September 8, 2019
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.
August 1, 2019
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.
July 4, 2019
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.
June 23, 2019
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.
January 27, 2019
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.
January 10, 2018
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.
November 22, 2017
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.
September 28, 2017
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.
September 7, 2017
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.
February 8, 2017
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.
January 24, 2017
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.