Certified Court Reporter Hopes to Transition to the Other Side of the Bench

For some certified court reporters, their legal career does not end by taking depositions. In fact, one Pennsylvania court reporter may end up on the other side of the bench in the judge’s seat. Donna Bealing Elicker, who is a well-known court reporter in York, Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin and Lancaster counties, has been in the
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How To Give The Perfect Deposition

How To Give The Perfect Deposition
Depositions are a standard part of any civil litigation. Set up as a question and answer session, this portion of a legal case provides both sides with essential testimony and other information. If you are involved in a trial, either as a plaintiff, defendant, or witness, you will likely have to give a deposition. By
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DO I GET A FREE TRANSCRIPT TO REVIEW?

Cincinnati Court Reporting
Paying Court Reporters for Their Transcripts by Gregory Keyser, Esq.   Deposition transcripts are the intellectual property of court reporters.  Transcript sales represent the primary source of revenue for most private court reporters – they’re necessary to court reporters’ livelihoods.  In view of court reporter’s ownership of transcripts and the work and expertise that generate
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Thinking about being a Court Reporter?

National Court Reporting
So you think you want to be a court reporter? By Brenda Keyser, RDR, CRR, CRC, CLR, CME It’s time for you to make a decision about a career.  Whether you’re a new high school graduate, a stay- at-home mom, or a professional who just doesn’t like their chosen career path, consider court reporting!  There
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Commissioners to discuss court reporter pay increase

A Void at the Courthouse, A Need for Court Reporters KRISTV.com | Continuous News Coverage | Corpus Christi
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ATTORNEY USE OF REALTIME IS ON THE RISE

Cincinnati Court Reporting
ATTORNEY USE OF REALTIME IS ON THE RISE Court reporting firms from around the country have confirmed an increase in attorney requests for realtime court reporting services. By realtime court reporting services, court reporters and court reporting firms send attorneys a feed of a deposition transcript as the deposition occurs.  A realtime deposition transcript is
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Relationship Frameworks for Court Reporters

Litigation Support
RELATIONS WITH A COURT REPORTER?  DREAM ON The National Court Reporters Association, an association formed by court reporters to protect the integrity of the court reporting profession, long ago implemented a Code of Professional Ethics to “provide the framework for the practice of reporting.” NCRA Code of Professional Ethics, Preamble.  The Code of Professional Ethics
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MY COURT REPORTER IS A REAL PERSON

Cincinnati Court Reporting
My regular court reporter is a real professional.  She’s well-dressed at depositions, exudes quiet confidence, and consistently produces my litigation services on a timely basis. She is certified and well trained at her profession. After many discussions, I’ve discovered that my court reporter is also a genuine person; she’s a wife to a busy executive
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Litigation Support Services

National Court Reporting
Many court reporting agencies provide litigation support services for trial lawyers.   These litigation support services may include:  online repositories of deposition transcripts and exhibits, document production, exhibit retention and production, trial presentation services, subpoena services, videoconferencing facilities, videotape depositions, conference room rental, and nationwide deposition scheduling. We’ve heard the old saying, “Time is money,” and
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Court Reporting Agency Takes Center Stage in Bill Cosby Case

You might say that a court reporting agency should be seen but not heard. When court reporters do their jobs right, you shouldn’t notice them at all. And yet, one court reporting agency is at the center of a bizarre twist in a high profile case. Since 2000, about 60 women have accused comedian Bill
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