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ADELE A. THONN, CERTIFIED\u00a0FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER<\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/strong>
\n> University of New Orleans; New Orleans, LA (BS: General Business Administration)
\n> Benjamin Franklin Senior High School; New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n

SPECIALIZED TRAINING<\/strong>
\n> Forensic Document Examination Interactive Training Program developed by Board Certified Forensic Document Examiner (36-lesson course containing over 50 actual cases with outside reading assignments)
\n> One-on-one case work with New Orleans-based\u00a0Board-Certified Forensic Document Examiner<\/p>\n

CONTINUING EDUCATION (PREVIOUS 10 YEARS)<\/strong>
\n> 2026 Louisiana Forgery & Fraud Investigators Association (Lake Charles, April 2026) \u2014 10 hours
\n> 2025 AFDE\/NADE Symposium (Kansas City, October 2025) \u2014 20 hours
\n> 2024 AFDE\/NADE Symposium (Brookfield, October 2024) \u2014 20 hours
\n> 2023 AFDE\/NADE Super Symposium (Denver, October 2023) \u2014 18 hours
\n> 2022 AFDE Symposium (Phoenix, October 2022) \u2014 21.75 hours
\n> 2022 NADE Annual Conference (St. Augustine, June 2022) \u2014 17.75 hours
\n> 2021 NADE Annual Conference (Asheville, September 2021) \u2014 13 hours
\n> 2018 NADE Annual Conference (Jacksonville, May 2018) \u2014 20.5 hours
\n> 2017 International Association for Identification, Louisiana Division (Baton Rouge, June 2017) \u2014 4.5 hours
\n> 2017 NADE Annual Conference (New Orleans, May 2017) \u2014 25 hours
\n> 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences (New Orleans, February 2017) \u2014 10.75 hours
\n> 2016 NADE Annual Conference (Portland, April 2016) \u2014 24.25 hours
\n> 2015 NADE Annual Conference (Nashville, April 2015) 21.5 hours<\/p>\n

COURT QUALIFICATIONS
\n<\/strong>> U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana (2022)
\n> U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana (2019, 2023)
\n> U.S. District Court, Middle of District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2024)
\n> Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana (2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025)
\n> 6th Judicial District Court, Tallulah, Louisiana (2020 – Daubert)
\n> 16th Judicial District Court, New Iberia, Louisiana (2023)
\n> 17th Judicial District Court, Thibodaux, Louisiana (2017, 2022)
\n> 18th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2024)
\n> 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2023, 2026)
\n> 21st Judicial District Court, Amite, Louisiana (2016, 2023)
\n> 21st Judicial District Court, Livingston, Louisiana (2022, 2023)
\n> 22nd Judicial District Court, Covington, Louisiana (2021)
\n> 24th Judicial District Court, Gretna, Louisiana (2016, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025)
\n> 26th Judicial District Court, Benton, Louisiana (2021 – Daubert)
\n> 32nd Judicial District Court, Houma, Louisiana (2017)
\n> 2nd Parish Court, Gretna, Louisiana (2025)<\/p>\n

PRESENTATIONS<\/strong>
\n> 2024 AFDE & NADE Symposium (Brookfield, October 2024): \u201cDisguised Writing \u2014 A Complex Case\u201d
\n> 2022 NADE Annual Conference (St. Augustine, June 2022): “They Say Timing Is Everything”
\n> Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Last Chance Seminar (New Orleans, December 2020): “Forensic Document Examination \u2014 The Application of Principles and Perks of Retaining or Consulting A Handwriting Expert”
\n> 2016 NADE Annual Conference (Poster Session, Portland, April 2016): “The Search for Familial Handwriting Similarities \u2014 Comparisons of Adoptive Versus Biological Features”
\n> Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Last Chance Seminar (New Orleans, December 2015): \u201cPrinciples of Handwriting and Handwriting Identification\u201d
\n> Louisiana Forgery and Fraud Conference (Kenner, April 2013): “Principles of Handwriting and Handwriting Identification for the Forensic Document Examiner”<\/p>\n

MEMBERSHIP<\/strong>
\n> Certified Member, National Association of Document Examiners (NADE)<\/p>\n

CERTIFICATION<\/strong>
\n> National Association of Document Examiners, September 2021<\/p>\n

OTHER DISTINCTION
\n<\/strong>> Treasurer, National Association of Document Examiners (2022-Present)
\n> Secretary, National Association of Document Examiners (2019-2022)
\n> Interim Secretary, National Association of Document Examiners (2018)
\n> Conference Chair, 2017 NADE Annual Conference<\/p>\n

REFERENCES<\/strong>
\nAvailable upon request<\/p>\n

(For informational purposes only and should not be used in litigation)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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