By Michelle Kirkpatrick Let’s start right off with a controversial topic. I’ve heard it said there’s a breakdown of abilities and skill levels within court…
Posts published in May 2017
Book a room at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino by June 4 and free breakfast will be included with your convention registration. Planet Hollywood…
By Danielle Griffin Shelley Duhon, an official court reporter, was always interested in court reporting ever since she saw court reporters writing on their machines…
NCRA’s State Leadership Conference, held in late May in St. Louis, Mo., was the first to bring to bear the full weight of the national…
NCRA’s Nominating Committee has offered its candidates for the 2017-2018 Board of Directors. The following outlines the candidates’ qualifications for members to prepare for voting.…
By Lynette Mueller I’m anxiously awaiting the premier of the hit HGTV show Fixer Upper Season 4! Chip and Joanna Gaines restore and renovate old…
Currently resides in: Boise, Idaho Employment type: Firm owner, freelance reporter, and CART and broadcast captioner Member since: 2000 Graduated from: Boise Court Reporting Institute…
Don’t drink and propose This was from the deposition of an 89-year-old man. Q. So you got engaged early on in the relationship? A. I…
By Russell Page and Pat Miller Some things do not change from steno school, when grading students who are striving for skill to the grading…
We are an enthusiastic group of new court reporters from throughout the country with the drive and passion to continue the advancement of the court…
NCRF’s efforts to commemorate National Purple Heart Day by hosting a Veterans History Project event during the 2016 NCRA Convention & Expo held in Chicago,…
Valerie Melkus, RPR, Charleston, S.C., was named recipient of the 2017 New Professional Reporter Grant. The Foundation also announced that Laurel Stalnaker, a student from…
NCRA recently learned that retired member and firm owner Larry Luzod, Troy, Mich., passed away in December 2016. Read more.
Steno machines are no different than anything else in life. At some point, they need to be replaced. But what’s a reporter or captioner to…
NCRA offers legal videographers the opportunity to complete several steps toward their Certified Legal Video Specialist (CLVS) certification at the NCRA Convention & Expo. Work…
Earlier this month, NCRA member J. Dax Parise, CLVS, was honored with the Locker Room Leadership Award from Light of Life Rescue Mission, a nonprofit…
Associations Now posted an article on May 19 that notes the Purple Heart Day, as part of the Veterans History Project, hosted by the National…
The Heritage Florida Jewish News posted an obituary on May 19 for Arlene Phyllis Sommers, past president of the Florida Court Reporters Association and a…
NCRF’s new Hard-of-Hearing Heroes Project takes the Veterans History Project to the next level By April Weiner Edward Connor was dining in the mess hall…