West Virginia ballistics expert witnesses analyze firearm function, ammunition performance, and shooting reconstruction for civil and criminal matters. They often come from state and local crime labs, former law enforcement, and forensic engineering backgrounds, with experience handling evidence from rural terrain and coalfield communities. They commonly evaluate trajectory, toolmarks, gunshot residue, and weapon operability.
Firearm and Toolmark Identification Expert Witness
Firearm and Toolmark Identification Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $320/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $320/hr
- Court Fee
- $320/hr
This expert has certifications in Firearm Identification, Toolmark Identification, and Gunshot Residue by the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners, and has been involved with forensic testing for more than 22 years. He is a Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and the NIST OSAC on Firearms and Tool Marks, and is a Guest Lecturer for the National Firearms Examiners Academy. He is currently the owner of a private firearm forensic consulting group, and a Firearm/Tool Mark Examiner for an Ohio-based crime laboratory.
Firearm and Toolmark Examiner, A forensics laboratory
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Central Michigan University
Dayton,
Ohio