Migliore & Associates Blog
Buyer Beware
If opposing counsel has to call an out-of-state court reporting service, should that mean you have to pay higher prices?Decision-makers who procure the services of court reporting firms through preferred vendor lists or long-term contracts with national court...
read moreThe Importance of Hiring a Stenographic Court Reporter
The Importance of Hiring A Qualified Stenographic Court Reporter: Stenographers undergo specialized training and complete courses in court and deposition procedures, English, legal, and medical terminology. Stenographers make a live record of the proceeding from...
read moreYou Cannot Afford a Take 2
Digital recorders can’t play the part of a stenographic reporter. The many failures of digital recording systems in our nation’s courtrooms are getting top billing in the headlines, and digital reporters are also making walk-on appearances at depositions. Inaudible...
read moreLobbying on Capitol Hill
Kentucky Court Reporters Association's representative Lisa Migliore Black attends the National Court Reporters Association 2019 Legislative Boot Camp to lobby for the inclusion of court reporting schools in the Higher Education Act. This is Lisa's second trip to...
read more2008 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp
(Originally published 2008)Let me start by thanking all of our membership for allowing me to attend the 2008 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp. For the uninitiated, the Legislative Boot Camp is an intensive two-day seminar held in Washington, D.C., designed to train court...
read moreWhy pay an additional layer of profit to a “national” court reporting firm for your local depositions?
Truth is, "national" court reporting firms DO NOT have court reporters on staff in every locale across the United States or the world. Instead, they subcontract with local reporters and agencies. Marketing and operating on a national scale is more expensive. Paying...
read moreAdvice for Paralegals to Maximize the Value of a Court Reporter
I know that court reporting seems like the simplest of exercises. And at its essence, it is. What could be simpler than capturing a record of legal proceedings? Attorneys and witnesses talk; we type. End of story. Except that any paralegal who has been around the...
read moreFree Introductory Course–Court Reporting A to Z
http://youtu.be/EOd_Rl_e21Y Court reporting is a lucrative career with application not only in court and deposition assignments, but also in television closed captioning and equal access for the deaf and hard-of-hearing in private and public settings (CART). If your...
read moreIs your transcript half full or half empty?
Page formats in transcripts can be easily manipulated so that fewer characters and words appear on the page. Additionally, some court reporting firms choose to add key word indexes and charge full page rates for their inclusion. Both of these practices adversely...
read moreHappy April Fools’ Day: Deposition Pranks for Attorneys and Court Reporters
Litigation is serious business, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun outside of the deposition suite and courtroom. Attorneys, if you think you can run faster than a court reporter wielding a tripod in your direction, here’s a few pranks you can pull on your...
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