Experienced and Qualified

Designating Hannah McFarland as an expert witness and/or use of this resume in legal proceedings without specific approval is prohibited.

Certifications

Office Holder

I serve on the Executive Board of Directors for NADE.

Court-Qualified

As an expert witness 30 times.

Washington State Superior Courts:

Cowlitz County

King County

Lewis County

Pierce County

Snohomish County

Spokane County

Thurston County

Mason County

Alaska State Superior Court:

Third Judicial District at Anchorage

Matanuska-Susitna County

Oregon State Circuit Court:

Malheur County

National Association of Securities Dealers
Seattle Arbitration

Court-Appointed

Federal and State courts in WA, AK, MO and OR

Specialized Training

2006 — American Academy of Forensic Science 58rd Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA

Questioned Documents Section

2005 — Adobe Photoshop and document examination, intensive two day workshop by Gary Herbertson, Berkeley, CA.

1999, 2001 - 2005 — National Association of Document Examiners Conferences

2001 – National Questioned Document Association Conference, Dallas, Texas

2001 – American Academy of Forensic Science 53rd Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA

Questioned Documents Section
General Session - Jurisprudence
Workshop – The Testifying Expert

2000 — Northwest Fraud Investigators Association Conference, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia

1997 – Forensic Document Examination Course and private instruction by Andrew Bradley and Associates of Denver, CO.

1997 – Vanguard Conference, Handwriting Physiology and Writer’s Cramp

1995-1997 – Private instruction with Roger Rubin of New York City who has over thirty years experience.

Education

1980 – University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Psychology
1979 – University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI; Music

Legislative Consultant

2005 — I was a consultant for the Washington State Legislature. My work shaped the section regarding comparing signatures on ballots in election reform bill 5499.

Publications

2005

Comparing signatures is a science, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Vol. 142, No. 261
2003

My work on the Black Dahlia murder case is published in the book Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel.
2001

What Law School Never Taught About Forgery, Alaska Bar Rag, Alaska Bar Association, Vol. 25, No. 5
2000

Read Between the Lines of Documents Trial News, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 36, Number 3

Handwriting Analysis—What is Required? Bar Bulletin, King County Bar Association, Vol.18, Issue 7

Proficiency Testing

Certified by the Handwriting Identification proficiency-testing program of the Forensic Expertise Profiling Laboratory at Latrobe University in Australia. Results available upon request (2004).

Teaching

2008 - Washington State Office of Special Investigations Conference.
2002 to 2005 - I have been an instructor for the Pan American Institute of Forensic Science and Technology in Monterrey, Mexico .
May 8, 2002, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico.

Continuing Legal Education

March 30, 2001 — Washington State Bar Association 6th Annual Intellectual Property Law Institute
2001 — Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons – Seattle and Kent
2000 — Associated Counsel for Accused Persons – Seattle and Kent
June 23, 2000 — Northwest Defenders Association