Pick Me! Pick Me! – Considerations from Legal Support Staff in Choosing a Court Reporting Firm

Recorded On: 11/21/2021

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Court reporters and the firm they work with are critical players in a legal case, especially a big litigation case. Many times legal support staff are tasked with choosing the court reporting firm and seeing that deposition, hearing, or trial from start to finish; from sending the notice for scheduling to review of the final invoice. This is no small task and a responsibility of utmost importance. Hear from a panel of law firm key players on what they look for and consider in choosing a court reporting firm, likes and dislikes in court reporting operations, and tips for court reporting firm staff to make your firm stand out from the rest! You are sure to get some great tips to implement in your firm to continue your success!

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Korinne Morris, ACP

Harris Lowry Manton

Korinne R. Morris, ACP, is an advanced certified paralegal in product liability and e-discovery. She is the senior paralegal at Harris Lowry Manton, where she has been employed in their Savannah office since 2009. Morris primarily works on personal injury cases including product liability, medical malpractice, and other complex litigation. She has been in the legal field since 1998 with more than a decade in real estate practice prior to joining Harris Lowry Manton. Morris leads a weekly certified paralegal study program, is Harris Lowry Manton’s lunch & learn coordinator, and leads her firm’s E-Discovery Task Force on best practices. She also currently serves as the ethics chair of NALA,  The Paralegal Association and on NALA’s paralegal educator and school relations committee.

Jessica Van Troost

Regional Administrator

McGlinchey Stafford

Jessica VanTroost is a regional administrator at McGlinchey Stafford and runs the Jacksonville, Fla., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn., offices. She has worked in the legal field for 15 years and has both small and large firm experience in multiple states. VanTroost has been an active member of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) since 2008 and is affiliated with the Jacksonville, South Florida, and Middle Tennessee chapters. She has held various board positions over the years and is a past president of the Jacksonville chapter. She served ALA at the international level on the 2018 and 2019 ALA Nominating committees and currently serves on the ALA Membership and Development Committee. VanTroost also serves on the Florida State College of Jacksonville as a member of its paralegal advisory committee. She is a member of Kiwanis. Additionally, she is Legal Lean Sigma Institute White and Yellow Belt certified and has her Legal Lean Sigma Level 100 certification. VanTroost is a native of western New York and relocated to Florida seven years ago. She is an avid baseball fan and loves to travel. 

Virginia Jones

Virginia (Ginnie) A. Jones Jones began her legal career in 1987 as a legal assistant in Detroit, Mich., working for the long-established law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn. In 1998, the attorney for whom she worked decided to form his own firm — Wasinger, Kickham and Hanley — and Ginnie transitioned with him and became the office manager and litigation paralegal for the firm until Wasinger’s retirement in 2003. A native of Florida, Jones returned home in 2004 where she has continued to work as a paralegal. She currently works for Jackson Lewis P.C. in their Jacksonville office. She assists in all phases of litigation, from inception through discovery and trial. She assists with document examination and management, drafting of pleadings, fact development, deposition preparation, and trial preparation. Jones became a Florida Registered Paralegal in 2009. Jones has more than 30 years of experience working as a paralegal with experience in the areas of commercial litigation, civil litigation, worker’s compensation, and employment law. In her spare time, Jones enjoys spending time with her husband and 8-year-old son, her seven grandchildren, and her six grown children and their spouses.

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Pick Me! Pick Me! – Considerations from Legal Support Staff in Choosing a Court Reporting Firm
Recorded 11/21/2021  |  90 minutes
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