ALBERT B. HARPER, Ph.D., J.D.
EDUCATION
University of Texas, Austin, B.A. 1970
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Ph.D. 1975
University of Connecticut, Hartford, J.D. 1990
FORENSIC CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Forensic Science Consortium
President
45 Walker Street
Lenox, Massachusetts
2007-present
Dr. Harper has been qualified as an expert witness in crime scene reconstruction, identification of victims, shooting reconstruction, blood stain and blood spatter analysis, analysis of human remains, DNA analysis, and evaluation of physical characteristics to prove age. He has been qualified to testify as an expert in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, Florida and Alabama.
Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
Executive Director
New Haven, Connecticut
1998-2008
As Executive Director of the Henry Lee Institute, Dr. Harper has provided extensive expert consultation services in evidence analysis, trial and post-trial strategy, and scientific review for attorneys in homicides, sexual assaults, and other serious felonies all over the country. He has consulted in more than thirty death penalty cases in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Texas and California.
Forensic Anthropologist and Consultant
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory
1973-present
Since 1973, Dr. Harper has served as a Forensic Anthropologist for the Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He provides forensic science consultation, homicide reconstruction and expert testimony in cases involving unidentified persons.
Death Review Committee
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
2003-2009
The purpose of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Death Review Committee is to provide analysis and policy advice to help reduce domestic violence. As a Member of the Committee, Dr. Harper provided counsel and scientific review of selected homicide cases involving domestic partners to ascertain patterns in domestic violence.
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Law Offices of Albert B. Harper
17 Housatonic Street
Lenox, Massachusetts 011240
2011-present
Dr. Harper is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Federal District Court. His Massachusetts private practice concentrates on criminal defense, at both the trial and appellate levels.
Harper & Harper
Hartford, Connecticut
1990-2004
Harper and Harper was a litigation law firm in Hartford, Connecticut, which represented persons and families with legal needs. Dr. Harper's Hartford practice focused on criminal defense, ranging from murder to misdemeanors. He also handled civil litigation cases, including personal Injury, medical malpractice, employment and contract, and family law cases, including divorce, support and child custody and probate.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University of Connecticut School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Hartford, Connecticut
1992-2020
At the University of Connecticut School of Law, Dr. Harper taught Law and Forensic Science with Judge Michael Sheldon for almost thirty years. The course is an advanced evidence course which focuses on the role of scientific evidence and the use of expert witnesses in criminal and civil litigation, with emphasis on Daubert and Frye issues in admissibility of scientific evidence. The course has been oversubscribed every year and has consistently received the highest level of acclaim by the students.
John Jay Crime Scene College of Criminal Justice
Director, John Jay Crime Scene Academy
Distinguished Lecturer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, New York
2009-2010
The Crime Scene Academy provided specialized post-graduate training in forensic science and crime scene investigation to attorneys, law enforcement, and other practitioners. As Director, Dr. Harper was responsible for developing and implementing all training programs at the Crime Scene Academy.
He was also a Distinguished Lecturer at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he taught Forensic Science.
Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
Executive Director
New Haven, Connecticut
1998-2008
The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven provides post-graduate specialized training for attorneys, law enforcement officers, judges, teachers, and other professionals. The Institute is engaged in exploring research opportunities with the federal government and private corporations in new frontiers of forensic science. The mission of the Institute also encompasses public education through its learning center. As Executive Director, Dr. Harper was responsible for initially establishing the Institute, for the day-to-day operations, consulting, as well as long range planning and development.
In the course of his duties as Executive Director, Dr. Harper regularly taught post-graduate training courses in the areas of Law and Forensic Science, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Shooting Reconstruction, Blood Stain Patterns, Biological and DNA Evidence Collection, and Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure.
University of Connecticut
Professor
Biobehavioral Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Storrs, Connecticut
1974-1989
From 1974 to 1989, Dr. Harper was a professor (various ranks) at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Connecticut in the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences (1974-84) and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (1984-89). He has research experience and teaching interests in Human Biology and Anatomy, Human Genetics, Forensic Anthropology, Ecology and Evolution, Demography, Bio-statistics and Native American Prehistory.
Dr. Harper has extensive fieldwork experience in Alaska, Siberia, and Texas, and he has published some fifty articles and books.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Massachusetts Bar Association
Berkshire Country Bar Association
Hartford County Bar Association 1991-2005
Criminal Justice Committee Co-Chair 1995-1996
Executive Committee 1997-2005
Attorney Client Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair 1999-2005
Connecticut Bar Association 1994- present
Criminal Justice Section
Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court 1996-1999
Sigma Xi 1976-present
American Association of University Professors 1977-present
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Dr. Harper currently serves on the Town of Lenox’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Fluent conversational Spanish.
Skilled in photography and photographic enhancement.
