Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters

What Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters does

Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters is a privately-held, family-owned court reporting and litigation support firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1977 by John and Gretchen Thomas. The company provides stenographic court reporting, legal videography, remote depositions via high-definition videoconferencing, realtime reporting with streaming to laptops and iPads, trial presentation services (exhibit display, synchronized videotaped depositions, courtroom A/V), T&T Online document repository and scheduling, audio/video transcription, process service, jury focus groups, and A/V equipment rental. It employs 16 staff and operates from 8 offices across Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Arizona, serving law firms, attorneys, federal and state courts, and alternative dispute resolution providers such as JAMS.

The technology stack is centered on certified human court reporters rather than automated systems: realtime stenographic output is delivered to attorney devices within seconds via streaming, synchronized videotaped depositions combine transcript and video for search and clip creation, and trial presentation work is built on the dominant litigation software ecosystem (TrialDirector, Sanction, LiveNote, OnCue, LiveDeposition) alongside Zoom for hybrid remote testimony. The firm has supported high-stakes engagements including the Centripetal v. Cisco $1.9B patent retrial, multiple Finjan verdicts (Sophos $15M, Blue Coat $40M, Sprint $30M), and a JAMS arbitration in San Francisco.

The business model is professional services revenue, quote-based and unsubsidized, with services scheduled through an online portal, direct phone/email, or in-person. Distribution is direct to enterprise legal clients and to a long tail of regional law firms across 4 states, with a layered channel approach combining field sales, inside sales, and self-serve online scheduling. The company is private with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; it is led operationally by the founders and by their son Geoff Thomas (head of Business & Technology Development, NCRA Trial Presentation Professional).

Name

Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters

Legal name

Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters and Certified Legal Video, LLC

Website

https://ttcrs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters is a family-owned, Omaha-based court reporting and litigation support firm founded in 1977. It provides court reporting, legal videography, remote depositions, realtime reporting, and trial presentation services to law firms, courts, and ADR providers across Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Court Reporting and Litigation Support Services

NAICS

Court Reporting and Stenotype Services (561492)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Court reporting services
• Legal video services
• Trial presentation services
• Remote depositions
• Litigation support

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Court Reporting Services: Traditional court reporting for depositions, hearings, and trials with professional transcript preparation. Services include realtime reporting, Certified Realtime Reporter capabilities, and various transcript formats.
2. Legal Videography: Video deposition services, synchronized videotaped depositions, and high-definition videoconferencing for remote depositions.
3. Trial Presentation Services: Trial technicians, A/V equipment rental, exhibit display, PowerPoint creation, and trial graphics for courtroom presentations.
4. Process Service: Process server services for serving legal documents.
5. Audio/Video Transcriptions: Transcription services for audio and video recordings.
6. Jury Focus Groups: Jury research and focus group services for trial preparation.
7. A/V Equipment Rental: Rental of audiovisual equipment including monitors, projectors, document cameras, and matrix switches for trials.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters is a full-service litigation support firm providing professional stenographic court reporting, legal videography, and trial presentation services to law firms and attorneys. Its portfolio includes realtime reporting, remote (video) depositions, trial technicians and A/V equipment, process service, audio/video transcription, jury focus groups, and the T&T Online repository/calendar, delivered across Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Arizona with nationwide scheduling.

Product overview

Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters operates as a full-service litigation support firm offering a unified portfolio of court reporting and legal technology services. The core offerings include stenographic court reporting, legal video services, and remote depositions/videoconferencing, supported by certified realtime reporters. Adjacent services include trial presentation services (trial technicians, exhibits display, demonstrative graphics), T&T Online repository/calendar, audio/video transcriptions, process service, jury focus groups, and A/V equipment rental. The company serves law firms throughout Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Arizona from offices in Omaha, Lincoln, North Platte, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Phoenix.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Court Reporting

Quantifiable outcome

• $15 million jury verdict for Finjan v. Sophos (2016)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nebraska Defense Counsel Association (NDCA)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 July 2023Thomas & Thomas Court Reporters sponsored and provided professional A/V and videography services for NDCA's 2023 Annual Meeting and Seminar at Farnam, 1299 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Services included video recording, PowerPoint display, and live streaming. The company attended the pre-event dinner and looks forward to continued relationship.
• JAMS ArbitrationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThomas & Thomas provided trial presentation services for a JAMS arbitration in San Francisco, CA, assisting with exhibit display, PowerPoint presentations, and hybrid remote testimony using Zoom.
• National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)coreOthersNCRA is the country's leading organization representing stenographic court reporters and captioners. Thomas & Thomas staff hold NCRA certifications including RPR and CRR.
• Nebraska State Bar AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThomas & Thomas Court Reporters provided realtime services for the Nebraska State Bar Association's Practical Ethics CLE at their Annual Meeting, attended by 300 attorneys.
• NeCRA (Nebraska Court Reporters Association)minorOthersNebraska state association for court reporters.
• NePA (Nebraska Paralegal Association)minorOthersNebraska state association for paralegals, listed as an association connection.
• IACRA (Iowa Court Reporters Association)minorOthersIowa state association for court reporters.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services): Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider that is also a customer/channel for court reporting and trial presentation services — Thomas & Thomas has provided trial technicians to JAMS arbitrations, making JAMS an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.
• National Court Reporters Association (NCRA): Industry association that certifies reporters (RPR, CRR, CLVS) and sets professional standards that Thomas & Thomas staff rely on. Not a commercial competitor, but the industry's professional infrastructure and a key ecosystem participant.

Regional players

• Midwest Litigation Support (regional independents): Regional court reporting and trial presentation firms operating in the Midwest/Mid-South that compete head-to-head with Thomas & Thomas for local law firm business outside of Nebraska/Iowa (e.g., in Des Moines, Minneapolis and Phoenix).
• Legalinc (by Veritext) / The Legal Network: Court reporting and legal support networks that aggregate independent regional agencies — comparable independent-firm model to Thomas & Thomas and a potential affiliation channel as national firms build regional density.

Broad incumbents

• Stenograph (StenoCapture / Stenomatic): Established manufacturer and software provider for the court reporting industry (CAT software, realtime transcription, digital stenography machines). An incumbent supplier whose software underpins much of the realtime reporting Thomas & Thomas sells.

Direct peers

• Esquire Deposition Solutions: National court reporting and deposition services firm (formerly Esquire Litigation Solutions), offering realtime reporting, video, remote depositions and trial support — directly comparable product set and customer base.
• Magna Legal Services: PE-backed national court reporting, deposition, e-discovery and trial support firm. Closely comparable end-to-end litigation support bundle (reporting, video, trial presentation, remote depo) — competing for the same enterprise law firm RFPs.
• US Legal Support: National provider of court reporting, record retrieval, transcription, legal video and trial support services to law firms. PE-backed (Beecken Petty O'Keefe), giving it acquisition-fueled scale that Thomas & Thomas competes against in deposition work.
• Veritext Legal Solutions: The largest U.S. court reporting and litigation support company, offering verbatim reporting, realtime, legal video, trial presentation and remote deposition services to law firms nationwide — directly comparable to Thomas & Thomas's core services, but at national scale.
• Planet Depos: Court reporting, legal video, conference rooms and remote deposition services firm serving law firms across multiple U.S. regions. Directly comparable service mix, with comparable technology-enabled remote deposition capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ttcourtreports
• YouTubeyoutube.com/ttcourtreporters
• Facebookfacebook.com/nebraskacourtreporters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thomas-&-thomas-court-reporters
• Pinterestpinterest.com/ttcourtreporters

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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