EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science & History, 1971
Post-graduate hours and Certification in Secondary Education, 1972
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

The Traffic Institute, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

On-Scene Accident Investigation	80 hours
Technical Accident Investigation Tire & Tire Mark Forensics Contact & Induced Damage Analysis Lamp Filament Analysis	120 hours
Vehicle Lamp Examination	24 hours
Traffic Accident Reconstruction	80 hours
Forensic Science Techniques Crime Scene Reconstruction Blood Stain Interpretation Ballistics & Death	40 hours
Basic Hostage Negotiation	40 hours
Arson Investigation	40 hours

Office of Medical Investigation, School of Medicine University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Medicolegal Investigation of Death (3 courses) Modem of Injury or Death Crime Scene Reconstruction Ballistic Injury Trauma

72 hours

Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, Colorado

Criminal Interrogation and Behavioral Analysis

40 hours

Marywood College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Death Scene Investigation Crime Scene Investigation, Classification & Reconstruction Sex Assault Crimes

24 hours

Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators, Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Accident Reconstruction Conference Injury of Unrestrained & Seat-Belted Occupants in Rollover Accidents Seating Position Identification

24 hours

Institute of Police Technology, and Management, University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

Tire Forensics for the Accident Investigator	24 hours
Motorcycle Accident Investigation	40 hours
Traffic Accident Reconstruction	80 hours
Special Problems in Accident Investigations/Articulated Vehicles (2 courses)	80 hours
Commercial Vehicle Accident Investigation	40 hours
Interviews & Interrogations Kinesthetic Technique of Veracity vs. Deception	40 hours
Demonstrative Evidence Forensic Photography Exploded Diagraming Photogrammetry Techniques	40 hours
Narcotic Enforcement	40 hours
Pedestrian & Bicycle Investigation and Reconstruction	40 hours
Crime Scene Technician Violent Crime Reconstruction & Blood Stain Interpretation	40 hours
Fingerprint Classification	40 hours
Traffic Accident Reconstruction with Microcomputers	40 hours

University of Wisconsin Extension, Department of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Effective Use of Photography as Legal Evidence Photogrammetry Techniques Scene & Evidence Reconstruction from Photographs

24 hours

Evidence Photographers International Council (EPIC)
Rochester, New York, Eastman Kodak Laboratories

Forensic Photography Latent Evidence Preservation, the Fingerprint Laser Photogrammetry, Infrared Photography, Questioned Documents Underwater Photography

24 hours

New York City, New York

The Courtroom - Effective Communication Through Visual Aids

24 hours

Chicago, Illinois

Fire Service/Civil Evidence Photography (sponsored by EPIC and the International Fire Photographers Association) Fire Scene Photography, Fire Scene Reconstruction, Photogrammetry

24 hours

Dallas, Texas

Photographing What is Important (in conjunction with the Institute of Forensic Sciences, Office of Medical Examiner, State of Texas) Death Scene Investigation & Post Mortem Pathology

24 hours

Dura-Print Technologies, Inc.
Denver, Colorado

Latent Fingerprints The "Superglue" Technique

8 hours

Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC)

Numerous seminars in Forensics

48 hours

SAE International

SAE Continuing Professional Development Group, Phoenix, Arizona High Speed Rear Impact TOPTEC Passenger, Minivan and Sport Utility Cabin Intrusion and Occupant Kinematics and Injury	16 hours
SAE Continuing Professional Development Group, St. Charles, Illinois Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Computer Cause and Analysis LARM2 & Accident Avoidance Analysis AAA (ProSource)	21 hours
SAE Continuing Professional Development Group, Phoenix, Arizona Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics and Federal Regulation Injury Severity Coding Anthropomorphic Test Devices Injury by Seating Position & Restraint Use	24 hours
SAE Continuing Professional Development Group, San Diego, California Passenger Car Rollover TOPTEC Analysis of Roadway Vehicle Rating & Testing of Passenger, SUV & Light Trucks Tire Testing & Forensics Seating Position Injury & Occupant Excursion Causation and Prevention Restraint Systems & Testing	16 hours

