Court Reporters and Interpreters Working Closely Together

After graduating from The Cittone Institute in Edison, N.J., Jill Wells began her career as a freelance court reporter in 1988. She then took the court exam for lower courts in the N.Y., Office of Court Administration and worked in Family Court in Manhattan from 1990-1993. Wanting to challenge herself more, she sat for the Supreme Court test in 1993 and passed. So began her journey in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Criminal Term. She worked there until 2004. In 2004 Wells moved to Florida and worked for various freelance firms. Missing the courtroom, she took the Hawaii CSR and accepted a job with the Hawaii Judiciary in 2015. In 2017 she applied for the federal court in the Southern District of Florida and has been working there since. Wells is the mother of two adult children, one who is in court reporting school and the other a stenographer of 35 years.

As President and Director of Horizon Legal Solutions and Language Pickup, LLC, Karina De La Cruz has a vast knowledge in the legal field. Her expertise in the legal arena allows her to understand the needs of both legal and medical professionals. Karina obtained an Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies from Cooper Career College. She then went on to obtain her bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in International Business from Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Fla. She attended Nova Southeastern University for her master's in business administration. As a legal assistant and paralegal for nearly 10 years, De La Cruz was employed by some of the most prominent law firms in South Florida. She saw the need for language services and in 2006 founded Horizon Legal Solutions, Inc.