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Practitioners of forensic linguistics or 'language and the law' apply the tools of discourse analysis to authentic language data, written, spoken, and sometimes signed. We are specially trained to work systematically with the language of documents, conversations, and legal processes to provide expert evidence. My experience with actions and cases includes:
| Client |
Action |
Outcome |
| Private (Immigration) |
Appeal of CIS's incorrect calculation of aging out |
Decided in favor of client |
| Private (Compensation) |
Small claim against private university |
Settled in favor of client |
| Washington College of Law Students (Immigration) |
Appeal of South Asian's US asylum case |
Decided in favor of client |
| Roger W. Shuy, Inc. (Labor) |
Database search on language use and stress |
Delivered per agreement |
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