Federal Rule 30 – Deposition by Written Questions – Best Practices
Upon occasion attorneys will provide the deposition officer (court reporter) a set of written questions that a deponent is to answer pursuant to Federal Rule 30. Court reporters around the country...
View Article7 Tips for Achieving Your Goals – Attorneys, Paralegals, Court Reporters
I have found reading different experts’ opinions on how to achieve goals to be extremely helpful in not only my writing steno as a court reporter, but in running my business. The San Diego Union...
View ArticleCOURT REPORTERS – How to Write SUPER FAST with Stress
I was reading a fantastic article in the Wall Street Journal about Francesco Molinari’s win at the British Open Golf Championship, “The Uncomfortable Practice Habits of a Champion,” and immediately...
View ArticleThree Things I Hate: Stress, Rejection, Worrying – Part 1 Stress
I’m not a social psychologist, but I know how to research a subject on the internet, and I decided to learn about what the experts say about three things I hate, but are a huge part of my daily life,...
View ArticleConsequences to Tearing Apart the Original Deposition Transcript
In Southern California many of the attorneys recite at the end of a deposition what is known as the “SoCal stip,” which is a stipulation that the noticing attorney agrees the court reporter will send...
View ArticleShould I become a court reporter? What about voice recognition technology?
Over the last two years, I have had the privilege to speak to the criminal justice classes at San Marcos High School. The teacher tells me that the students look forward to meeting the court reporter...
View ArticleCourt Reporters and Scanners – Win, Win, Win!
Recently the wonderful Mike Miller, Depoman, posted on Facebook – “Asbestos depo, 5 people in the room, 10+ on the phone. Expert produces 50 pages of handwritten notes. Phone people object to not...
View ArticleCourt Reporters – Watch Out! There are Thieves Lurking Out There
In the past two months I have heard of two court reporters having their gear stolen from their vehicle. One reporter had just reported a deposition with a witness who was flown in from a foreign...
View ArticleCourt Reporters Beware – the Danger of Frayed Cords
I was lucky enough to report an electrical engineer this week. His credentials are PH.D., P.E., and CFEI. I had set up for real-time with my iPads on the conference room table. Before the deposition...
View ArticleTips for Realtime Court Reporters writing to Case Notebook
Attorneys using the Thomson Reuters product CaseNotebook to organize, manage, and share key case documents might request at their next deposition or trial to have a realtime court reporter write...
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