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September 22nd, 2009Conference Rooms in Visalia
September 9th, 2009Clients of W&R can now enjoy two nice conference rooms in our new Visalia location. The space is located at 303 E. Caldwell in the new Tuscan Plaza. Call our calendar coordinator, Laura, to book your next deposition or hearing in Visalia
and check out our new space.
Upcoming Events for Reporters
August 27th, 2009There are two great events coming up this fall. First, The Deposition Reporters Association of California has a great one-day event on Saturday, September 12th in Valencia. Mary Bardellini will be presenting a seminar entitled “How to Stay Up in a Down Market.” Believe me, she’s always entertaining!!!! Interested? Visit www.caldra.org.
STAR is coming to Sonoma!!! The Society for the Technological Advancement of Reporting is putting on a three-day seminar October 15-17, 2009 in wine country. As the co-chair of the event, I can assure you that the seminars are worth the money. It’s definitely a great place to learn more about Stenograph’s CATalyst Version 10. If you want more info, visit www.staronline.org.
Welcome, Patty!!!
August 17th, 2009W&R is proud to announce the association of Patricia Kerchner, CSR, as the newest addition to our great reporting staff. Ms. Kerchner has worked as a deposition reporter for over 10 years and has earned the reputation of producing excellent transcripts and always exhibiting a positive, professional attitude.
W&R Hosts KCPA/YLS Event
August 7th, 2009
Starlene Parson wins the basket!
Devin and Melissa Brown enjoy the festivities.
Doug Gosling and Ruthanne Esparza are all smiles.
The Kern County Paralegal Association and the Young Lawyers Section of the Kern Bar had their first joint event last night, Thursday, Aug. 6th, at Fishlips in downtown Bakersfield. Wood & Randall co-sponsored the event with American Business Machines. All the participants enjoyed the conversation and the munchies and cocktails. Starlene Parson was the lucky winner of the W&R Williams Sonoma basket. Fun night for all!!!!
Coming Soon for Depositions in Visalia
August 7th, 2009W&R will soon have larger conference room facilities in Visalia. Because of our growing deposition business in Visalia, W&R has secured beautiful new space. We expect our move will take place in September 2009. We’ll keep you posted.
Visalia Reporters Looking for Deposition Work
August 7th, 2009If you are a reporter living in the Visalia or Fresno area interested in deposition work, we would love to hear from you. We have a great staff and team of reporters and you may be just what we are looking for. Give us a call!!!
KCPA Awards Lunch
June 15th, 2009Congratulations to the award winners at this year’s installation of the Board for the Kern County Paralegal Association. Wood & Randall is proud to be a sustaining member of this great organization. The Outstanding Member of the Year is Jessica Stahl, the recipient of the Volunteer award is Laura Meza, the recipient of the Jeannie Conner Memorial Scholarship is Sissy Ruker, and the Paralegal of the Year award went to a very deserving Babara Oilfield.
Making the “Green Choice”
May 1st, 2009I am so excited about offering our clients the “Green Choice.” In an effort to help the environment and save resources, Wood & Randall now offers our clients the choice to receive paperless transcripts online with unlimited and indefinite storage on their own secure web-based repository with 24/7 access.
Can you imagine the amount of paper, toner, CDs, etc., this will save? In addition, the space saved by not storing years’ worth of transcripts and exhibits will really add up for our clients.
If after making the Green Choice, a client needs a certified copy, a hard copy version will be provided at no additional charge.
My hope is that our clients will come to recognize the benefits and ease of using our online office. With this new complimentary service, Wood & Randall’s goal is to help our firm and our clients make a positive impact on the environment.
Ethics for Paralegals
April 27th, 2009I was fortunate enough to attend the Bakersfield Womens Business Conference on April 23. What a wonderful experience.
Thanks to Leslie Larson, CLA, from the Law Offices of Young & Nichols, the session I attended entitled “Ethics for Paralegals,” provided a very interesting look at common occurrences facing paralegals and the decisions they have to make every day related to ethics and professional behavior. Leslie did a great job!
Occupying positions of trust, much like lawyers, paralegals are required to observe specific language of ethic rules and embrace the spirit of those rules.
The following is Ethics Defined:
Ethics are standards by which conduct is measured.
A professional is held to a higher ethical standard than is an average person.
Professional ethics are governed by a set of written rules (a code) that establish limits of permissible conduct in the professional contacts with others.
Ethics enhance the integrity of a profession.