IS MY COURT REPORTER “CERTIFIED”?
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
When requesting court reporting services from a court reporting agency, many attorneys ask whether a court reporter is “certified.” The answer depends on what is meant by certification. Professional court reporting services are certified by the National Court Reporters Association, a professional association comprised of court reporters, legal videographers, and court reporting firms throughout the
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Should I “synch” my video transcript ?
Thursday, 13 October 2016
I recently completed the out-of-state legal video deposition of a witness in a fraud case. The witness had business ties to the defendant and, despite obvious attempts to help the defendant, was very helpful to my case. Because I don’t expect the witness to be available for trial, I ordered both the deposition transcript and
5 TIPS FOR A SMOOTHER DEPOSITION
Monday, 03 October 2016
Attorneys are deposition experts, taking depositions for each case they handle. Court reporters provide court reporting services every day for many go more smoothly? DON’T ARGUE One big disruption to a smooth deposition is argument – arguments with attorneys, with witnesses, and even with court reporters or legal videographers. The arguments threaten to derail
WHO’S IN CHARGE OF THIS DEPOSITION?
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
An attorney has scheduled a deposition. He’s subpoenaed the witness, issued a deposition notice, hired a court reporter, hired a legal videographer, and paid a deposit for court reporting services. The court reporter swears the witness and, as anticipated, the witness is less than cooperative. His counsel objects to proper questions, becoming increasingly commanding and
LEGAL VIDEOGRAPHY – HOW DOES IT HELP MY CASE?
Sunday, 25 September 2016
The court reporting firm I regularly use challenged me a few weeks ago. One of the court reporters asked why I don’t use a legal videographer more often. I appreciated the question; It made me think of how I can more effectively use court reporting services, court reporters, and legal videographers. Particularly, it made me