In a press release issued Jan. 30, Planet Depos announced that Nate Pascal has joined the firm as account executive. Pascal will be based in…
The JCR recently reached out to NCRA’s Proofreading Advisory Council members asking their opinion on spelling and capitalization on a variety of technology terms. Council…
What lurks beneath This bit of colloquy by my first and long-time client: MR. SMITH: We do have to keep the exhibits separate from the…
NCRA member Brenda L. Ray, RPR, a freelance court reporter from Apopka, Fla., passed away on Jan. 17. Formerly from Wauwatosa, Wis., Ray owned and…
The Hartford Courant reported on Jan. 16 that Allan Liljehult, West Hartford, Conn., a retired official court reporter and former member of NCRA, died Jan.…
Knowledge is power is what every attendee at the 2018 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp can expect to take away from this year’s event, being held…
NCRA’s Realtime and Technology Resource Committee members shared their favorite podcasts, one of their favorite ways to learn the latest about technology. If you are…
The Associated Press reported on Jan. 16 that the Arizona legislature is providing a live captioning service and looping technology for committee hearings for people…
Changes to NCRA’s Continuing Education Program rules by the Association’s Council of the Academy of Professional Reporters (CAPR) will take effect Oct. 1. The changes…
Chase Frazier, RMR, CRR, CRC, started out as a captioner, although his mother and brother, both already court reporters, were in the legal arena. Some…
The 2017 U.S. Court Reporting & Stenotype Services Industry & Market Report, which provides industry statistics, forecasts, and demographics, was released on Jan. 16. The…
By Shaunise Day Do you know what PAC is doing for you? Behind the scenes, the NCRA Political Action Committee (PAC) is working hard on…
In a press release issued Jan. 16, Veritext, a nationwide court reporting services provider, announced its acquisition of David Feldman Worldwide (DFW) Court Reporting. Read…
Al Renneisen, who worked for18 years as a court reporter, died Jan. 7 in South Park, Wyo. Renneisen worked with Judge Terrence O’Brien, who is…
Cathleen M. “Cathi” (Annis) Burnham passed away unexpectedly at the age of 59 at her home in Warwick, R.I., on Dec. 24, 2017. Cathi was…
The Independent Mail (Anderson, S.C.) published an article on Jan. 14 about the lack of court reporters in South Carolina delaying family court cases in…
WAVY TV, Portsmouth, Va., reported on Jan. 10 that NCRA member Penny Commander, RMR, CRR, of Penny Wile Court Reporting is hosting Woofstock II to…
In a press release issued Jan. 17, Depo International, Minneapolis, Minn., announced the 2018 Quality of Service Initiative, which is focused on the firm’s mission…
2018 trends for the court reporting industry include dispelling the myth that court reporters are being replaced by digital technology and bringing the court reporter…
Residents from Edmonds and Bellevue, Wash., who are hard of hearing are part of a class-action lawsuit against three major movie theater chains that do…