Expert Details

Forensic linguistics - authorship, plagiarism, document interptetation, copyright

ID: 725972 Illinois, USA

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1973	Degree: PhD	Subject: Linguistics	Institution: Univeristy of Chicago
Year: 1968	Degree: M.A.	Subject: Linguistics	Institution: Univeristy of Chicago
Year: 1964	Degree: A.B.	Subject: Linguistics	Institution: Brown University

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1992 to 2008	Employer: Perlman Communications, Ltd.	Title: Pres. and CEO	Department:
Responsibilities: This consulting form focuses on litigation support in matters of language.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1991 to 2002	Employer: Kraft Foods	Title: Director, Executive Communications	Department:
Responsibilities: Seechwriter for senior management.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1984 to 1991	Employer: General Motors	Title: Public Relations Staff	Department:
Responsibilities: Speechwriter for senior management.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1981 to 1984	Employer: Burroughs Corp.	Title: Manager, Editorial Services	Department:
Responsibilities: Speechriting and editorial services for senior management
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1979 to 1984	Employer: Michigan Bell	Title: Staff Supervisor	Department:
Responsibilities: Techical writing and editing
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1974 to 1979	Employer: Wayne State University	Title: Assistant Professor	Department: English
Responsibilities: Taught English composition and linguistics
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1973 to 1974	Employer: Indiana-Purdue University	Title: Assistant Professor	Department: English
Responsibilities: Taught English composition and kinguistics
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1970 to 1974	Employer: Hawaii Loa College	Title: Assistant Professor	Department:
Responsibilities: Taught English and linguistics

Expert Witness Experience
I have been involved in a number of cases involving copyright infringement, anonymous authorship, plagiarism, and contract interpretation.

Marketing Experience
The Internet has made plagiarism more difficult and more diffcult to define. Not all cultures have the same standards of originality. I have tried to factor these trends into my analyses.

Other Relevant Experience
Accurate transcription of audio documents (English).