The Freedom Family
Our Freedom Family is the heart and soul of Freedom Court Reporting. Our wonderful team is what allows us to bring you our excellent statewide coverage, with years of experience behind each reporter and staff member, ensuring the level of accuracy and quality you need.
Alphabetized by first name: A | B | C | D | E | F | J | K | L | M | P | R | S | T | V
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Allison Miller, CSR
Birmingham
Allison graduated from the Prince Institute in Montgomery, She has been a court reporter since 1985.
Angie Smith McGalliard, CRR, RPR
Birmingham, Montgomery
Angie has been court reporting for fifteen years and graduated from the Prince Institute for Court Reporting in Montgomery, Alabama. She started her career in 1991 with Foshee & Turner. Since then, she has obtained her Registered Professional Reporter and Certified Realtime Reporter certifications through the National Court Reporting Association. She says " I joined Freedom Court Reporting in January of 2006. I'm very excited to be back with my friends and coworkers again, and growing our team back into the best reporting agency in Alabama once again! I love my career, and enjoy all the many opportunities it gives me to travel and learn and work on many exciting cases throughout the years." In addition to her career in court reporting, she owns a construction company with her husband and has two boys, Scott, 19, who attends Samford University and plays football for Samford, and Nick, 14, who is in junior high, and keeps them busy watching him play baseball and football as well.
Anne Miller, ACRA
Birmingham
Anne received her AAS from University of Tennessee and from Gadsden State Junior College. She began reporting in 1983.
April Christian
Birmingham
April is a graduate of the Court Reporting Institute of Birmingham and has been a court reporter since 2005
Ashley Arrowood, RPR
Silverhill
Ashley is a Birmingham, Alabama native and has been a court reporter since graduation from Gadsden State Community College in 2002. Ashley obtained an Associate's in Applied Science degree in court reporting at 22 years of age. Since graduation, Ashley has obtained her Registered Professional Reporter certification. She has also trained to become a Certified Livenote Reporter which enables her to realtime depositions. Ashley is also a member of the National Court Reporters Association and the Alabama Court Reporters Association.
Beth Word
Gadsden
Beth received her Associates Degree in Business in 1990, and then chose to go into court reporting. She graduated from Gadsden State Junior College and went to work for Foshee & Turner in 1993. She has been reporting now for thirteen years, all of which have been with Mickey Turner. She shares, "I am so blessed to work with Mike and Mickey Turner and the staff at Freedom."
Bridgette Mitchell
Montgomery
Bridgette graduated from Prince Institute in 1998 and has been a court
reporter in the central Alabama area since that time. Bridgette shares, "One of my favorite things about being a court reporter is that I get to meet so many people from all walks of life, people whose paths I would otherwise never cross.
Of course, this career can be very stressful and demanding at times; but at
the end of the day, it's very rewarding to know that my hard work has played
an integral part in the best judicial system in the world."
Caila Horton
Jasper
Carol Reyer
Birmingham
Carol attended court reporting school at Gadsden State Junior College and started court reporting in Birmingham in June of 1987. She has worked for three different firms since beginning of her career and says that she enjoys Freedom Court Reporting more than any of the others. We are certainly glad to have her on our team!
Cindy Jenkins
Anniston/Atlanta
Cindy graduated from the Gadsden State Community College with a degree in Realtime Reporting in 2003 and has been working as a court reporter since then. She works in Northeast Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, and surrounding cities. She enjoys working as a court reporter and says it gives her an opportunity to meet new people and gain useful knowledge on a daily basis.
Cindy Noakes
Eufaula, Dothan, Ozark, Phenix City, Clayton
Cindy is a graduate of the Prince Institute of Professional Studies and has been working as a court reporter since 1994. Prior to that she worked as a medical secretary and transcriptionist for twelve years.
