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Interview with a W2 Court Reporter
This Court Reporting and Captioning Week, we’re highlighting different reporters in the industry to show that there are different avenues you can take as
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Court Reporting & Captioning Week Proclamation
We are celebrating Court Reporting & Captioning Week. It is a week that is recognized nationally, and Jay Inslee even designated this week to
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Happy Court Reporting & Captioning Week!
HAPPY COURT REPORTING AND CAPTIONING WEEK! We are so thankful for all the reporters who work with us! This week is about YOU! Thank
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Why Use a Local Court Reporting Agency?
Part 1 In recent years, many agencies in Washington State have sold to out of state operators. Some are now owned by large nationals
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Meet our Court Reporter, Rachel Helm!
Rachel worked in customer service and freelance writing throughout her young adulthood. After randomly picking up a transcription gig in 2016, she learned of
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Presumption of Remote Depositions
On October 31, 2022 the Supreme Court of Washington issued an Order Regarding Court Operations to take effect after the expiration of Governor Inslee’s proclamation
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Meet our Transcript Services Manager, Susie O’Donnell!
In 1982, Susie graduated from high school in Spokane, Washington. Shortly after graduation, Susie married her now husband and started their family! In 1987,
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Meet our Court Reporter, Teri Simons!
Teri Simons is a fast typer, and in high school she even won competitions! In 1996, she met someone that told her about going
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Zoom Tech Support
Zoom has been a near constant in everyone’s lives over the last couple of years. Our team are experts at using Zoom and can
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Meet our Lead Videographer, Dan Bassett!
Dan entered the Navy right after high school in 1995. He completed boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. After that, he began A School (Apprenticeship) at
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Guaranteed Pay!
Have you ever been worried that a client wasn’t going to pay for a transcript? We never want a reporter to feel that way!
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Meet our Court Reporter, John Botelho!
Following the path that career aptitude tests had been prodding him to go on for years, John began attending Bates Technical College in 1999,