M. Patricia Fisher, Diplomate, Board of Forensic Document Examiners
Fisher Forensic Document Laboratory, Inc.
2010 Crow Canyon PlaceSuite 100
San Ramon, CA 94583 Phone: (510) 987-8129 Alternate: (925) 273-7733 Email: fisherdoclab@gmail.com Website: www.doclab.com
Specialty Areas
Handwriting (Forensic), Identification/Forensics, Questioned Documents/Document Examination
About
State-of-the-art laboratory in San Ramon/nondestructive examinations/most document problems/signatures/handwriting/medical/business records/fabrications/alterations/digital imaging/reports/exhibits/consulting/testimony/presentations/complex and specialized document problems.
Licenses
BA, MJ.
Education
BA, Mills College, 1963; California Secondary Teaching Credential SF State University, 1965; MJ, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, 1994.
Current/Previous Positions
Vice-President, Board of Forensic Document Examiners (2016-Present). Editor, Journal of Forensic Document Examination (2005-2018). Editorial Board – 2018- Present.
Honors Awards
Signatures of persons with parkinsonism and hepatic encephalopathy as comparison standards, co-authored with Carl E. Anderson, M.D. selected as an opening paper for the International Graphonomics 9th Biennial Conference in Singapore, June 1999. “Latent Images: the first impression, Primary or Secondary,” coauthored with Leonard P. Chen, PhD, presented for the International Association of Forensic Sciences 15th Triennial Meeting, UCLA, August 1999 and for the Association of Forensic Document Examiners Educational Symposium, Phoenix, November 1999.
Prof. Affiliations
Association of Forensic Document Examiners, International Graphonomics Society, Association of Certified Fraud Specialists. Affiliate Member, Counsel of International Investigators.
Publications
20 publications. “Red Flags”: Questioned Documents in Financial Elder Abuse Cases, PI Magazine, August 2014. Fisher, MP, Barabe, JG, Rantanen, W., “Rare 1972 Marilyn Monroe Oyama Photo Book – genuine or a fabrication?” Journal of Forensic Document Examination, Vol 18, 2007. Televised documentary – Analyzed the work of a document examiner for “The Most Dangerous Animal of All,” the Zodiac killer”, appeared on FX and Hulu, 2020.
Prior Expert Experience
Testimony in Municipal, Superior and Federal Courts 300+ times; testimony in other legal proceedings (arbitrations, hearings, depositions) since 1976.