Michael Elwood Pollock, a forensic genealogist, has been a full-time professional since July, 1974, spending the first 3 years of his career on the genealogy-clerical staff of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (July, 1974-September, 1977), verifying lineage and qualifying service on membership and supplemental applications from across the United States, as well as France, then being the only person on staff with at lest a rudimentary knowledge of the French language.<LinkedIn.com></https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-elwood-pollock-a927382b/>. His forensic work in identifying burials on the grounds of Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center was not only critical to securing the necessary permits to allow completion of the plant both on time and on budget ($1.8 Billion). <Virginia Electric & Power v Richard F Tate et al., case Cl08000044-00, Wise County Circuit Court, Civil Division, dated 6 November 2008>, but perhaps the largest value project in history to date where a genealogist has played such a role.