Useful Ethics For Owner And Court Reporting Firms

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Useful Ethics For Owner And Court Reporting Firms

• Submitted By Georgia Reporting

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• Today, everyone knows what is the right thing and
  how to do the right if there is a code of ethics
  that needs to be followed. Ethics is knowing the
  difference between what you have a right to do
  and what is right to do.

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• Doing the right thing automatically bring
  success. There is a code of ethics for court
  reporters but not for the court reporting firms.
  However, it is very important for firm owners
  also to follow some ethical codes just like the
  court reporters. Here are some of the ethics that
  could be applied by the court reporting firm
  owners.

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Charge fairly and do not sell the reporters
transcript

• One of the major ethical code that needs to be
  followed is charge each party in the litigation
  fairly and according to the laws of the state for
  transcripts and other court reporting fees. Also
  it is unethical to sell the reporters
  transcript, unbeknownst to the reporter, for the
  financial benefit of the firm owner. Remember the
  reporter is an officer of the court, a keeper of
  the record and should be fairly compensated.

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Do not have a reporter to transcribe back-ordered
transcripts of another court reporter

• Court reporting firm owners should never have a
  reporter to transcribe back-ordered transcripts
  of another court reporter. One can proceed with
  the transcribing of the reporters notes if
  he/she is unavailable due to death, disability,
  or if the reporter cannot be reached after due
  diligence.

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• Also when there is no choice and the transcribing
  has to be done by another reporter it is
  compulsory to indicate the transcribing reporter
  on the certificate page itself. This will sustain
  the integrity of the record. Also remember to
  never indicate the original reporter transcribed
  the deposition if they have not done so.

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Protect the record and refuse to assist in
deposition for either party.

• Court reporters are officers of the court.
• It is the responsibility of court reporters and
  firms owners to ensure that the firm and its
  court reporters are independent, impartial
  keepers of the record.
• Also it is ethical to reuse to assist either
  party in deposition or trial strategy, while
  providing the court reporting services for the
  case.
• There should always be a complete separation of
  the trial technology business and the court
  reporting services business.
• There should be no appearance of the court
  reporting firm appearing to be working for one
  side to the detriment of the other in a case.

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Thank You