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Coverage areas

We staff proceedings in every California county. Where a matter travels beyond the state, we coordinate through vetted affiliates and keep one point of contact, one format standard, and one invoice.

How coverage works

Reporters assigned to the venue, not dispatched at it

Coverage is not the same as presence. Anyone can promise a reporter in a distant county and then scramble the night before. We work from a standing roster of reporters by region, and we confirm the individual who will appear at the time we confirm the setting.

For venues where we do not hold a resident reporter, we say so, and we tell you whether we are covering the date through an affiliate or through travel. You will know which before you notice the deposition, not after.

  • Named reporter confirmed in writing with every setting
  • Suite space arranged where counsel does not have a location
  • Travel and remote options quoted side by side for distant venues
  • Affiliate coverage identified openly rather than presented as our own
The Los Angeles skyline seen across the basin
Most California litigation runs through a handful of metropolitan venues. We hold reporters in all of them.
Remote changes the calculus. For a single witness in a remote county, a hosted remote proceeding is often faster to staff, cheaper, and easier on the witness than moving people across the state. We will tell you when we think remote is the better answer, including when it means a smaller invoice for us.
Out of state testimony. When testimony must be taken outside California, we arrange a reporter licensed or authorised in that jurisdiction, apply our own format and delivery standards to the transcript, and bill it through the same account as the rest of your matter.

California

Regions and venues

Principal venues by region. If a location is not listed, it does not mean we cannot cover it. Ask.

Los Angeles and Orange County

  • Downtown Los Angeles
  • Century City
  • Santa Monica
  • Pasadena
  • Glendale
  • Woodland Hills
  • Van Nuys
  • Long Beach
  • Torrance
  • Santa Ana
  • Irvine
  • Newport Beach
  • Anaheim
  • Fullerton

San Diego and Imperial

  • Downtown San Diego
  • La Jolla
  • Carlsbad
  • Escondido
  • Chula Vista
  • El Centro

Inland Empire

  • Riverside
  • San Bernardino
  • Ontario
  • Rancho Cucamonga
  • Temecula
  • Palm Springs
  • Victorville
  • Murrieta

San Francisco Bay Area

  • San Francisco
  • Oakland
  • Berkeley
  • San Jose
  • Palo Alto
  • Redwood City
  • San Mateo
  • Walnut Creek
  • Pleasanton
  • San Rafael
  • Santa Rosa
  • Napa
  • Fairfield
  • Concord

Sacramento and Northern California

  • Sacramento
  • Roseville
  • Folsom
  • Davis
  • Woodland
  • Chico
  • Redding
  • Yuba City

Central Valley

  • Fresno
  • Bakersfield
  • Stockton
  • Modesto
  • Visalia
  • Merced
  • Hanford
  • Madera

Central Coast and Ventura

  • Ventura
  • Oxnard
  • Thousand Oaks
  • Santa Barbara
  • San Luis Obispo
  • Santa Maria
  • Monterey
  • Salinas
  • Santa Cruz
  • Hollister

Facilities

Where the proceeding happens

Your office or opposing counsel's

The most common arrangement, and the simplest. We need the address, the floor, the contact on site, and any building access requirements. Our reporter arrives ahead of the noticed time.

Arranged suite space

Where neither side has suitable space, we book a conference room in the venue city with the equipment the proceeding requires. Room charges are quoted in advance alongside the reporting fees.

Fully remote

A hosted video proceeding with a dedicated attendant, digital exhibits, and breakout rooms. No travel for any participant, and the same certified transcript at the end of it.

Where we are

Century City, and on the road from there

Our office sits at 2049 Century Park East in Los Angeles, a few minutes from the Los Angeles County courthouses and the firms that use them most. From there we staff proceedings the length of the state, and we would rather send a reporter a long way than send a poor one a short way.

Not sure we cover your venue?

Tell us the county and the date. We will confirm coverage, and if we cannot staff it well, we will say so rather than accept the setting and hope.