Boutique court reporting agency · San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco court reporters you can build a case on.
A small senior agency covering trials, depositions, and arbitrations across California, in person or remote. Certified reporters who know these courts, realtime when you need it, and a record you can cite without second-guessing.
Realtime feed · certified shorthand
Services
Everything the record needs.
Trials and arbitrations, hearings, depositions, realtime, expedites and dailies, rough drafts, and certified copies. Bring us the matter, and we cover it end-to-end, in person or remotely, from the first appearance to the sealed original.
Depositions
Certified reporters for party, non-party, expert, and multi-volume depositions across the Bay Area.
Depositions →Trials & arbitrations
One senior reporter through verdict, with dailies overnight and realtime at counsel table.
Trials & arbitrations →Realtime
A live, certified transcript feed to counsel during the proceeding, in the room or over video.
Realtime →Remote & virtual
Certified remote depositions on Zoom or your platform, exhibits handled cleanly.
Remote depositions →Expedites & dailies
Same-day roughs, next-morning dailies, and expedited finals, with turnaround set in writing.
Expedites & dailies →From our clients
What clients say about SF Reporters
“SF Reporters has been my first choice for years, including countless depositions and several trials. Their transcripts are impeccable and completely reliable. Karla is the consummate professional and very easy to work with. I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
About
The transcript is what the judge reads, what the appellate court relies on, and what outlasts the case. It should be exact.
SF Reporters is a boutique agency of local certified reporters who know San Francisco's courts. We've reported civil, criminal, and family law trials, complex litigation, asbestos matters, and law and motion. Bring us a matter, and we cover it end-to-end, with rates and terms in writing before the job and no surprises at the end.
In California, the official record requires a certified shorthand reporter. Digital recordings and AI drafts have their uses, but they cannot certify a transcript or stand as the record on appeal. Founded by Karla Ellis-Davis, CSR RPR.
CSR Suite
We also build the tools the profession runs on.
Your rates. Your terms. Your business.
CSR Suite is our booking and billing platform for working reporters, built in-house and shaped by twenty years on both sides of the agency relationship.
Terms confirmed in writing before the job. Payment that arrives without a collections campaign. Made for the people who keep the record.
For reporters
A panel we actually trust.
We keep a panel of certified Bay Area reporters, with rates and terms settled in writing before anyone takes a job. If you're a certified reporter who wants on the panel, or a firm that needs coverage, get in touch.
FAQ
Questions we hear before a first job.
Do I need a certified shorthand reporter, or can I use a recording or AI transcript?
In California, the official record requires a certified shorthand reporter. Digital recordings and AI drafts have their uses, but they cannot certify a transcript or stand as the record on appeal.
What areas do you cover?
We report throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in person, and across California remotely — depositions, trials, hearings, and arbitrations.
How fast can I get a transcript?
Realtime, dailies, expedites, and rough drafts are all available. We confirm the turnaround in writing before the job, so the deadline is a date you can plan around.
What types of proceedings do you report?
Depositions, trials, hearings, and arbitrations — civil, criminal, family, complex litigation, asbestos, and law and motion.
How do rates and terms work?
Rates and terms are confirmed in writing before the job, so there are no surprises at the end.
How do I book a reporter?
Send one message with the date, time, expected length, location or remote platform, and any copy orders you already know about. You will have written confirmation, with rates and terms, within 24 hours.
Schedule
Booking a reporter takes one message.
Send the details and you will have written confirmation, with rates and terms, within 24 hours.
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