Some people think that all court reporters do is go to court all day every day. While some court reporting firms do take only courtroom work, this is not the case with Huseby. Our court reporters do more than take down court testimony on our steno machines. We handle depositions, examinations under oath, conventions and more.
Notary Public
Many states require their court reporters to be notaries public. North Carolina and Virginia are two of them. This means that court reporters can administer an oath to witnesses, notarize signatures and certify transcripts and other documents. This enables our court reporters throughout the country to handle records pick-ups and also serve as an official keeper of the legal record in addition to swearing in witnesses for depositions and examinations under oath.
Depositions
We offer deposition services in our offices or we can go to yours. We do telephone depositions, videoconferences, examinations under oath and sworn statements. Our
deposition reporters transcribe the proceeding if requested. We hold our notes as many years as required by state statute in case it needs to be transcribed at a later date. Our court reporters also attend videotape depositions. As we have mentioned before in our court reporter blog, we do offer video synching with our court reporting transcripts.
Court
Although it is not all that we do, Huseby court stenographers do go to court as well. We cover federal, state, local and military hearings, trials, court martial proceedings and captain’s masts. They range from traffic court to civil and criminal cases.
Conventions
Another type of proceeding that Huseby covers that is unrelated to court is the convention. Many groups and organizations like to have a record of their annual or biannual events. Business meetings, memorial tributes, luncheons, award ceremonies and seminars can all be taken down by our court stenographers and incorporated into a written and electronic transcription. We can cover conventions for professional organizations, fraternities and sororities, industry associations and more.
Public Hearings
Some municipalities and states will request a court reporter’s presence at a public hearing. This gives citizens a chance to put their opinions and public comments on a record that will be reviewed later by government agencies or panels.
Miscellaneous Proceedings
We also provide court reporting services for pretrial conferences, settlement agreements,
arbitrations, medical malpractice panels, debtor’s interrogatories for bankruptcy cases and other events that may or may not have legal implications.
CART
Huseby’s real-time reporters provide Communication Access Realtime Translation(CART) services for the hearing impaired. These can range from court appearances to awards ceremonies, and school classes.
