THERESA F. DEAN
HANDWRITING FORENSICS & INVESTIGATIONS

224 Thompson Street, #244
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792
Phone 828-891-4263   Cellular 828-691-4263
License No. PI 2352

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Kay Norton Moss v. Ray Ervin Poteat, Jr. – 90 CVS 1960 – Buncombe County Superior Court, Asheville, NC, Judge C. Walter Allen presiding. Attorney Jack Cloninger, Asheville, NC. Testified 05/23/91.

Laurie W. Gardin v. Thomas L. Gardin – 91 CVD 362 – Buncombe County District Court, Asheville, NC, Judge Rebecca Knight presiding. Testified 05/19/92.

Virginia Smith v. Billy D. Brown – 92 CVD 270 – Jackson County District Court, Sylva, NC, Judge Steven J. Bryant presiding. Testified 10/11/93.

Fred Bradley v. Bradley Byrd – 93 CVD 001 – Mitchell County District Court, Bakersville, NC, Judge Claude Smith presiding. Testified 08/11/93.

Lawrence Ledford v. James Gary Batson Estate, Greenville County, Greenville, SC, Judge C. Diane Smock presiding. Testified 06/02/94.

Boyd Gaddy v. Calhoun – 93 CVD 443 – Haywood County, Waynesville, NC, Judge Richlyn Holt presiding. Attorney Randall Seago. Testified 10/05/94.

Patricia Sherlin v. Estate of Carroll Richard Sherlin – 95 CVD 2567 – Buncombe County District Court, Asheville, NC, Judge Peter L. Roda, presiding. Testified 10/19/95.

Theresa M. Pierce v. Mary R. Pierce – 95 CP 42-279 – Spartanburg County District Court, Spartanburg, SC, Judge Thomas DeZern presiding. Attorney Matt Henderson, Spartanburg, SC. Testified 11/29/95.

NC Court of Appeals No. COA 95-937, May 7, 1996, Judge Mark D. Martin upheld the trial court ruling in qualifying Theresa Dean as an expert in handwriting in Gaddy vs Calhoun, Haywood County, NC, No. 93 CVD 443. Judges Greene and McGee concur.

Grace Ruth Carter & James M. Carter v. Annie Nell Mitchell & Eugene Jones – 95 CVS 4745 – Buncombe County Superior Court, Asheville, NC, Judge Robert D. Lewis (ret.) presiding. Testified 10/23/96.

Gordon L. Towe v. Thomas K. Towe, Towe Agency, Inc. – 94 CP 4202164 – Spartanburg County District Court, Spartanburg, SC, Judge John Hayes presiding. Attorney, Matt Henderson, Spartanburg, SC. Testified 01/16/97.

Weldon R. Gobble, Jr. v. Betty Mackley, Washington County District Court, Jonesborough, TN, Judge Stewart Cannon presiding. Testified 01/31/97.

Jacob Dale Stout Estate v. Bettye L. Johnson – Adversary Proceeding No.: 7-99-00214, Washington County District Court, Abingdon, VA, Judge Charles Flanagan presiding. Testified 05/16/97.

A&M Tools, Inc & James A. Awald, Individually v. A & M Tool, M Division, Inc. & Fred Millar, Individual – 96 CVS 535 – Buncombe County Superior Court, Asheville, NC, Judge Robert D. Lewis (ret.) presiding. Testified 06/24/97.

Beverage-Air, Spartanburg, SC, South Carolina Employment Security Commission, James R. Buchanan, Hearing Officer. Testified 07/29/97.

 

Companion Life Insurance Company v. George Eugene Lindsey – 97 CP 2300562, Greenville County Circuit Court, Greenville, SC, Judge Joseph Watson presiding. Testified 03/12/98.

Jamie Espinosa & Cheri Espinosa v. Hayes Martin, Trustee & Robert P. Tucker, Jackson County Superior Court, NC – 97 SP 48. Deposed 04/29/98.

Joel Smith v. Judy Adams, Sullivan County District Court, Kingsport, TN – Civil Action No.: C32150(M). Deposed July, 1998.

Sullivan County District Court, Kingsport, TN, Judge John McClellan presiding. Deposition & Testified 08/04/98.

Cleo Inc. v. TSC Vend Wholesale, Inc., et al, Chancery Court for Greene County, TN, No.: 98 000191. Deposed 03/01/99.

Keith Poole & Karin Poole v. Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc.; In The United States District Court For The Western District Of North Carolina Asheville Division, Civil No.:   1: 98 CV 213. Deposed 03/10/99.

State of North Carolina v. William T. Barnes, 90 CRS 011133 – Rockingham County Superior Court, Wentworth, NC, Judge Thomas Ross presiding. Testified 04/15/99.

