The Week 87 Forensic Science Geek of the Week is Announced

The Forensic Science Geek of the Week

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The week 87 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: Jay Tiftickjian, Esquire

According to our Geek, the following is offered:

Denver attorney Jay Tiftickjian carries a Preeminent AV® rating in Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney can achieve based on confidential ratings by members of the Colorado Judiciary and Colorado Bar. Martindale-Hubbell is the nation’s oldest and most respected legal directory, and a Preeminent AV® rating is an outstanding achievement, demonstrating an attorney’s superb legal ability and professional ethics. A Preeminent AV® rating demonstrates an attorney has reached the height of professional excellence.

In 2010, Mr. Tiftickjian was granted Life Membership status with the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar based on his contributions to criminal defense in Colorado. There are currently fewer than 20 Life Members of the CCDB, and attorney Tiftickjian is proud to be the youngest Life Member.

Mr. Tiftickjian is listed in the prestigious Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™ for criminal defense. The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers is a national directory for only those practicing attorneys at the top of their field, and is the definitive guide of the most distinguished lawyers and law firms in the United States.

In 2010 and 2011, Mr. Tiftickjian was nominated as a Super Lawyer: Rising Star for recognition of the up and coming defense attorneys in Colorado. This award recognizes the best criminal defense attorneys in Colorado under 40 as voted on by the Colorado Bar. No more than 2.5 percent of attorneys receive this award. Mr. Tiftickjian was also profiled in 2010 and 2011’s 5280 Magazine for Denver DUI/DWI defense and criminal defense.

Mr. Tiftickjian is a member of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), The National College of DUI Defense (NCDD), The Colorado Bar Association (CBA) and The Colorado Criminal Defense Bar (CCDB). He has also received certification in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) DUI field sobriety test practitioner and instructor course.

Mr. Tiftickjian regularly attends sessions within the National College for DUI Defense, including its yearly DUI training conducted at Harvard Law School. This is the NCDD’s signature program to develop DUI trial skills, including innovative ways to attack breath tests, blood tests, field sobriety tests, and the prosecution’s police officers and expert witnesses.

Congratulations to our Forensic Science Geek of the Week winner!

OFFICIAL QUESTION:

: Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge

1. Who is this?

2. Tell me a little about him/her/it.

3. What is the theory associated with the cause and manner of death?

Our Geek of the Week answered:

Hello to Ötzi the iceman, the world’s oldest and best-preserved mummy. Discovered in 1991 in a melting glacier in the Ötztal Alps by the German hiker Helmut Simon, Ötzi is thought to have died at age 45 following a violent hand-to-hand encounter with one or more assailants.

[BLOGGER’S NOTE: A very honorable mention goes to two others who answered after Attorney Tiftickjian.

Dustin Johnson, Esquire wrote:

1) Oetzi the Iceman

2) He was found in 1991 in the Alps. He’s a natural mummy. He lived (and died) over 5000 years ago.

3) Initially it was believed that he died from the cold. Closer review of his corpse have lead to the conclusion that he was involved in a struggle. The evidence for that is the arrowhead in his shoulder, corresponding tear in his coat. He also had bruises and cuts to the hands and wrists (one might call those defensive wounds) as well as to his chest. There was cerebral trauma that indicates a blow to the head. The current theory is that the head blow killed him but it’s not know if that came from him falling to the ground or if he was struck by someone.

Joseph Rome, Esquire wrote:

The dude is Otzi the iceman aka: Similaun Man or Man from Hauslabjoch)
– natural mummy from about 3300 BC. He was found in Otztal Alps in 1991 between Austria and Italy. He is Europes oldest natural human mummy. The cause of death was likely a blow to the head. He is on display in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Northern Italy.

Thank you all for participating. Check out next week’s contest soon.]

The Hall of Fame for the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week:

Week 1: Chuck Ramsay, Esquire

Week 2: Rick McIndoe, PhD

Week 3: Christine Funk, Esquire

Week 4: Stephen Daniels

Week 5: Stephen Daniels

Week 6: Richard Middlebrook, Esquire

Week 7: Christine Funk, Esquire

Week 8: Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 9: Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 10: Kelly Case, Esquire and Michael Dye, Esquire