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Jane the court reporter

Attorney Karen Koehler, in her blog The Velvet Hammer, provides a few tips on how lawyers should treat court reporters. Read more.

MEMBER PROFILE: Mary Burzynski

Currently resides in: Medford, Wis. Position: Official court reporter Member since: 1989 Graduated from: Rasmussen Business College Theory: Stenograph Why did you decide to become…

In memoriam: Jim Barker

I’ve been reporting over 43 years, and three developments in the reporting profession have profoundly changed the way I perform my work: Computer-aided transcription, the…

In memoriam: Leonard W. Ehlers

Leonard W. Ehlers, a retired official court reporter of the 36th Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, passed away on March 27 in Columbia,…

In memoriam: Wesley Vincent Gales

Wesley Vincent Gales, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 19 with family at his side. He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee,…

In memoriam: Taylor Reese, RPR (Ret.)

Taylor Reese, at the age of 92, passed away peacefully on March 27. Taylor was born and raised on a farm in Eastern North Carolina.…

In memoriam: Richard “Dick” Schmidt

Richard “Dick” Schmidt passed away on April 10, losing a short and courageous battle with cancer. Dick was an official court reporter for Winnebago County…

In memoriam: William “Bill” Shimeta

William “Bill” Shimeta, FAPR, died April 7 at the age of 91. A retired member of NCRA, Shimeta was a court reporter for 58, serving…

Court reporter honored for business success

Bernardsville News, Morristown, N.J., reported on April 24 that court reporter Anna Maria Racioppi, co-owner of Sentry Court Reporting & Litigation Services, Cedar Knolls, N.J.,…

NCRA Past President passes away

NCRA Past President Leonard W. Ehlers, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and retired official court reporter of the 36th Judicial Circuit of the State of…