Can Police Officers Force You to Unlock Your Phone?

Judge rules that just like police cannot force you to unlock your phone using a passcode, so too they cannot force the use of any other unlock method such as your finger, iris, or face.

Speaking at CLE by the Sea 2019 to sole proprietorship and small business attorneys

Law firms can be as small as one person and as large as many thousands of employees. This conference focused on the small business, and I was proud to be a part of it.

Set the Truth Free. New forensic tools can break the code.

Inside your locked computer or cellphone evidence is a treasure trove of location data that may be able to be hacked and tapped into.

Deluge of Digital Video and Audio Evidence

Attorney Michael Schwartz crafts a concise list of crucial advice, warnings, and tips to attorneys who are going to mediation or trial with video or audio evidence.

NCAVF Video Forensics Key in $21.5 Million Wrongful Death Case

The largest ever verdict involving a child drowning in Illinois comes after only 1 hour, 20 minutes of deliberation.

When Toys Become a Threat to Privacy

It may seem unexpected, but technology in the toy industry has made it so that consumers have to question what to do when toys become a threat to privacy.

Video and Audio Evidence In Court: How to Prevail In Civil and Criminal Cases by Properly Utilizing Audio, Video, and Still Image Evidence

I was so frustrated seeing attorneys make the same mistakes that I had to prepare this class.

Police Can Not Hide Tracking of License Plate Data

The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that police can not hide tracking of license plate data and must release to the public all the plate data they are collecting.

Augmented Reality proof of concept allows audio recordings to visually float in 3D space

With all the audio analysis and enhancements that we do, I am often looking at audio waveforms and spectrograms. That's one important way we explore, measure, and judge how audio filters are impacting the original audio.

Create Your Own Video Evidence and Help Solve Crimes

Under normal circumstances, the police are responsible for finding video evidence, or any evidence for that matter, of a crime. The police will then process and analyze the video evidence to solve the crime and prove their case.

Teaching an MCLE tomorrow in Fullerton area

We're looking forward to teaching attorneys about the newest techniques in video, audio, and still image forensics. All examples and material taken from our actual cases.