The litigation legwork, handled at a flat rate.
We book depositions and court reporters, place service of process at home and abroad, coordinate your filings with the clerk, and hand you written legal research you can actually use. You keep the case. We run the calendar.
What we do
Four kinds of work, quoted together or separately. All of it is coordination and research — the decisions stay with you.
Depositions
Court reporters booked, notices calendared, rooms or remote links arranged, witnesses confirmed, exhibits organized before the session opens.
Service of process
Process servers placed in the right county or country, skip tracing when an address is stale, and proof of service returned in the form your court accepts.
Court filings
Documents formatted to local rules, submitted through the clerk's e-filing system at your direction, conformed copies returned with the stamp.
Legal research
Written memoranda with the statutes, rules and cases pulled, checked for currency, and organized so you can see what supports you and what does not.
Rate sheet
One page, no hourly surprises. Anything outside a package is quoted in writing and only starts once you approve it.
Package
Domestic matters. Choose by how many witnesses you expect to sit.
Single Setting
One witness, one filing.
Full Docket
Most requested.
Trial Track
A case running to trial.
Local means the county where your case is filed and the counties surrounding it in the same state. A witness sitting in another state adds $150 per person for the out-of-state court reporter and venue. Matters outside the United States are quoted after a consultation.
Witnesses, service and records abroad
Foreign matters do not fit a flat rate. Every country handles evidence and service differently, and some prohibit methods that are routine here. We start with a consultation, confirm what your destination country actually allows, then quote the work in writing.
- Depositions abroad. Voluntary depositions of willing witnesses, arranged where the destination country permits them, with a stenographer and a remote link.
- Consular and embassy settings. Coordinated at a U.S. diplomatic post where that is the route the country requires.
- Hague Evidence Convention requests. Prepared and routed through the central authority of the destination country when compulsion is needed.
- Letters rogatory. Assembled for countries outside the Evidence Convention, with the translations and transmittal the receiving court expects.
- Service of process overseas. Placed under the Hague Service Convention or the local method that country accepts, with proof returned.
- Interpreters and translations. Certified interpreters booked for the session; exhibits and transmittal documents translated.
- Apostilles and legalization. Obtained for documents that must be recognized in the destination country.
- Time zones and calendars. Sessions scheduled so your court's deadlines still hold, with local holidays checked first.
How it works
Four steps, in this order. You approve every date before it is noticed. International matters add a consultation at the front.
Send the basics
Case number, court, parties, and who you need deposed or served. Ten minutes on the intake form is usually enough.
Get the scope and quote
A written scope and a flat number within one business day, with anything vendor-priced listed separately.
Approve the calendar
We propose dates, confirm the court reporter and the room or link, and nothing is noticed until you say yes.
Receive the file
Proofs of service, conformed filed copies, transcripts as they arrive, and the research memo, all in one place.
What we are, and what we are not
Read this before you hire anyone for this kind of work, including us.
- We are not a law firm and not your attorneys. Working with us creates no attorney-client relationship and no privilege.
- We do not give legal advice. We gather, arrange, and write down what the rules and cases say. Which argument to make, and whether to make it, is your decision.
- We do not appear for you. We cannot question a witness, object, or speak on the record. Filings go in at your direction and under your signature.
- On foreign matters we can tell you what a country's procedures require. We cannot advise you on whether that procedure fits your case.
Questions people ask first
What counts as local?
The county where your case is filed, plus surrounding counties in the same state. Anything set in a different state adds $150 per person for the out-of-state court reporter and venue.
Why do international matters need a consultation instead of a flat rate?
Because the cost and the method both depend on the country. Some permit a voluntary deposition with a stenographer on short notice. Others require a request through a central authority or a session at a U.S. consulate, and a few treat taking evidence for a foreign court as a criminal matter. The consultation establishes which route applies before anyone quotes you a number.
How long does an overseas deposition take to arrange?
A voluntary session in a cooperative country can be set in a few weeks. A request routed through a central authority under the Hague Evidence Convention, or letters rogatory for a country outside it, commonly runs several months. We give you a realistic window at the consultation so you can plan your discovery deadlines around it.
Are court reporter and transcript fees included?
The court reporter's attendance for the hours in your package is included. Transcript ordering, expedited copies and video are quoted separately because vendors price those by the page. You approve any of it in writing first.
What if a witness does not show?
A no-show does not burn a deposition from your package. We document the non-appearance with the court reporter, get you the certificate of non-appearance for your motion, and reschedule at no extra cost.
Do you work with people representing themselves?
Yes. Most of this work is for pro se litigants and for small firms carrying more cases than staff. The scope is the same either way.
Can you file documents for me?
We can submit filings and arrange service at your direction and under your signature. We do not decide what to file or what it should say.
How fast can you start?
Intake is answered within one business day. If you are against a discovery cut-off, put the date in the message field and we will tell you honestly whether the calendar can carry it.
Start a matter
Tell us the case and what you need moved. You will have a written scope and a flat quote within one business day.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 6:00. Filing deadlines are watched outside those hours. Everything starts by email or through the form.