| Consulting to the Legal Profession |
| My Role |
Sometimes the legal issues have a component which is computer-related or
process-related or technology-related:
I have worked with members of the legal profession to weigh these components as
part of their legal strategy.
process-related or technology-related:
- Was the procedure employed to do some business function rational and
effective from a procedural or mathematical or technological formulation? - What are the physical or financial consequences of choosing a particular tool,
strategy, technology?
I have worked with members of the legal profession to weigh these components as
part of their legal strategy.
| Professional Engagements |
In a civil case brought against a bank, the question arose as to the
methodology and validity of the bank's check validation and signature
verification processes. Upon review of those processes, I was able to attest that:
equivalent of check validation selection), I suggest you mull over "Theory of Optimal Search"
by Lawrence D. Stone, ISBN 1-877640-00-X.
methodology and validity of the bank's check validation and signature
verification processes. Upon review of those processes, I was able to attest that:
- the methodology for selecting which checks were validated was
mathematically unsupported, vis a vis the bank's contentions to the
contrary; - that the procedures used in signature verification were insufficient;
- that the training and awareness programs of the bank were insufficient.
equivalent of check validation selection), I suggest you mull over "Theory of Optimal Search"
by Lawrence D. Stone, ISBN 1-877640-00-X.
In an extant case involving nine veterans of Iraq II claiming injury by
exposure to Depleted Uranium ('DU'), I was asked to provide scientific support
to the veterans' legal team. Web and literature searches presented polarizing
screeds as to the safety and usability of DU in a battlefield and post-conflict
environment. To ameliorate the polarization, my research started with basic,
fundamental science, avoiding the hyperbole and adjectives of either side.
The calculations show that the result of DU shells striking targets include:
Recent information (detection of radioactive dust from very early domestic A-
bomb tests detected in polar regions after local forest fires) has caused me to
add additional factors to my earlier calculations.
Too many of my own adjectives? Indeed, yes! I am in the process of
preparing the details for publication, after which I will make all available on
this website.
exposure to Depleted Uranium ('DU'), I was asked to provide scientific support
to the veterans' legal team. Web and literature searches presented polarizing
screeds as to the safety and usability of DU in a battlefield and post-conflict
environment. To ameliorate the polarization, my research started with basic,
fundamental science, avoiding the hyperbole and adjectives of either side.
The calculations show that the result of DU shells striking targets include:
- creation of aerosolized uranium particulants;
- these particulants can be carried by wind and scattered large
distances; - these particulants will stay in the environment for long periods of time;
- the accumulative radioactivity and heavy metal toxicity acting in
concert are dangerous; - inhalation/ingestion of these particulants can convincingly be shown to
cause health problems.
Recent information (detection of radioactive dust from very early domestic A-
bomb tests detected in polar regions after local forest fires) has caused me to
add additional factors to my earlier calculations.
Too many of my own adjectives? Indeed, yes! I am in the process of
preparing the details for publication, after which I will make all available on
this website.
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