Court Reporters Punch Fear in the Face
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it,” said Victor Hugo. Being a court reporter takes so many skillsets: the ability to write 250+ words per minute accurately, having the...
View ArticleNew 2016 Law Applies to California Deposition Notices
A new law requires language to be added to Notices of Deposition, AB 1197, effective January 1, 2016, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla. CA CCP 2025.220 now reads as follows with the addition of...
View ArticleFive Tips For Success and Opportunity – Attorneys, Court Reporters…
In the last few months I have been approached by an attorney who just passed the bar, a financial planner that is selling for a large insurance company, a 53-year-old woman who was just laid off after...
View ArticleMotion GRANTED re Court Reporters’ Page Rates
Government Code Sections 69950 and 69954 regulate page rates an official court reporter may charge for transcripts in California Superior Courts. A lawsuit was brought by attorneys against an...
View ArticleCourt Reporters, Videographers – Financial Literacy 101
A few weeks ago, while chatting with Bronwen Drummond, a financial advisor, it hit me hard that court reporters and videographers, independent contractors, need to have a financial plan to protect...
View ArticleCourt Reporters and Legal Videographers – What is the Witness’ Name?
Court reporters have the responsibility of getting the names of deponents, witnesses in court, and attorneys. It might be surprising, but getting the spelling of a witness’ name can be challenging....
View ArticleCourt Reporters – What is an Oral Reply?
In certain jurisdictions and cases, attorneys hire court reporters to report an oral reply. In my experience, oral replies are typically used in union grievances especially in employment matters. The...
View ArticleSeven Tips for Newly Licensed Court Reporters
I have the privilege of working with newly licensed San Diego California Certified Shorthand Reporters. I am extremely proud of their writing ability and the fact they are not scared to learn and use...
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How Court Reporters Can WIN the Stress Game
Court reporters live with stress. Whether one has just gotten out of court reporting school and is having to deal with their first deposition, first hearing, first interpreter, whatever first, or one...
View ArticleOld-Fashioned Court Reporter?
I have been a Certified Shorthand Reporter for 34 years. When I got out of school, court reporters were still dictating their notes. There were no computers. When court reporters were first giving...
View ArticleAttorneys – Deposition Transcripts – Consciousness
A common topic at court reporting conferences around the country is attorney consciousness and how attorneys seem to be less aware or even care about the record than in the past; that there are two...
View ArticleBest Practices for Attorneys re the Court Reporter at Hearings
In many county courthouses throughout California, Friday is law and motion day. Every hour a new calendar is called by the judge with approximately 10 matters. Attorneys will hire a court reporter to...
View ArticleNew California Law Certified Shorthand Reporters at Arbitrations – CCCP 1282.5
Governor Brown approved Senate Bill 1007 which gives a party to an arbitration the right to have a Certified Shorthand Reporter transcribe any deposition, proceeding, or hearing as the official record....
View ArticleCourt Reporter’s Transcript
Upon occasion our attorney clients are asked by opposing counsel to provide a copy of a transcript that our client had purchased from the court reporter. Our client doesn’t want to feel obligated to...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorneys – Who Files Original Deposition Transcript?
‘Recently I read a stipulation by Southern California attorneys that the court reporter was relieved of his duty to file the original deposition transcript with the court. Filing the original...
View ArticleKramm Court Reporting merges with Donna V. Turrentine & Associates
KRAMM Court Reporting MERGES with PROMINENT north san diego county court reporting firm – DONNA V. TURRENTINE & ASSOCIATES [Press Release] San Diego, CA – Kramm Court Reporting announces its merger...
View ArticleCourt Reporters and Legal Videographers = Team
As many of you might know, I am married to a legal videographer, Chris Jordan. Naturally, we met at a deposition, and it was a doozy of a depo. The deposition took place at the witness’ home. His two...
View Article9 Tips Attorneys/Realtime Reporting
Having access to the instantaneous transcript provided by a court reporter during a deposition, arbitration, or trial has great value to attorneys. Court reporters can provide the realtime transcript...
View ArticleCalifornia Rules of Court – 2017 Reporter’s transcript
Reading through the 2017 California Rules of Court regarding court reporter’s transcripts, there are some provisions that are particularly interesting relating to timeliness, the cost of transcripts,...
View ArticleCA CCP 2025.510(a) Court Reporters Transcribe Depositions
Last month I was a court reporter for an all-day deposition. At the end of the day, as I was packing up, I overheard an attorney mention the case might settle. In an effort to do the right thing, I...
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