Cory Neal
Woodstock,NH
Summary
Seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience working in the Legal Service Industry and currently work as the Operations Manager for a court reporting firm based in Boston, MA. Have vast experience in many aspects of the legal services industry that includes court reporting and legal video processes, Zoom setup and exhibit exhibition, trial presentation and also legal graphics for use in trial.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Jones & Fuller Reporting
03.2019 - Current
- Management and oversight of production work flow and procedures
- Accounting (Billing and Invoice Management)
- Videoconferencing/Zoom setup
- Scheduling and project management of depositions, transcriptions, trials, hearings and media projects
- One on one customer support and service, helping to troubleshoot and/or solve any issues that may arise
- Video post-production, trial graphics and trial presentation services.
Trial Presentation Consultant
Self-employed
08.2018 - 03.2019
Trial Presentation Consultant
On The Record, Inc.
08.2015 - 08.2018
- Building trial exhibit and document database prior to start date of trial
- Cutting and making deposition clips and syncing them with deposition transcripts
- Working with litigation teams to prep witnesses for seamless on the stand testimony
- Setting up courtroom and war room with audio/visual aids for dynamic trial presentation
- Working to finalize case-in-chief and demonstrative evidence presentations
- Running visual presentation in courtroom so any document can be accessed instantly
- Creation of on-the-fly demonstratives to be used with witness on cross examination
- Running entire trial presentation from start to finish
- Able to provide a vast array of trial presentation equipment for courtroom rental.
Production Coordinator
Behmke Reporting and Video Services, Inc.
11.2010 - 08.2015
- Successful project management of several large cases, ensuring all media and client requests are handled accurately and completed within specific deadlines
- Troubleshooting client issues regarding media files and software operations
- Quality assurance of deposition transcripts, ensuring all information and formatting standards are met and that no errant material is ever sent to clients
- Supervision and training of new production employees, making sure company policies and procedures are understood and carried out properly
- Organization and management of all department production materials.
Media Production Manager
Merrill Corporation/ Legalink
11.2000 - 09.2010
- Supervision and training of Video Technicians on new products, new kinds of media, video editing and quality assurance techniques
- Led nationwide testing of Yes Law video/text synchronization software, Visionary synchronization software and Digital Rapids Stream compression software for Merrill Communications
- Calculated and standardized digital video codecs and compression rates for Mpeg-1 and Mpeg-2 files nationwide for all Merrill Communications offices
- Managed multiple media production projects for variety of large cases
- Successfully worked with clients on issues regarding LiveNote, Sanction and Trial Director
- Established and organized databases for all digital media files, original video media and for all paperwork associated with each project
Education
BA, Cinema -
San Francisco State University
01.1998
Skills
- Litigation Support
- Trial Director / OnCue (Trial Software)
- Media Production / Streaming / Video Editing
- Legal Assistance
- Case Catalyst
- MS Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
- Courtpages / Minu-script / Real Legal
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Management
- Data Archiving
- Purchasing and procurement
- Document Control
Timeline
Operations Manager
Jones & Fuller Reporting
03.2019 - Current
Trial Presentation Consultant
Self-employed
08.2018 - 03.2019
Trial Presentation Consultant
On The Record, Inc.
08.2015 - 08.2018
Production Coordinator
Behmke Reporting and Video Services, Inc.
11.2010 - 08.2015
Media Production Manager
Merrill Corporation/ Legalink
11.2000 - 09.2010
BA, Cinema -
San Francisco State University
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