Town of Highlands v. Harry R. Wright – Macon County District Court, Franklin, NC, Judge Ray Warren presiding. Attorney, William H. Coward, Franklin, NC. Testified 05/27/99.

Keith Poole v. Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc., Civil No.: 1:98 CV 213 – United States District Court for the Western District of NC, Asheville Division, Judge Lacy H. Thornburg presiding. Attorney, Robert Riddle, Asheville, NC. Testified 08/11/99.

Gail Searcy v. Estate of Morris Pritchard Searcy – 99 E 000196 – Henderson County Probate Hearing, Hendersonville, NC, Clerk of Superior Court, Thomas H. Thompson presiding. Testified 04/25/00.

Ingeborg Staton v. Centura Bank – 99 CVS 5156 – Forsythe County Superior Court, Winston-Salem, NC, Judge Ben F. Tennille presiding. Attorney Fred Harwell, Winston-Salem, NC.

Testified 04/18/01.

Ronald Sanderson & Debra Sanderson v. Duke University Private Diagnostic Clinic –01 CVS 1569 – Columbus County Superior Court, Whiteville, NC, Judge Ammons presiding. Testified 04/30/01.

Ellen Lucinda Delk v. Meritor Automotive, Inc., et al, District Court Asheville Division, Civil Action No.: 1:00 CVS 242-C. Deposed 10/17/01.

Deakins v. Peggy D. Cowden, Trustee for the Deakins Living Trust; Johnson City Chancery Court, TN, Case Nos.: 32767 and 32748. Deposed November, 2000.

David D. Foster v. Sherry Kay Foster – 99 CVD 2030 – Buncombe County District Court, Asheville, NC, Judge Rebecca Knight presiding. Testified 05/11/01.

William Pace v. Kathleen Yount Estate – 99 E 000533 – Henderson County, Hendersonville, NC, Judge Laura Bridges presiding. Testified 10/16/01.

Patricia Fici v. Century 21 Bob Capes Realtors, Frances Hipp, Kerry Koon Karnoil, et al –01 CP 4001495 – Richland County, Columbia, SC, Judge Joseph Strickland presiding. Testified 11/08/01.

Mary Little v. Jack D. Stogner – 98 CVS 018656 – Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC, Judge Bob Johnston presiding. Testified 02/25/02.

Judy Buchanan v. Bobbie Jan Livesay – C Chancery No.: 25131 – Carter County, Elizabethton, TN, Judge Richard Johnson presiding. Testified 09/12/02.

Sherry Floyd v. Clyde H. Floyd – 01 E 000124 – Cherokee County Superior Court, Murphy, NC, Judge James U. Downs presiding. Attorney, Randall Seago, Sylva, NC. Testified 10/01/02.

Elsie K. McConnell Estate, Washington County, Abingdon, VA, Judge Charles Flanagan presiding. Attorney, Herb Peters. Testified 10/11/02.

Sevierville County, Sevierville, TN, Judge Ogle presiding. Attorney, Carl Eshbaugh. Testified 02/05/03.

 

Charles and Teresa Hatcher v. Allstate Insurance Company – District Court Greenville, TN – CA: CIV 17925 (B). Deposed 11/13/03.

Christy Dawn Beal v. Donna G. Beal – 02 E 000596 – Henderson County Superior Court, Hendersonville, NC, Judge Marlene Hyatt presiding. Attorney Timothy Cosgrove, Hendersonville, NC. Testified 10/18/04.

 

Treehouse Corporation , a NV Corporation v. Toni Kent, et al – File No.: 2:03 CV 20 –Buncombe County Superior Court, Asheville, NC, Judge James U. Downs presiding. Testified 04/19/05.

State of North Carolina v. Marty & Myra Cantrell, Madison County Superior Court, Marshal, NC, Judge James U. Downs presiding. Attorney Sean Devereux, Asheville, NC. Testified 01/05/07.

Stuhl v. Ken Davis Mountain Log Homes – 05 CVS 004705 – Buncombe County Superior Court, Asheville, NC, Judge James U. Downs presiding. Attorney William E. Loose. Testified 08/29/07.

Tutwiler Cadillac, Inc. v. Muriel J. Patterson, Marion County Superior Court, Indianapolis, IN – Cause No.: 49D01 – 0506 – CC – 024619. Deposed 09/13/07.

Troy Steve Messer v. Charlene Clark – 01 CVD 1434 – Haywood County District Court, Waynesville, NC, Judge Steven J. Bryant presiding. Attorney, Russell L. McLean, III. Testified 09/20/07.

Belcher v. Belcher – Civil Action No.: 05-D230-EW – Mercer County Family Court, Princeton, WV, Judge Edwin Wiley presiding. Testified 11/14/07.

Henson v. GreenTree Servicing, Conseco Finance Services – 06 CVS 001785 – Henderson County District Court, Hendersonville, NC, Judge Marlene Hyatt presiding. Testified 02/07/08.

