Executive Directors Desk

ELIZABETH POST
Executive Director

SFVBA Partners with Atkinson-Baker

epost@sfvba.org

the highest quality litigation support HE SAN FERNANDO and provide the nest court reporters Valley Bar Association recently kicked off an Afnity Partnership nationwide, says Atkinson-Baker Client Services Director Andrea Gale. program to provide comprehensive Atkinson-Baker offers fast marketing opportunities for legal transcript turnaround time; free online support companies to reach out to repository of all completed deposition SFVBA members. transcripts and exhibits; a searchable The new Program is a win-winCD in the back of each transcript; win opportunity for members, the and the Mobile Transcript app for partners and the Bar Association: transcripts formatted for smart phones members receive discounts on muchneeded legal services and will be able to and iPads. As part of the partnership, Atkinson-Baker will attend networking events be offering exclusive and partner-sponsored discounts and services seminars for free; the to SFVBA members. Bar has a new revenue The rate sheet for source to enable the Association to provide The San Fernando Valley Los Angeles County is available on the new services, as well SFVBA website and Bar Association is as already popular at the Bars ofces. member benets pleased to announce With the like Fastcase, Los Angeles subsidized continuing that Atkinson-Baker is Superior Court no legal education and the SFVBAs Official longer providing an expanded Valley court reporters Lawyer; and the afnity Court Reporter Partner for civil trials, I partners have access and exclusive Platinum believed it was to an all-inclusive very important for marketing planthat Sponsor. the Bar Association includes Valley Lawyer, to partner with a court reporting mailings, seminars, eventsto reach service as our rst afnity sponsor, SFVBAs 2,000 members throughout said Immediate Past President Alan J. the year. Sedley, who was inuential in bringing The San Fernando Valley Bar Atkinson-Baker aboard. Association is pleased to announce that With todays court reporting Atkinson-Baker is the SFVBAs Ofcial industry being as competitive as it Court Reporter Partner and exclusive is, there were a number of rms that Platinum Sponsor. Founded in 1987, were interested, continued Sedley. Glendale-based Atkinson-Baker is Executive Director Liz Post and I felt it dedicated to providing the most was important to partner with a Valleyefcient and comprehensive service for based court reporting rm which our all court reporting needs nationwide. members already knew and trusted. Atkinson-Baker is a family- and Atkinson-Baker was our rst choice. woman-owned company that has The Bar is meeting with other expanded steadily over the past two potential partners about offering SFVBA decades to become one of the largest, members a variety of legal services. The privately owned court reporting Bar-wide sponsorships start at $3,000 agencies in the country. In 2012, for the entry-level Bronze Sponsorship, Atkinson-Baker made Inc.s list of up to $25,000 for the exclusive 5000 fastest growing companies for the Platinum Sponsorship. Interested sixth time. vendors and members should contact We utilize our experience in the Liz Post or Alan Sedley to obtain the court reporting industry, our skill details of the sponsorship packages. and the latest technology to achieve

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