


Our analysts are ready to provide a full explanation of their findings in court and undergo cross-examination. When we have been hired by you or your client to provide a comprehensive forensic analysis, it may be necessary at your request or the request of opposing counsel, to attend the trial, explain our findings, and allow cross-examination. By engaging a forensic analyst as an expert witness, we can help all parties form a full understanding of the current best-practices in place for collecting and presenting digital evidence. By adhering to these values, you can be confident that the courts will accept our expert witness testimony per your court’s rules.Ĭases are increasingly making use of evidence from digital sources. Our expert witness testimony is bound by ethical duties and court rules which ensure our impartiality even though we are often paid for by one party. Appointing an additional expert witness may further assist the court’s understanding of data recovery and digital forensic procedures, processes, and techniques.

We can also appear to provide expert witness testimony even if the evidence was not prepared by us. This prudence greatly increases the likelihood that our expertise will carry heavy weight. Our analysts keep notes for every case, which allows them to recall details years after they finish the work, if necessary. That can then call into question the validity of their conclusions.Įven though most cases do not require an expert witness, it is normally the most important element of a forensics analysis for those that do need to engage one. By examining another expert’s work, we may identify issues with their practices and procedures. Restoring Data can make its analysts available to testify in cases they have worked on previously, or to re-examine another expert’s opinion.
