Website: https://beresandassociates.com/
Beres & Associates, LLC is a court reporting firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, serving the legal community in Nashville, Brentwood, and the wider Middle Tennessee region. The firm describes itself as “the oldest court reporting firm in Nashville,” providing stenographic court reporting, realtime transcription, and related litigation support services for depositions, trials, hearings, and other proceedings. It also provides reporter referrals nationwide and worldwide.
Services
Beres & Associates provides court reporting and litigation support across a range of proceedings, including:
- Depositions
- Trials
- Hearings
- Arbitrations
- Sworn statements
- Examinations under oath
Technology and delivery options include videoconferencing, Zoom conferencing at no extra charge with training provided, video recording with synchronization, realtime reporting technology, online scheduling, and electronic delivery of transcripts. The firm also offers transcript rough drafts, time stamping, condensed transcripts and indexing, and hyperlinking and embedding of exhibits. Additional services include nationwide and worldwide reporter referrals and interpreter services.
About
Beres & Associates was founded by James P. Beres, who began his court reporting career in 1975 in Toledo, Ohio, then worked in Miami, Florida, until 1981, when he relocated to Nashville and established the firm. The company states it has “over 100 years of combined court reporting experience,” employing 11 court reporters plus a scheduling assistant, with individual reporters’ careers spanning from the early 1980s through the mid-2000s. Team members hold professional certifications including Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), Licensed Court Reporter (LCR) in Tennessee, Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), Certified LiveNote Reporter (CLR), and CRR and CRC credentials. The firm is affiliated with the Tennessee Court Reporters Association (TCRA) and the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), and participates in the NCRA Ethics First program, which commits member firms to a published code of ethical and professional conduct.
Location & Contact
Beres & Associates is based in the Nashville and Brentwood area of Tennessee, serving Franklin, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, and surrounding Middle Tennessee communities, as well as clients nationally. The firm can be reached by phone at 615.742.2550 or by email at [email protected]. Appointments can be scheduled online through the firm’s website.
Additional Information
The firm emphasizes transparent, uniform pricing, stating that it applies “no cost-shifting, no hidden fees, and no administrative fees” regardless of a client’s location. Attorneys are given access to an online transcript repository for retrieving completed transcripts. Realtime reporting is available through a client’s own device or a provided iPad, allowing live access to the record during proceedings. For matters requiring coverage beyond Middle Tennessee, the firm coordinates nationwide and worldwide reporter referrals, and it can arrange interpreter services for proceedings involving non-English-speaking participants. The combination of long-standing local presence, certified reporters, and modern delivery options positions the firm to handle both routine depositions and complex litigation support.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (beresandassociates.com).