Firearms And Ballistic Training & Certification

Defense Training International, Inc.
John S, Farnam
NRA Certified Police Firearms Instructor, HMC 5744F
Laporte, Colorado

Basic Defensive Handgun - Low-Light Shooting 28 February 1995	20 hours
Advanced Defensive Handgun - Movement and Cover - Low-Light Shooting 8 May 1995	20 hours
DTI Certified Assistant Instructor 15 May 1995	20 hours
Intermediate Defensive Handgun - Movement and Cover - Concealed Carry 23 August 1995	20 hours
Advanced Defensive Handgun - Introductory Shotgun and Urban Rifle 2 June 1997	24 hours

Total Hours of Forensic, Firearms & Ballistic Training & Testing

1,485 hours

AFFILIATIONS

Member, Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators (IATAI) Member, Evidence Photographers International Council (EIPC) Senior Member & Director, Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC) Member (Affiliate Grade), Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE)

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) SEMINARS
INSTRUCTED BY MAX J. SCOTT

• Police Motor Vehicle Accident Reports: Accuracy & Error
• Crime Scene Reconstruction via Photogrammetry Analysis of Police Scene Photographs
• The Paralegal as Investigator in Colorado
• Liquor Licensing (3 seminars)

PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES

Scott, Max J., 1989, Adult Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Accidents, Denver Paralegal Institute core curriculum.

Scott, Max J., 1985, The Language of Tire Marks (The Skid and Yaw Mark), The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 14. No. 8, pp. 1403-1406.

Scott, Max J., 1983, The Vehicle Incident (Accident), The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 12. No. 2, pp. 221-227.

Bohning, Larry L., and Max J. Scott, 1980, Colorado Liquor and Beer Licensing, The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 207-209.

EMPLOYMENT

1969 to Present	In 1969, Mr. Scott began his work in forensics. Max J. Scott Attorney Services, Inc., d/b/a/ Oedipus, Inc., was incorporated in 1974. The company presently performs state-wide opinion poll surveys regarding liquor license applications, planned unit developments (PUD's), rezonings, public opinion, etc. From 1974 to 1996, it also performed forensic investigations and reconstruction.
1996 to Present	In August of 1996, Mr. Scott formed his second company, the Forensic Trio, Inc., of which he is the owner and president. The company performs state-wide civil and criminal investigations, motor vehicle accident reconstruction, and crime scene reconstruction. Mr. Scott's experience includes investigation and/or reconstruction of more than 3,000 personal injury and criminal cases, over 1,200 of which involved fatalities. To date, Mr. Scott has testified in more than 400 cases as an expert witness in municipal, county, state district courts, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Military Court Martial.
1989 - 1995	Denver Paralegal Institute, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Scott was the course creator and instructor of the Institute's Forensic Investigation Course as part of the American Bar Association-approved core curriculum.
1969 - 1972	Part-time employment with numerous law firms performing investigative research while a full-time student at the University of Colorado, Boulder Campus.

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S. Army, Inducted 07 March 1966, E.T.S. 14 January 1969 Honorable Discharge
Stationed:	Sixth Special Forces, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; HHQ Co., First BDE Airborne, 8th Infantry Division, Mainz, Germany.
Training:	Communications, Cryptographics, Nuclear Weapons Control, Airborne Infantry (Paratrooper).
Access:	Top Secret Clearance for Crypto, Nuclear Weapons, & NATO
Rank:	Sgt. E-5, permanent grade, at E.T.S.

Please contact Max Scott for more information or questions.

Max Scott
The Forensic Trio, Inc.
P.O. Box 38
Louisville, CO 80027-0038
Toll Free: (866) 300-9023
Phone: (303) 661-0638
Fax: (303) 604-2862
Email: exleg@attbi.com
the Forensic Trio, Inc.: Web Site
Oedipus, Inc.: Web Site