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There have been many horror stories involving the loss of a court transcript. In a recent case, both a laptop computer and jump drive belonging to a court reporter were stolen from an Ohio courthouse, resulting in the loss of transcripts for [...]

Your time is valuable. It is your biggest commodity. Your clients realize that they are paying for your careful attention to detail, and your staff knows better than to distract you when you’re working on a case. So why would you use a court [...]

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has said that the General Motors engineer who committed perjury “repeatedly under oath” should be fired, but the company’s CEO is waiting on the decision. General Motors CEO Mary Barra admitted that engineer Ray [...]

Many attorneys have embraced the use of video depositions for use in court. It’s a simple, cost-effective way to collect testimony from out-of-town witnesses and depose those who may not be available to appear at the trial. But what many [...]

The question of using testimony from a video deposition in court depends on two factors: one, you must be sure the court allows video testimony in an opening statement, and two, you should ask yourself if video testimony is best used in the [...]

It can be tempting to save money by replacing human workers with automated systems. In the case of court reporting services, a digital recording option may be cheaper than hiring a person for the job—and since it records every word that is said, [...]

If you plan on having an expert witness give testimony to benefit your client, you can either videotape his deposition or ask the witness to appear in court. Many attorneys make the mistake of asking the expert witness to appear in person if [...]

Many firms opt to use someone in the office (such as a legal secretary) to create a transcript for a recorded deposition. This cost-cutting measure may work fine for some, though it does not carry many benefits of using a court reporter—and in [...]

A childhood friend of Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun is moving forward in his lawsuit against the athlete, including taking depositions and representing himself in court. Ralph Sasson, Braun’s former college friend, filed a lawsuit against [...]

Lapsed Certification Affects Court Reporters' Abilities and Job Prospects As with most freelance jobs, a typical court reporter can take on as much or as little work as she likes. While this makes for a very flexible schedule, a reporter has a [...]

Outsourcing your transcription needs has always gone all right in the past. There may have been a few problems or delays, but they were minor, and it was about what you would expect considering the price. However, lately you’ve been thinking [...]

An opposing attorney could ask any number of questions in your divorce deposition. Some are relevant to the facts of your case, and some are not—but if you choose to answer them, all of them can be used in court. Here are a few topics that may [...]

In times of economic crisis, it’s easy to get caught up in a cost-cutting mindset. Your firm already has so much overhead that you need to curb spending wherever you can, so you naturally wonder if outsourcing your court reporting will do your [...]

Alex Rodriguez’s attorneys are working to ban the Yankee from sitting for a deposition video in his malpractice case—or at the very least, to prevent the video from going viral. A-Rod’s lawyers, who have said that a videotaped deposition [...]

It was a difficult decision to end your marriage, but at least you thought it would be smooth sailing after the divorce papers were filed. Unfortunately, what should have been the end of your relationship was only the beginning. You and your [...]

Singer Justin Bieber has garnered worldwide attention after a stunning performance—not on stage, but in a deposition video addressing questions about the actions of his bodyguards. Highlights of the March 6 deposition in Miami include [...]

You may not think that it matters what clothes you wear to your deposition. After all, your testimony is what matters. Why should the jury be allowed to judge you based on how you look? Consider this from the court’s point of view: the [...]

It’s common for court reporters to have difficulty transcribing unfamiliar acronyms and case-specific technical language. After all, there are shorthand techniques and code words in nearly every industry—and you can’t possible be expected to [...]

If you are arguing a medical malpractice or severe injury case, you may be tempted to use a medical transcriptionist to turn your recorded depositions into written testimony. After all, these transcriptionists are responsible for creating paper [...]

Of course! You will have to think very carefully about your life and your children’s lives before deciding on a custody arrangement that works best for all of you. Your work schedule, frequency of travel, living arrangements and your children’s [...]