Cindy Weldon, CSR
Montgomery
Cindy received her B.S. from Auburn University in Education and taught school for a while. After deciding to make a career change, she was introduced into court reporting by a friend. She attended Prince Institute in Montgomery, and became a CSR in December of '89. Cindy started with Charles Foshee and Mickey Turner in January of 1999. She recalls, "I drove from Montgomery to Birmingham my first year and did court work. Started doing depositions in and around the Montgomery area after that." She has been reporting for 16 years. "I have been with Mike and Mickey Turner throughout the 16 years, which is now Freedom Court Reporting. It has been a very rewarding career. "
Denese Barrett
Montgomery, Wetumpka, Prattville, Millbrook, Auburn, Opelika
Denese is a Prince Institute graduate and has been court reporting since 1991.
Dianna C. Stepp
Florence
Dianna is a 1994 graduate of the Huntsville Business Institute School of Court Reporting. While her typical work area is Florence, Alabama, she has also traveled throughout the Southeast, Eastern Seaboard, and California. Her work experience includes class action lawsuits, medical malpractice, medicine and other scientific cases. Dianna says, "I enjoy fast-paced, new-topic depositions." As an amateur photographer, she also enjoys "documenting God's blessings" with her husband and two teenage daughters.
Donna Winters
Birmingham, Tuscaloosa
Donna's husband Johnny and his son, Bret; Donna and her son Dallas, and his wife Adella
Donna graduated in 1983 from Lippert's Court Reporting College. She says she enjoys being a court reporter "because every day is different, and I love meeting new people all the time."
Edward Todd
Elizabeth Law, CRI
Gadsden
Liz graduated from Gadsden State in 1994, and has been reporting now for 12 years. She also taught at Gadsden State and obtained a CRI (Certified Reporting Instructor) while teaching. Liz is a member of the NCRA.
Francee Loyd
Cullman, Jasper
Francee graduated Magna Cum Laude from Gadsden State College with an Associates Degree in Court Reporting in 1993. She has been an active free-lance reporter for 13 years.
Jacqueline Bufford Careathers, CSR, RPR
Huntsville
Jackie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Gadsden State Junior College School of Court Reporting in June of 1982, while working in Ft. Payne five years before moving to Huntsville in 1987. In March of 1988 she became a partner in the firm of Stamper & Bufford Reporting Service, then joined Foshee & Turner in January of 2001, and is now with Freedom Court Reporting.
Jackie Parham, CSR
Montgomery
Jackie graduated in 1985 from the Prince Institute and has been a CSR for 21 years.
Janet Arledge
Birmingham
Janet graduated from Southern Illinois University with a court reporting degree in 1985. Her first job was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was a back-up reporter for a Federal Court Reporter. In 1986, She passed her CSR in Illinois and went back to the Chicagoland area where she worked as a freelance reporter until 1995 when she moved to Birmingham with her family. She started out at Deborah Shaffer's firm and ended up at Foshee & Turner. She stayed with them until joining Freedom a month after we opened. Janet has three sons, Brett "Stone" graduating this year from CCHS with a football scholarship to Huntingdon College, Austin, who is a freshman at CCHS and Nate who is a 6th grader at CCMS. She has been married 19 years to Ron, who works for Alabama Power.
Karol Whitehead
Tuscaloosa
Karol was born and raised in Northport, Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa County, where she still resides today. She began her court reporting career in 1990, after completing the Course of Study and practice prescribed for the Certified Court Reporter at Court Reporter Academy located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Kelly Jackson, RPR
Birmingham
Kelly is a graduate of the Prince Institute and has been a court reporter since 1984.
Kim Duckett
Birmingham
Kim Duckett & Family
Kim grew up in Birmingham and graduated from Vestavia High School in 1992. She graduated from Gadsden State Court Reporting School in 1995, and has been reporting in Birmingham ever since. She lives in Moody, Alabama (since 1995) and is married with two girls. Kim is a big animal lover and a sucker for a stray. She shares, “My children are as bad as I am and we now have four cats and three dogs."
Kristy Otts
Mississippi
Kristy graduated from Gadsden State Community College in 2005 with an AAS degree in Realtime Reporting and has since been working as a freelance reporter. Originally from Winfield, Alabama, she now practices in the State of Mississippi. She shares, "Court reporting is a great and convenient profession, especially when you have small children."
