Family Law Specialty Expert Witnesses

Matthew Albee, CFCE, EnCE, SCERS is a Computer Forensics expert with over 20 years of experience in his field. He currently serves as project manager and lead examiner on computer forensic and e-discovery cases for DataChasers, Inc.

Background Experience - Since 1996, Mr. Albee has been a Special Agent for the State of California Franchise Tax Board and the Board of Equalization where his responsibilities include equipping and maintaining the computer forensic laboratory, and conducting investigations that involved financial and computer crimes. Since 2012, he has served as a Course Evaluator /Subject Matter Expert for the Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA), Diplomatic Security Service, United States Department of State.

Mr. Albee's experience with computer forensics runs the gamut from individual PCs to major corporations(references available), and includes every level and scope of examination. He has consulted to both public and private organizations and maintain a complete computer forensics laboratory.

Litigation Support - Matthew Albee has the distinction of having served as Special Master to Federal Court, as well as being the expert of record in numerous Superior and Municipal courts. He has extensive litigation experience as an expert witness and have testified for both civil and criminal cases. Mr. Albee has experience with employment law, family law, and criminal law cases.

Areas of Expertise:

Computer Forensics Cell Phone Forensics E-discovery Intellectual Property Disputes Unauthorized Computer Use

Restore Hidden, Deleted, Lost Files Restore Hidden, Deleted, Lost Files Images File Dates: Created, Modified, Deleted Internet History Tracking Email Recovery

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DeAndrea T. Williams is a distinguished Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Certified Vocational Evaluator (CVE), International Psychometric Evaluator (IPEC) and a Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP). She has a robust background in vocational assessment, counseling, and disability management. Holding a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Kentucky, DeAndrea is uniquely positioned to provide expert guidance and strategic solutions in complex vocational and medical-legal cases.

As the President/CEO of Land of Goods Vocational Consulting, Mrs. Williams leads a team of twelve evaluators conducting in-depth vocational evaluations, labor market analyses (local, state, and national), and transferable skills assessments. Utilizing authoritative resources like the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), and O*NET, she provides precise insights into employability and career potential. 

Litigation Support - Land of Goods Vocational Consulting (LOGVC) is a national vocational consulting firm providing Forensic Vocational Expert Services in private-law matters, including ERISA disability, Social Security disability, personal injury, workers’ compensation, and employment litigation. LOGVC maintains a curated directory of Certified Rehabilitation Counselors and vocational experts who provide defensible, methodologically consistent vocational opinions related to employability, earning capacity, transferable skills, and labor market access.

All experts listed through LOGVC are trained in standardized forensic vocational methodology, including the use of DOT/SOC crosswalks, O*NET data, BLS/OEWS wage data, labor market analysis, and individualized functional capacity synthesis, consistent with accepted professional and legal standards. LOGVC experts are available for record review, written reports, depositions, and trial testimony, and may serve plaintiff, defense, or neutral roles depending on the matter.

Areas of Expertise:

Vocational Rehabilitation Life Care Planning Employability Analysis Earning Capacity Wage Loss Income Determination Income Imputation  Income Attribution Disability ERISA Social Security Disability SSDI SSI Personal Injury

Workers’ Compensation Employment Litigation Family Law / Divorce Cases Transferable Skills Analysis Labor Market Analysis / Labor Market Survey Functional Capacity / Functional Capacity Synthesis Job Analysis DOT O*NET SOC Codes BLS Wage Data OEWS

Seth Goldstein, is an attorney representing parents and children in family violence cases for 23 years. His practice uses the successful multi-disciplinary prosecution model bringing to a case the special expertise of various professionals involved. Since 1994, he has been the Executive Director of the Child Abuse Forensic Institute, a non-profit resource and referral organization he created using the same approach handling child abuse based in Monterey, California. When working for the district attorney in Napa County, his program achieved a 96.5% conviction rate, at charging, charging 75% of the cases brought to the program. He currently sits as an advisory board member for the Family Violence Appeals Project, Oakland, California, that has had an amassed an unprecedented 85% success rate in its appeals.

Mr. Goldstein has worked as a consultant for the State of California on the subject of response to domestic violence; the National Counsel of Juvenile and Family Court Judges on family violence, a law enforcement investigator specializing in the investigations of Sexual Assault, Child Physical and Sexual Abuse, and Family Violence for the Berkeley Police Department, the Santa Clara and Napa County District Attorney’s Offices. He has testified as an expert witness in Criminal, Civil, Juvenile Dependency and Family Law courts in California and other states on these subjects. He has written and been published on the topics of family violence and child abuse in various national journals, publications. His book on investigating child sexual abuse by Seth Goldstein is in its second edition.

Expertise: Analysis and testimony on the dynamics of child sexual abuse and domestic violence. Consultation and assistance in search for evidence, preparing for and executing trial strategies.

Experience: 41 years working in the field of interpersonal violence, child abuse, and domestic violence as frontline investigator, district attorney investigator, Project Director of Child Abuse Prosecution Program, expert witness, consultant and attorney in same fields.

Education/Training: Police Academy, 1973; Minor in Psychology/Sociology, SFSU, 100's hours of specialized training in psychological dynamics of interpersonal violence, child abuse and domestic violence, court qualified expert in several states on sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, police procedures in investigating these matters. Attorney for 23 years representing parties and children in these matters in civil, criminal and juvenile courts.

Degrees/Certifications: BA, Rhetoric, 1977, U.C., Berkeley JD, Oakland College of Law, 1993

Awards/Honors: ABA Gavel Award, 1980; Officer of the Year, California State Juvenile Officer's Assn, 1990; Top Attorneys of America, 2018-2019, Who's Who Directories.

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