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The Jacksonville Court Reporters at FCCR |
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Ellen Watterson, CSR, RPR, FPR
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President, founder and owner of First Coast
Court Reporters established in 2001. A native of
Jacksonville, she obtained a CSR, Certified Shorthand Reporter
certificate in 1977. Over the years she has had her hands in
all aspects of the legal field, to include family law, civil
and criminal law, medical malpractice, land condemnation cases
and maritime law. She also has an extensive background in
data processing, having served as computer manager for the
Arvida Corporation in the early 1980s. In 1991 Ellen obtained
her RPR, or Registered Professional Reporter certificate, and
in 2010 obtained her FPR, Florida Professional Reporter
certificate. She is a member of the National Court Reporters Association and the Florida Court Reporters Association.
She feels her greatest professional
accomplishment has been starting FCCR in 2001 and today
providing a workplace for eight reporters and support staff in
two locations. Additionally, Ellen strives for a verbatim,
error-free transcript with unparalleled attention to grammar
skills. She appreciates her attorneys and clients by
providing a comfortable, unbiased environment for deposition
and mediations with refreshments and homemade comfort foods.
When not at work she finds pleasure in baking, family-oriented
gatherings, is an avid sports fan and enjoys watching two
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David W. Parrish
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David began his court reporting career in 1975, joining the Official reporters
in the Duval County Courthouse. David had many years experience taking Product Liability and Personal
Injury jury trials, coupled with occasional criminal trials. He left the courthouse in 1980 to focus
on deposition work, and has continued in that line since. After many years with one free-lance firm,
David joined his long time friend Ellen Watterson shortly after she formed First Coast Court Reporters, and
still remains an active reporter for her firm.
David grew up at the beaches and is presently a resident of Atlantic Beach.
He has been a competitive offshore fisherman and enjoys walking the beach with his dog.
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Cary Cardwell, RPR
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Cary attended the Reporting Academy of Virginia in Virginia Beach,
Virginia. She spent the next 20 years in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area as a free-lance
reporter doing depositions, bench trials and jury trials, both civil and criminal cases.
She moved to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2008.
Cary is RPR certified and a member of the National Court Reporters Association.
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