Mandy Bryant, RPR
Birmingham
Mandy graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1998 with a B.A. in art history and went on to graduate from the Court Reporting Institute in 2000. She started her career with Foshee & Turner and is honored to now be a part of the Freedom Court Reporting family. She says, "Being a court reporter is incredibly rewarding. It has afforded me the opportunity to meet fascinating people, gain invaluable knowledge, and travel to many wonderful cities across the globe."
Meschelle Deen
Mickey Turner
Birmingham
Mickey Turner began court reporting in 1974 after graduating from Lippert's Court Reporting College in Plainview, Texas. For over thirty years she has loved all facets of the court reporting business: reporting depositions, spending time with clients, office management, and training new reporters. Mickey and Mike have three wonderful children, Starr (21), Bentley (20) and Beau (9). Hobbies include reading, horses, and court reporting.
Mike Turner
Birmingham
Mike was born July 2, 1953 and raised in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from Hueytown High in Hueytown, AL in 1971 and attended college at UAH for two years in Huntsville, AL. He then went on to finish at UAB with a Bachelor of Science in Business in 1976. Studying court reporting, he attended Lippert's College of Court Reporting in Plainview, Texas and started working for National Court Reporting Service in 1977. After that, he started Tuscaloosa Court Reporting in Tuscaloosa, AL in 1981, while working at the same time with Foshee and Turner Court Reporting until it was sold in 1998 to Legalink, Inc. along with Tuscaloosa Court Reporting. Mike then worked as Area President along with Mickey for Legalink until 2004. He says " Mickey and I started Freedom Court Reporting in May of 2005 where we currently work with the best people in the world! Mickey and I married in July of 1976 and have 3 children, Starr, Bentley and Beau." His hobbies are spending time with his family, flying and doing volunteer work in a healing/prayer ministry. Mike has been a pilot since 1973 and proposed to Mickey while flying in a Cessna 150 over 30 years ago. He currently flies corporately as well as for fun.
Paula N. Murrell, CSR
Trussville
Paula received her AAS from Gadsden State Community College in 1996 and has been working since then as a court reporter.
Racheal Isbell
Birmingham
Racheal and her husband are residents and natives of St. Clair County, and are currently raising their children in the beautiful town of Branchville. Racheal attended Gadsden State Community College, originally studying to become a nurse, but ultimately graduated in 2002 with a degree in court reporting. She shares, "I have worked at other firms in the Birmingham area but have finally settled down with the Best of the Best. Thanks Freedom for this opportunity!"
Rosemarie E. Kazarovich
Tuscaloosa
Rosemarie Kazarovich & Murray
Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Rosemarie began a career in court reporting after graduating from the Academy of Court Reporting in Cleveland, Ohio in 1996. After working in Cleveland for nearly 11 years as a full-time reporter, she followed her heart to Tuscaloosa, Alabama in February of 2007 when her boyfriend accepted a position at the Hale County Hospital in Greensboro, Alabama. She began working with Freedom in April of 2007 and is excited to be part of the Freedom Family.
Sali Sears
Mobile, Mississippi
Sali has been a court reporter for 26 years. She holds certifications in Alabama and Mississippi and loves her job!
Scott Wilmeth, RPR
Birmingham
Scott has been court reporting since 1977, graduated from Lippert's Court Reporting College in Plainview, Texas, and is a former CSR in Oklahoma and Georgia.
Shana Worthy Spencer, CSR, RPR, CRR
Birmingham, Atlanta
Shana is a graduate of Gadsden State Community College and has been a court reporter since 1996.
Shannon Quinn-Carroll, CCR, RPR
Birmingham
Shannon is a graduate of Brown College of Court Reporting in Atlanta, Georgia. After graduating in August of 1990, she went to work for Charles & Mickey at Foshee & Turner. She has been with Freedom since its inception and enjoys every aspect of court reporting. Shannon shares, "I have a 10-month-old son who is the love of my life. I wondered for years how life in this profession would be with children, and I seem to be managing it pretty well!"
Sheri Game Connelly
Birmingham
Sheri graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1991 and obtained a bachelor of science majoring in business management. She then went on to graduate from the Birmingham College of Court Reporting in 1995. She has ten years' experience as a legal secretary and paralegal for plaintiff and defense firms and is a Certified Professional Legal Secretary by the National Association of Legal Secretaries.
