Court Reporting Services & Litigation Support

Serving OCALA & MARION COUNTY since 1992

Real Stenographic Reporters. Real Offices. Reasonable Rates.

FULL-SERVICE STENOGRAPHIC COURT REPORTING & VIDEO CONFERENCING 

As an independent stenographic reporting agency, we believe in the integrity of the record. Our reporters use the most advanced technology to protect your record. Our clients also enjoy the use of our manned and permanent facilities for depositions in Ocala, but we also travel within Marion County free of charge and cover judicial proceedings at the Marion County Judicial Center. Our facilities are directly across the street from the Marion County Judicial Center and Ocala Federal Courthouse.

Do you need hybrid in-person and Zoom? We can do that! All of our conference rooms offer Zoom hookups and all of our reporters are Zoom-ready.

Do you need last-minute service changes? We’re an independent firm, not a nationwide/statewide network, and we can actually handle last-minute changes in our service area!

Have a question about our local bar and bench procedures? Our long history and reputation in our legal community is a distinct advantage!

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Stenographic Court Reporters

  • Nationally certified, experienced
  • CAT technology
  • Realtime Availability

Manned Office & Facilities

  • Office Personnel on-site
  • Zoom-Ready Conference Suites
  • Zoom Business Hosts

No Hidden Invoice Fees

  • Word Index & Compressed Transcript PagesFREE
  • No added production or retention fees
  • No additional charge for use of facilities and WiFi

REPORTERS, NOT RECORDERS

Although recording may be adequate in proceedings that have a low transcription rate, the Florida Supreme Court recognizes live stenographic reporters utilizing computer-aided transcription (CAT) as the preferred method of preserving the record and requires that method in Florida’s most important cases.

When you see reporting firms claiming to use the “most technologically advanced” methods, beware. That’s the latest marketing code words for digital recording systems: an employee with recording software sending the recording off for transcription by an unknown person who was not present and cannot vouch for the recording itself. In other words, the “digital reporter” will never review and certify that transcript as being actually complete and accurate.

Due to the use of AI in many of these transcriptions, the loss of confidentiality of your private information also becomes a problem. Although not against the rules in Florida, the digital monitor/outside transcription method referred to by many firms as “digital reporting” is not automatically accepted as self-authenticated in many jurisdictions and can require stipulation of counsel or judicial approval to utilize in court.

Although our firm provides certified transcriptionists for digital recordings, we do not utilize digital reporters who do not produce their own transcript…ever. If you hire a real court reporter through our office, you are getting a real court reporter who will produce and certify your transcript as accurate and complete.

Call Owen & Associates Today!