Did you know you can hire a court reporter to cover your next trial in Oregon? Oregon Statutes 8.340, 8.350, and 8.360 specifically provide litigants the opportunity to file an order with the court stipulating that certain proceedings in a case be … [Read more...]
Robin Cassidy-Duran is Elected President of the OCRA
This past weekend Robin Cassidy-Duran took the reins of the Oregon Court Reporters Association (OCRA) as president. We are very proud that her peers in the court reporting profession in Oregon elected her to guide OCRA through the coming … [Read more...]
Why Do Court Reporters Proofread?
Court reporters are trained to write phonetically. We hear it; we write it. When all the stars are aligned, the spoken word goes directly to our fingers without any hesitation. We are capturing the record verbatim. But sometimes — just sometimes — … [Read more...]
The Art of Speaking Slowly – It’s Not Just for Attorneys!
I ran across an excellent article about effective communication: “Why you must learn to speak slower” by Andrew Lightfoot with Cobalt. Andrew is not an attorney — he’s probably never been to a deposition. But he is a professional speaker, and he … [Read more...]
Videoconferencing for Depositions as an Alternative to Going There
We started offering videoconferencing to our court reporting clients in 2005. Since then the connections have improved and the costs have plummeted. Certainly face-to-face interaction is the best, but videoconferencing can be a pretty good … [Read more...]
How to Take a Great Deposition – 7 Guidelines for Attorneys
Any court reporter can tell you all attorneys are not alike, and neither is the way they take depositions! Given that there are a many strategies and approaches to getting answers to deposition questions, here are a few basic guidelines that will … [Read more...]
Finding a Court Reporter for an Out-of-Town Deposition
When it’s time to schedule a deposition, you turn to the internet, type in the name of the city followed by “court reporter” or “court reporters.” Once the list comes up, then you have to decide who to call. Here’s a checklist you can use to find a … [Read more...]
What’s in a Deposition Transcript?
Many times I’ve been asked by attorneys why transcription costs so much. “Don’t you just push a button and the computer program generates the transcript?” If only. Producing a readable, useful transcript is a skill that reporters continue to … [Read more...]