complex forensic data into testimony that is clear, credible, and resistant to challenge. Jargon does not win cases. Clarity does.

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He has been on both sides of the table.

Years coordinating between legal teams, insurance carriers, law enforcement, and executive leadership means he understands the pressures every stakeholder in your matter is operating under. He knows how to communicate findings to each audience without creating new problems for your case.

Active Certifications & Qualifications
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A crisis is a terrible time to start a plan. I don't believe in over-complicating things with jargon. Whether you're a legal team that needs digital evidence translated for a jury, or a business that just got hit with ransomware, my goal is the same: give you clear, actionable answers based on over 25 years of real-world investigations.
Our Forensic Examiner, Cumberland Data Recovery
Get In Touch

Ready to discuss your matter?

All inquiries are treated as confidential. We typically respond within one business day.

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Attorneys & Legal Teams Expert witness retention, evidence review, litigation support, and court-ready forensic reports.
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Businesses & HR Departments Internal investigations, employee device examinations, incident response, and breach analysis.
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Law Enforcement & Agencies Collaborative forensic support and regional consulting for active investigations.
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Organizations & Nonprofits Security assessments, tabletop exercises, policy development, and vCISO advisory.
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