Sherry McCaskey, CCR
Dothan
Sherry graduated from Prince Institute in Montgomery and was a medical transcriptionist for 17 years before beginning a second career in court reporting. She resides in Dothan with her husband, Wayne, and is happy to be part of the Freedom Family.
Stacy Mays
Florence
Stacy graduated from Huntsville Business Institute in 1999 and primarily works the Northwest Alabama region. She was with Foshee & Turner, and now Freedom Court Reporting since February of 2000. When she's not working, she's taking her son to practice or a game, either baseball or football, depending on the season.
Susan Masters Goldman, CSR
Birmingham
Tamie Story, CSR
Birmingham
Tamie graduated from the Prince Institute in Montgomery, Alabama in 1987. She began working with Foshee & Turner in February, 1987 and now works for Freedom Court Reporting. She says, " I love meeting new people everyday on my job."
Tammy Ford, CSR
Anniston/Oxford
Tammy Gregory
Gadsden
Tammy lives in Gadsden, Alabama. She graduated from court reporting school at Gadsden State in 1997 and has been working as a reporter since then.
Tammy Steele
Birmingham
Tammy has been in court reporting for a little over five years. She says "I love it more every day. I started out with Foshee & Turner, and I am so happy now to be back working with Mike and Mickey. I think it means everything to enjoy your job, and if you can find people that you enjoy working with, well, that's even better. Court reporting , for me, has been such an enriching and inspiring pursuit because every day you learn something new. Whether it's learning about nuts and bolts on an assembly line or heart transplant surgery, we get to hear about it all. Not many people get to do that. I wouldn't trade it for anything!"
Tanya D. Cornelius, RPR, CSR
Birmingham
Tanya is a graduate of Gadsden State Community College and has been working as a reporter since 1991.
Tara Staggs
Florence
Tara graduated from Alabama Career College in Huntsville in August of 2001 and has been working in Florence as a court reporter since then. She got into court reporting on the recommendation of her brother, Clay Staggs, who is a tax attorney in Tuscaloosa. Tara was also a scopist for another court reporter for a year before graduating and starting her own career as a reporter.
Theresa Epp, CSR
Hunstville
Theresa was an Official Court Reporter for the State of Oklahoma from February of 1984 until January 31, 2001, assigned to the Fifth Judicial District which encompassed 4 counties. During her officialship, she was assigned to judges in all 4 counties which required her to report civil suits, criminal actions, including death penalty cases, juvenile proceedings, domestic relations, jury and non-jury trials and grand jury proceedings. Thinking that she actually would retire as an Official in Oklahoma, she was surprised to find herself moving to Alabama. Theresa shares, "...just when you think you know what the future holds, God laughs at you and I find myself, as a result of my husband's employment, moving to Huntsville, Alabama." She began freelancing with Foshee & Turner in March of 2001 and then joined Freedom Court Reporting in 2005. She has two sons currently attending Auburn University, Jeremy and Derek, and a daughter, Lauren, quickly approaching high school.
Tim Casey
Decatur
After spending eight years in the U.S. Navy, Tim became a court reporter in 1995. During the past ten years, he has worked in Birmingham and Northern Alabama, performing all types of reporting including closed captioning for the hearing impaired. From 1997 to 2000, he was the Grand Jury Court Reporter for Jefferson County and was a Special Federal Grand Jury Court Reporter when needed. Tim graduated from the Court Reporting Institute of Tennessee in Nashville.
Vicki Thompson
Huntsville, Decatur
Vicki completed her B.S. in Business from Freed Hardeman University in 1981. She worked for ten years as a tech editor at Teledyne-Brown Engineering and Boeing before deciding to take some time off to be at home with her children. When it was time to return to the work force, she opted to return to school again instead, "one of the best decisions I ever made!" she says. She graduated with her court reporting degree in 1998, at which time she began working in the Huntsville/Decatur area with Associated Reporters, then moving to Foshee & Turner, and subsequently Freedom. Vicki was born in Decatur, and has spent most of her life in northern Alabama. She has two teenage/adult children, soon to be at Auburn and UNA. In her spare time she enjoys playing with her dogs and reading.