Bart Baggett Handwriting Expert USA He is refusing to refund $2650 for his undelivered Court service after I approved the refund he volunteered to provide (I did not solicit it) Dallas, Sherman Oaks TX, CA

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Unfortunately, my most recent experience with this firm is unacceptably negative. A clear case of bait and switch, professional abuse, and unfair enrichment via contract breach by a dishonest merchant.

I trusted Mr. Baggett's forgery expertise because he is an international school owner and I am a school owner with some international outreach, too, and -- perhaps because I was born in Europe -- I still hold the belief that educators usually set an example of honesty in the society.

He provided one forgery expertise service to us in February (identified forgery by a dealership) and he invoiced it correctly, with a small discount, $500.

Then in June I retained him for testimony in the same case/trial and paid him $3,400 itemised as: a. $650 for taking photos of documents in defendant's office; b. $100 for his transport; c. $2,000 for his testimony at the trial of August; d. $650 for his preparation for the testimony (e.g. preparing his exhibits and qualifying questions incollaboration with me before the trial).

Suddenly, after I paid, his stance changed. First, his attitude in defendant's office made me suspicious. He then asked me for more fees for other services that we had agreed were already covered by the total, and when I refused he became less responsive than before, hard to find on the phone trying to confuse the numbers/fees to induce me to pay more...

Worried (after finding Ripoff Report complaints), I tested his ethics by asking him to assess a document I knew had already been proven as forged by defendant/dealership -- he opined it was not forged and when I told him it was proven forged, he suddenly volunteered to refund my Court fee literally stating he had too many clients already, it made no difference to him... I instantly accepted, but he then refused refunding stating it was non-refundable.... So, he simply wants to keep the $2,650 without providing any service!! 

I asked my credit company to make him responsible. He is trying to make this look as if I refused his service because of his false-negative opinion he provided informally in an email (contradicted with extensive analysis and a professional report by a more qualified chriminologist, member of the ABFDE).

From the credit card department's office, he was the one to first offer the refund (unsolicited by me) and I simply accepted it, so he owes it ASAP.

In retrospect, though he properly identified the forgery in February, I should have questioned his ethics: e.g. it's been impossible to locate Mr. Baggett's college education credentials in his multiple Bio versions online....

If you have experienced a similar situation with this firm/individual, please contact me at manager at dlse language arts 21 dot org toward preparing a class action lawsuit.