Skilled in Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
EDUCATION
University of Texas, Austin, B.A. 1970
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Ph.D. 1975
University of Connecticut, Hartford, J.D. 1990
FORENSIC CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Forensic Science Consortium
President
45 Walker Street
Lenox, Massachusetts
2007-present
Dr. Harper has been qualified as an expert witness in crime scene reconstruction, identification of victims, shooting reconstruction, blood stain and blood spatter analysis, analysis of human remains, DNA analysis, and evaluation of physical characteristics to prove age. He has been qualified to testify as an expert in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, Florida and Alabama.
Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
Executive Director
New Haven, Connecticut
1998-2008
As Executive Director of the Henry Lee Institute, Dr. Harper has provided extensive expert consultation services in evidence analysis, trial and post-trial strategy, and scientific review for attorneys in homicides, sexual assaults, and other serious felonies all over the country. He has consulted in more than thirty death penalty cases in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Texas and California.
Forensic Anthropologist and Consultant
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory
1973-present
Since 1973, Dr. Harper has served as a Forensic Anthropologist for the Connecticut State Police Forensic Laboratory and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He provides forensic science consultation, homicide reconstruction and expert testimony in cases involving unidentified persons.
Death Review Committee
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
2003-2009
The purpose of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Death Review Committee is to provide analysis and policy advice to help reduce domestic violence. As a Member of the Committee, Dr. Harper provided counsel and scientific review of selected homicide cases involving domestic partners to ascertain patterns in domestic violence.
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Law Offices of Albert B. Harper
17 Housatonic Street
Lenox, Massachusetts 011240
2011-present
Dr. Harper is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Federal District Court. His Massachusetts private practice concentrates on criminal defense, at both the trial and appellate levels.
Harper & Harper
Hartford, Connecticut
1990-2004
Harper and Harper was a litigation law firm in Hartford, Connecticut, which represented persons and families with legal needs. Dr. Harper's Hartford practice focused on criminal defense, ranging from murder to misdemeanors. He also handled civil litigation cases, including personal Injury, medical malpractice, employment and contract, and family law cases, including divorce, support and child custody and probate.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University of Connecticut School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Hartford, Connecticut
1992-2020
At the University of Connecticut School of Law, Dr. Harper taught Law and Forensic Science with Judge Michael Sheldon for almost thirty years. The course is an advanced evidence course which focuses on the role of scientific evidence and the use of expert witnesses in criminal and civil litigation, with emphasis on Daubert and Frye issues in admissibility of scientific evidence. The course has been oversubscribed every year and has consistently received the highest level of acclaim by the students.
John Jay Crime Scene College of Criminal Justice
Director, John Jay Crime Scene Academy
Distinguished Lecturer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, New York
2009-2010
The Crime Scene Academy provided specialized post-graduate training in forensic science and crime scene investigation to attorneys, law enforcement, and other practitioners. As Director, Dr. Harper was responsible for developing and implementing all training programs at the Crime Scene Academy.
He was also a Distinguished Lecturer at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he taught Forensic Science.
Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
Executive Director
New Haven, Connecticut
1998-2008
The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven provides post-graduate specialized training for attorneys, law enforcement officers, judges, teachers, and other professionals. The Institute is engaged in exploring research opportunities with the federal government and private corporations in new frontiers of forensic science. The mission of the Institute also encompasses public education through its learning center. As Executive Director, Dr. Harper was responsible for initially establishing the Institute, for the day-to-day operations, consulting, as well as long range planning and development.
In the course of his duties as Executive Director, Dr. Harper regularly taught post-graduate training courses in the areas of Law and Forensic Science, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Shooting Reconstruction, Blood Stain Patterns, Biological and DNA Evidence Collection, and Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure.
University of Connecticut
Professor
Biobehavioral Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Storrs, Connecticut
1974-1989
From 1974 to 1989, Dr. Harper was a professor (various ranks) at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Connecticut in the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences (1974-84) and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (1984-89). He has research experience and teaching interests in Human Biology and Anatomy, Human Genetics, Forensic Anthropology, Ecology and Evolution, Demography, Bio-statistics and Native American Prehistory.
Dr. Harper has extensive fieldwork experience in Alaska, Siberia, and Texas, and he has published some fifty articles and books.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Massachusetts Bar Association
Berkshire Country Bar Association
Hartford County Bar Association 1991-2005
Criminal Justice Committee Co-Chair 1995-1996
Executive Committee 1997-2005
Attorney Client Dispute Resolution Committee, Chair 1999-2005
Connecticut Bar Association 1994- present
Criminal Justice Section
Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court 1996-1999
Sigma Xi 1976-present
American Association of University Professors 1977-present
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Dr. Harper currently serves on the Town of Lenox’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Fluent conversational Spanish.
Skilled in photography and photographic enhancement.
Skilled in Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.