The New Markets Task Force has identified a significant opportunity for NCRA members to deliver realtime court reporting services in the legal, health care, and…
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In less than two weeks, NCRA’s 2015 Court Reporting & Captioning Week will kick off, and this year there are double the resources available to…
By Doug Friend I’m honored to serve NCRA this year as the chair of the Committee on Professional Ethics, otherwise known as COPE. This committee…
By David Ward Very few people in court reporting would describe it to outsiders as a glamorous, exciting profession. Important? Yes. Personally satisfying? For most…
Name: Mary Beth Johnson, CRI Currently resides in: Pittsburgh, Pa. Position: Professor of court reporting Member since: 1990 Graduated from: Duquesne University, M.Ed.; Dickinson College, BA…
By Keith Lemons Invest in yourself. Pay your professional dues, pay your maintenance agreements on your machines and your software, become certified, and stay abreast…
By Kim Neeson To set the scene: a case tried in two courtrooms – one in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and one in Wilmington, Del.; videoconferencing…
By Elisa Greenwald The most challenging part of court reporting school is learning the vital information about one’s self that is virtually unteachable. Since the…
Five minutes, twenty slides. What would you say? What is Ignite? The idea is simple. Think of a technology-related topic that you’re passionate about sharing…
On behalf of NCRA, President Sarah E. Nageotte, RDR, CRR, CBC, submitted comments regarding the rewriting of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to the House…
Officials from both the Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands are asking for additional staffers to help address an increased…
NCRA member Cathy Thimm-Braunschweig, RMR, a freelance reporter from Randolph, Wis., was featured in an article posted on Jan. 14 by the Portage Daily Register.…
The Varallo Group, LLC, a provider of business services to the court reporting industry based in Worcester, Mass., announced the hiring of Peter G. Dennis…
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Jan. 13 that Gene Miller has been named manager of media and IT services for Midwest Litigation Services located…
By Marybeth Everhart By now you have likely heard that, beginning in 2015, NCRA skills tests will be moved online. (May 2 will be the…
Join the ranks of more than 100 of your fellow court reporting peers who have signed up to support the NCRF’s 2015 Angels Donor program…
The Collaborative for Communication Access via Captioning announced two new Captioning Advocacy Projects for 2015. For the two projects, CCAC will pay for up to…
An article that appeared in the fall 2014 issue of The Transcript, the membership newsletter of the New York State Court Reporters Association, addresses the…
Joe W. Strickland, RPR, CRR, CCP, retiring Chief Reporter of Debates for the U.S. House of Representatives, was recognized from the chamber floor according to…