Questions about the record

A rough draft is the untranslated or lightly edited transcript delivered shortly after the proceeding, useful for immediate preparation but not certified. An expedite is a certified transcript delivered ahead of the standard schedule. Daily copy is a certified transcript delivered by the following morning, typically used in trial and in multi-day expert depositions.

Realtime streams the reporter's translated text to counsel during the proceeding, so you can read back an answer without waiting. It is most valuable in technical depositions and at trial. It is worth asking for only when the writer is clean enough to make it readable — a noisy realtime feed is worse than none, so we will tell you plainly whether it is appropriate for a given job.

Certified PDF as standard, plus ASCII and E-Transcript (PTX) on request, along with condensed and word-index versions. Tell us which formats your case management or deposition-review tooling expects and we will deliver to that.

Yes. Videographers and interpreters are coordinated alongside the reporter so scheduling stays on one thread rather than three. These are quoted as separate line items, visible before the date.

Cancellation terms are stated in writing with the quote, before the job is confirmed. Late cancellations and no-shows are the single largest uncompensated cost in this business, so the terms are explicit rather than discovered afterward.

California and Texas. Both states require reporters to be certified, and the requirements differ — see the California and Texas pages for the specific rules that govern each.

Yes. Technology litigation is the specialty, not the limit. We regularly report employment, commercial, insurance defense, personal injury, construction defect, workers' compensation, and consumer warranty matters.

Earlier is better, particularly for multi-day expert depositions, realtime, and anything requiring a secured review room. That said, short-notice coverage is often possible — ask, and you will get a straight yes or no rather than a maybe that expires the day before.

We build a glossary before the date from the pleadings, asserted patents, expert reports, and witness list — model and library names, architecture and algorithm terminology, parameter names, and the correct spelling of people and products — so specialized terms are right the first time they are spoken rather than corrected in errata.

The protective order, as early as possible. It governs who may be in the room, what may leave it, whether realtime and rough drafts are available, and how designated testimony is bound and delivered. Everything else follows from reading it.

Designated pages and exhibits are separately bound and marked by category, with the designation noted on the original transcript. During the parties' designation window the entire transcript is treated at the highest designation, and the final written designation notice is attached to the transcript and to every copy in our possession.