Universal Court Reporting

What Universal Court Reporting does

Universal Court Reporting (legal name: Universal Court Reporting Legal Support Services) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based B2B legal support services provider founded in 2008 by James King, who serves as both founder and CEO. The company captures verbatim witness testimony through court reporting, produces synchronized HD legal video for depositions and trial use, and offers complementary services including virtual depositions (via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex), on-site trial support technicians, a network of vetted interpreters and translators, an online scheduling portal, and a 24/7 online transcript repository. All services are delivered through four fully staffed regional offices across Florida — Fort Lauderdale (headquarters), Tampa, Orlando, and Miami — and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The company's technology stack is built around Depositions.com, an award-winning proprietary cloud-based application available on iOS, Android, and desktop that allows attorneys to store, view, and create video clips from transcripts and synchronized depositions on laptops, iPads, or mobile devices. Underlying features include synchronized HD video-to-transcript production by an in-house team, an online scheduling portal with multi-user access and automated email confirmations, a secure 24/7 transcript repository, and integrations with major video conferencing platforms. Free synchronized video is bundled with every deposition order, as is the virtual deposition capability, serving as the company's primary pricing differentiator against competitors that typically charge separately.

Revenue is generated on a professional services, per-deposition basis under quote-based pricing; no publicly disclosed pricing exists. Go-to-market is sales-led, targeting B2B law firms and litigation attorneys via direct outreach, client referrals, testimonials, an online scheduling portal, and digital/social presence (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, plus Depositions.com app store listings). Named customers include Florida-headquartered litigation firms such as Kanner & Pintaluga, Kubicki Draper, Morgan & Morgan (Tampa), McFarlane & Dolan, Shendell & Pollock, Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell, and the Broward County Justice Association — a roster that suggests horizontal penetration across Florida's plaintiff and defense litigation bar. The firm is privately held and bootstrapped, with no evidence of institutional funding, parent ownership, or M&A activity in the available data.

Name

Universal Court Reporting

Legal name

Universal Court Reporting Legal Support Services

Website

https://ucrinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Universal Court Reporting is a Fort Lauderdale–based legal support services firm founded in 2008 that provides court reporting, synchronized HD legal video, virtual depositions, trial support, and interpreter services to law firms across Florida through four offices and its proprietary Depositions.com cloud platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Court Reporting & Legal Support Services

NAICS

Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (561492)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Court Services & Operations (Clerks, Records, Jury, Interpreters) (BPAIAFAH)

Keywords

• Court reporting services
• Legal video depositions
• Virtual deposition services
• Deposition scheduling platform
• Legal transcript repository

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Court Reporting Services: Verbatim capture of witness testimony with expedited transcript delivery. Revenue generated per deposition/job, with pricing based on service type and duration.
2. Legal Video Services: Video depositions and trial documentation services. Free synchronized video comes with court reporting orders; additional video services may be priced separately.
3. Trial Support Services: On-site technicians for trial preparation, evidence organization, exhibit preparation, video clip creation, and trial playback support.
4. Interpreter/Translator Services: Network of vetted interpreters and translators available for in-person and virtual depositions in any language.
5. Virtual Deposition Services: High definition video teleconferencing for remote depositions at no additional charge with deposition orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Universal Court Reporting provides verbatim court reporting, legal video depositions, virtual proceedings, trial support, and interpreter/translator services to law firms and litigation attorneys across Florida. It complements these professional services with proprietary cloud-based technology, including the award-winning Depositions.com app for transcript/video access, an online scheduling portal, and 24/7 transcript repository access. All core depositions come with complimentary synchronized HD video and free virtual deposition capability.

Product overview

Universal Court Reporting operates as a unified legal support services platform combining court reporting, legal video, and technology solutions. The core service portfolio centers on court reporting (verbatim testimony capture) and legal video (synchronized HD video depositions), supplemented by trial support technicians, a virtual depositions service powered by Zoom/Teams/Webex, an online scheduling portal, and a 24/7 transcript repository. The company also offers an interpreter network and has developed Depositions.com, an award-winning cloud-based mobile app that extends transcript and video access to attorneys on any device, enabling video clip creation for trial preparation. Services are provided through multiple Florida locations (Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami) with 24/7 availability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Depositions.com: Award-winning cloud-based app for attorneys to store, view, and make video clips on laptops, iPads or cell phones. Facilitates sharing, preparation, mediation and trials 24/7.

Products and services

• Court Reporting Core service that captures witness testimony verbatim using specialized technology to ensure 100% accuracy, providing immediate access to court reporting files via a secure website. Sold to law firms and litigation attorneys requiring reliable deposition transcripts.
• Legal Video HD video deposition service with complimentary synchronized video to transcripts, created by an in-house production team. Covers video depositions, IMEs, psychological evaluations, evidence documentation, and trial video documentation and playback support for attorneys and law firms.
• Trial Support Provision of experienced technicians to assist attorneys at trial by organizing evidence, preparing exhibits, creating video clips, and using annotation, comparison, and emphasis tools to focus jury attention on important document areas.
• Virtual Depositions Offsite high-quality virtual depositions using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and other platforms, allowing participants to attend depositions from different sites with full interactive capability. Provided at no additional charge with a deposition booking.
• Translators/Interpreters A vetted network of experienced interpreters and translators available for in-person and virtual depositions in any language, supporting law firms with multilingual deposition needs.
• Depositions.com App An award-winning cloud-based mobile application (available on iOS and Android) that gives attorneys 24/7 access to transcripts and synchronized deposition video, with the ability to create video clips on any device for trial preparation, mediation, and sharing.

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Magna Legal Services: Magna offers end-to-end litigation support including court reporting, legal video, record retrieval and trial presentation services — directly overlapping UCR's core service portfolio for plaintiff and defense law firms.
• Litigation Services (Hobson & Hobson): Litigation Services is a national court reporting and legal video provider with realtime and remote deposition capability; comparable in service mix and customer base to UCR.
• National Court Reporting Company (NCRC): NCRC provides nationwide court reporting, videography, realtime and trial support services to attorneys, making it a comparable peer in service mix and target customer.
• Veritext Legal Solutions: Veritext is the largest court reporting and litigation support company in North America, offering verbatim court reporting, legal video, remote depositions and transcript repository services to law firms — directly overlapping UCR's core offerings across the country.
• Alderson Reporting Company: Alderson Reporting is a long-established regional court reporting and realtime firm covering the Mid-Atlantic; comparable to UCR's position as a strong regional provider with tech-enabled workflow tools.
• Planet Depos: Planet Depos provides court reporting, videography, interpretation and trial support with web-based scheduling and realtime transcript access, making it a direct functional and technological peer to UCR's tech-enabled Florida operations.
• U.S. Legal Support: U.S. Legal Support is one of the largest privately held court reporting and legal support companies in the U.S., providing court reporting, deposition, trial support and language services comparable to UCR's full-stack offering.
• Esquire Deposition Solutions: Esquire is a national litigation support firm offering court reporting, legal video, record retrieval and trial support with a technology-forward platform — competing head-to-head with UCR for the same law firm buyer.

Emerging players

• Berke Legal / Berke Document Solutions: Berke provides court reporting, e-discovery and litigation support services nationally; a smaller but growing peer serving similar law firm customers with comparable tech-enabled offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Epiq (Document Review & Litigation Support): Epiq is a large, publicly backed legal services provider spanning eDiscovery, document review and court reporting subsidiaries (including predepositions); a broader incumbent whose litigation support arm directly overlaps UCR's law firm services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGv5xIU6g6eKYhy5ExCMO8g
• Facebookfacebook.com/universalcourtreporting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universal-court-reporting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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