Lisa J. Amatucci, RPR, CSR
Wilmington,DE
Summary
Official Court Reporter with 30 + years of quality experience working in high-volume Criminal and Civil courtrooms in Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More than 30 years of writing real time trials, motions, sentencings, and pleas upon request to the Bench and Bar. Current member of the National Court Reporter's Association as a Registered Professional Reporter. Licensed in the State of New Jersey as a Certified Shorthand Reporter.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Real Time Official Court Reporter
Superior Court Of Delaware
Wilmington, DE
03.2013 - Current
- Stenographic verbatim reporting of all proceedings in the Criminal, Civil, and Commercial Complex Litigation Divisions, which include jury trials, Bench trials, motions, pleas, sentencings, and office conferences.
- Provide real time via Eclipse Bridge or Stenograph LiveNote to all judges for jury trials, hearings, and motions. Real Time to the Bench is a requirement of employment.
- Prepare and certify official transcripts within requested time limitations, with strict attention paid to proper spelling, punctuation, and case citations; to be provided to ordering parties within time and cost constraints set by the Superior Court of Delaware.
- Perform a variety of administrative duties, including regular retrieval of voicemail and email, maintaining daily logs of assignments, backing up all notes to the the office computer backup system. Communication with the public, members of the Bar, and the media regarding requests for, and payment of, transcripts.
- Provide real time to the Bar upon request.
- Current Salary: $72, 896
Senior Official Court Reporter
First Judicial District Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
07.1990 - 03.2013
- Verbatim stenographic reporting in high-volume courtrooms in the Criminal Division, Civil Division, Commercial Complex Litigation Division, Orphans' Court, Family Court, Election Court of the Court of Common Pleas.
- Prepare, certify, and distribute Civil Trial Division official transcripts within time constraints of regular, daily, expedited, or instant delivery.
- Provided Real Time to the Bench and Bar upon request.
- Performed a variety of administrative duties, including retrieving voicemail and email on a daily basis, maintenance of personal timesheets, communication with the public, press, and members of the Bar regarding requests for, and payment of, transcripts.
- Two month rotation with one Judicial Officer. Majority of my rotations were in the Civil Division with judges who heard complex litigation matters.
- Salary upon departure: $69, 800
Freelance Court Reporter
Certified Reporting Company/Cardinal Reporting Co.
New York, NY
06.1984 - 06.1990
- Freelance Court Reporter responsible for verbatim reporting and transcription of depositions and hearings in law offices and courthouses located in all five Boroughs of New York; majority in Manhattan.
- Gained reporting experience in a variety of fields including antitrust, construction, medical, commercial, and securities litigation.
- Reported and transcribed many Maritime and Administrative Law Hearings for the United States Coast Guard, Battery Park, N.Y.
Education
Court Reporting - Graduate
Academy of Business Careers
Woodbridge, NJ05-1984
Court Reporting (1981 Until School Closed in 1982)
Roberts-Walsh Business School
Springfield Township, NJ09-1982
Skills
- Verbatim stenotype machine court reporter proficient in the use of Advantage Software's Eclipse software and Passport writer
- Professional, highly-organized, self-starter Exceptional organizational, communication, and business skills
- Real Time provider to the Bench and Bar for trials, motions, sentencings, and pleas utilizing LiveNote and Bridge/Bridge Mobile Real Time to the Bench is a requirement of employment for my current position
- Works well under pressure, whether in the courtroom or under transcript production time constraints
- Excellent research skills
- Proficient in the use of Zoom/CourtScribes platforms for remote Judicial conferences, hearings, motions, and trials
- Broad experience with court cases covering a wide variety of topics; vast knowledge and understanding of terminology related to same
- Proficient in record-keeping and storage of stenographic SD card files
- Experience with high-profile cases (Criminal, Civil, and Commercial Complex Litigation) and the resultant large volume of same day, daily, and expedited transcript requests from both counsel and the media Examples of cases include US Dominion v Fox News, and Smartmatic v Newsmax, Perdue Pharma Opioid Litigation
- Team player Will cover multiple Judicial Officers per day if office is short reporters Transcribe requests for transcripts from years past for deceased/separated Official Reporters who no longer wish to do their transcripts
Timeline
Real Time Official Court Reporter
Superior Court Of Delaware
03.2013 - Current
Senior Official Court Reporter
First Judicial District Of Pennsylvania
07.1990 - 03.2013
Freelance Court Reporter
Certified Reporting Company/Cardinal Reporting Co.
06.1984 - 06.1990
Court Reporting - Graduate
Academy of Business Careers
Court Reporting (1981 Until School Closed in 1982)
Roberts-Walsh Business School