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What Gets Checked?

Short answer: everything.
I closely and carefully read every word of your transcripts. I read steno and can happily work with audio to make sure the verbatim record is respected. I also use additional checklists and systems I've developed to help you produce the best transcript possible.
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Here's just a sample of the types of issues I look for:

CAPITALIZATION
  • defendant, plaintiff, counsel, court
  • name brand drugs vs. generic
  • document names
  • exhibit names
  • parentheticals
  • professional degrees and titles

FORMATTING
  • by lines / resumed colloquy
  • spacing
  • justification
  • tabulation
  • indexes
  • Q & A
  • case style
  • appearances page
  • certificates

CROSS-CHECKS
  • exhibit numbers match index page
  • exhibit numbering
  • attorney and firm names and addresses
  • consistency in conventions and spellings
  • accurate dates

NUMBERS
  • numerals (digits) vs. words
  • dates and names split into two lines
  • percents, measurements
  • decimals, fractions ​

ABBREVIATIONS
  • college degrees, certifications
  • when to spell out numbers on addresses
  • No., Esq., Jr., Sr., Inc., Ltd., etc.

PUNCTUATION
  • polite request
  • dependent and independent clauses
  • series of questions
  • echo questions
  • direct address
  • dashes, slashes, commas, periods, and the dreaded semicolon
  • hyphenation, open and closed compounds
  • plurals, possessives
  • interruptions
  • quotations, quotes within quotes

WORD USE
  • commonly misused words (ensure/insure, sometime/some time, perspective/prospective, etc.)
  • commonly misspelled words (adjustor for adjuster, prima fascia for prima facie, etc.)
  • skipped or swapped words
  • double/repeated words

SPELLING
  • names, locations
  • terminology, jargon
  • difficult or obscure words
  • general spell check

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