Mark A Priganc: Author, Speaker Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
Mark is the author of Identity Theft The Personal Guide. Founder of: the National Law Enforcement Identity Theft Summit, and Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist from the Institute of Fraud Risk Management. Mark is a combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps (Desert Storm). A graduate of Coastal Carolina University, and President of CSI: Conscurity Services International LLC. Mark’s forte is consumer education on Identity Theft and reducing risks associated with the crime. Mark has spoken to consumer groups throughout the United States on the risks associated with Identity Theft.
James P Stevens Jr. Esq.
Jim is the Owner and president of The Stevens Law Firm, P.C. which was established by his father in 1952. He has practiced law as trial attorney for 36 years. He has appeared before the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals 37 times and has tried many cases in the State and Federal Courts of South Carolina. He has also appeared in the Courts of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and London, Ontario, Canada.
Jim is “A” “V” rated by Martindale-Hubbel and listed in Martindale-Hubbel’s Bar Registry of Pre-eminent Attorneys. He is also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and was selected for inclusion in South Carolina Super Lawyers in 2008.
Jim is certified as an Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (CITRMS) through the Institute of Fraud Risk Management. He is also a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Admitted to bar, 1973, South Carolina, United States District Court, District of South Carolina, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and United States Supreme Court.
Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1969; J.D., 1973); Listed in International Who’s Who of Professionals.
Member: Member of the Horry County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member, past member of the Board of Governors), American Judicature Society.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Employment Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Defamation; Construction Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Premises Liability; Condemnation; Wrongful Death; Probate Law, and Identity Theft Law.
William Becker: Document fraud and white collar crime expert
William has more than 20 years of criminal investigative, and teaching experience as a law enforcement officer in North Carolina. During his police career, William headed his agency's white collar crime division. In this capacity, he coordinated multi-jurisdictional investigations involving both state and federal agencies. He has investigated sophisticated criminal activity and resolved cases involving millions of dollars.
William is a certified law enforcement instructor and nationally recognized expert on document fraud. He has worked with jails throughout the South, identifying criminals held in custody under false identities. By exposing these inmates, he has disrupted future criminal activity.
In the private sector, William trains civilians in recognizing genuine documents and the steps to validating them. His training focuses on the most common economic and identification documents in circulation. These documents represent the vast majority of those used in financial and identification transactions in the country.
