Certified Forensic Examiner
Stephen D. Coker
Digital Forensic Expert/ Owner
Stephen first got his start in computers just after graduating from The University of Alabama. With a degree in Communications, he was not exactly sure what he wanted to do until he got a job in IT in 1996, and it just clicked. Stephen realized that he could read another language and that language was code. He says, “It just made sense to me”. He later started his first company IT Express which served more than 50 law firms in the Birmingham area. IT Express was responsible for the Management of all servers, workstations, Network Security, and Network Infrastructure solutions for our clients. Later in 2017, Stephen sold that company so that he could so he could focus solely on Digital Forensics and data recovery. Throughout is career, he has become certified in multiple areas of digital forensics.
Our company works in many different industries and all practices of law. If you are a business owner and worried about cyber security or you have already experienced a breach, we can help. If you are a lawyer representing an insurance company and suspect fraud, we do that as well. If a divorce attorney’s client has a phone or computer he/she suspects could have deleted messages, hidden cryptocurrency, or a dicey Instagram account, our firm can help you. Stephen has worked on every type of case from criminal cases to truck wrecks and personal injury. He loves the law and justice, but more than anything, loves finding that missing piece of the puzzle, whether it be in source codes or deleted text messages, that gets to the truth.
When Stephen is not working behind multiple computer screens, he can be found on the golf course with his Dad or at home with his lovely and supportive wife and business partner Leigh, his stepson, and their Goldendoodle, Koda.
Leigh Raley-Coker
Business Manager
Leigh got her undergraduate degree from Auburn University in Communication. She worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years managing and later owning her own successful and innovative restaurant and bar. After becoming a Mom, she wanted a more typical work schedule as opposed to the long late hours and weekend demands of running a restaurant, and her soon-to-be husband Stephen happened to be hiring. With a leap of faith from both Stephen and Leigh, they decided to work together. Almost four years later, the partnership has proven to be a success. Leigh is in charge of managing the business, billing, intake of new clients, and client relations.
When not working with her husband, Leigh is devouring anything and everything “True Crime”. She is also obsessed with Podcasts, her Peloton bike, but most of all, her seven years old son.
Computer Forensics Certifications
- Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA)
- Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO)
- Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCFE) Certification
- Certified Mobile Forensics Examiner (CMFE) Certification
- Access data Certified Forensic Examiner (ACE) Certification
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT 4.0 Server ‘98
- Over 20 years of experience in Digital Forensics.
- Proficient in forensic tools such as Access data FTK, Magnet Axiom, and Cellebrite UFED.
- Experience testifying as expert witness
- Conducted multiple CLE classes on using Digital evidence.