Frank E. Lowe signature, Sevier County, Sevierville, TN, Attorney, Edward Hamilton. Deposed 10/17/08.

State of Georgia v. Judith Hurt-Whitmire – 08 CR 001C – Rabun County Superior Court, Clayton, GA, Judge James E. Cornwell, Jr. presiding. Testified 11/18/08.

Tom O. Hall & First Peoples Bank of Tennessee v. Clarence H. Cates, et ux – Jefferson County Chancery Court No.: 07-102 , Dandridge, TN, Judge Ben Hooper II presiding. Testified 11/02/09.

Kelly Payne v. Wendell L. Christian, Sullivan County, District Court, Kingsport, TN, Judge John McClellan presiding. Testified 12/15/09.

Rudy Valley Dorsey, Sr. Estate v. Seibels Bruce Group, Inc./Universal Insurance Company – Mecklenburg County Superior Court, NC – 08 CVS 26135. Deposed 02/23/10.

Marie A. Valentine v. Richard G. Rosser, No.: 4019, Fayette County Circuit Court, Somerville, TN, Judge Alan Wallace, presiding. Testified 03/04/10.

Brian Williams v. Brenda Strader – 2010 CP 0402128 – Anderson County, W. Pelzer, SC, Magistrate, Judge William G. Bates presiding. Testified 05/17/10.

Susan Surratt v. Everett Brice Shearburn III & D’SirBynes, LLC – 09 CVD 6069 – Forsythe County, Winston Salem, NC, Judge Lorrie Hutchins, presiding. Attorney Joslin Davis, Davis & Harwell, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC. Testified 06/18/10.

Dan Brown v. Michelle Brown – 08 CVD 2190 – Henderson County, Hendersonville, NC, Judge Peter Knight presiding. Testified 02/08/11.

Irene King v. Henrietta King – 10 CVS 008201 – Guildford County, Greensboro, NC, Superior Court Judge Richard W. Stone, presiding. Testified 03/28/11.

Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union v. Rebecca White, Sullivan County, Kingsport, TN, Judge Ray Conkin, presiding. Attorney, Aaron Duffy. Testified 04/11/11.

 

Eva Wilma Trantham Estate, Polk County Chancery Court – 2010-PR-4, Benton, TN, Judge Jerri Bryant, presiding. Testified 05/24/11.

Lelan Byrd v. David M. Kraebber – 08 CVS 60 – Henderson County Superior Court, Hendersonville, NC, Judge Eric Levinson, presiding. Testified 11/08/11.        

State of Tennessee v. James Greenwell, Sullivan County Superior Court, Blountville, TN, Judge Montgomery, presiding. DA, Lewis Combs. Testified 02/08/12.

Navistar Financial Corporation v. Zilly Transportation Services, LLC, West Logistics, Inc., et al,  US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee.  Deposed 02/10/16.

Kenneth Pritchard  v. Velma Hendricks, Estate of Barto Hendricks,  2015 ES 2302342, Probate Court, Greenville County, SC; Judge Debora A. Faulkner, presiding. Testified 06/29/16. Attorney David Ward, Greenville, SC.

Vincent Williams, Sr. v. Miriam Lucia Gomez & Country Lane Condominium No. 2 , Association, Inc., Case No.:  14-01979, Circuit Court Miami-Dade County, FL. Deposed 07/21/16.

Wike v. Wike, 16 CVS 125,  Iredell County District Court, Judge Lori Hamilton, Statesville, NC. Attorney Eddie Gaines. Testified 04/13/17.

LaToya Johnson v. FL Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association & Orlando Health, Inc., State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings, DOH Case No.: 16-3532N.   Judge W. David Watkins presiding.  Testified 01/18/18.

Gayle Johnson v. Gordon Robinson, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Investments by Design Group, Inc., and Investment Designers of Tulsa, Inc.  Case No. CJ-17-4547.  Deposed 06/22/18.

Gayle Johnson v. Gordon Robinson, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Investments by Design Group, Inc., and Investment Designers of Tulsa, Inc.  District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, OK  Case No. CJ-17-4547.  Judge Don Andrews presiding. Testified 11/19/18.

The Donald M. Gally & Mary H. Gally Charitable Trust v. Christopher H. Lane, Jessica Lane & Steven Bruce Lane, Chancery Court for Knox County, TN  Case No: 194294-1. Deposed 03/27/19.

Chris Gilleland v. Dakota Adams v. Tyler Wurmlinger v. John Doe, District Court of Lincoln County, NC. Judge Justin Brackett presiding. Testified 10/15/20.

Holographic Will of Vanda H. Robertson Estate, Buncombe County, NC. Clerk of Court, Johanna Finkelstein, presiding. Testified 12/11/20.