Professional Stenographers & Court Reporters in Nashville, Tennessee
Our Team
James P. Beres
RMR, LCR, CLR
Jim has been reporting since 1975, spending the first year of his career in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. In 1976, he moved to Miami, Florida, working for a large firm until 1981, when he moved to Nashville and later started Beres & Associates Court Reporters. Jim is a Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), a Licensed Court Reporter (LCR) with the State of Tennessee, and also a Certified LiveNote Reporter (CLR).
In addition to actual court reporting, Jim has reported for ASAP Sports, traveling around the country to cover interviews with top professional athletes. He has covered the PGA Tour, NFL and NHL events, the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, the Rose Bowl, Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, NCAA men’s basketball games, and the LPGA U.S. Women’s Open.
Jim served as president of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association for the 2013-2014 term. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf, cooking, studying investment portfolio management, and spending time with his two grandsons, Lincoln and Grayson.
Email: jim@beresandassociates.com
Mindy Rutherford
LCR, CLR
Mindy has been reporting since 1992. She attended the Academy of Court Reporting in Columbus, Ohio, and also studied Spanish at Western Kentucky University. Mindy is an LCR, licensed with the State of Tennessee, and a CLR, Certified LiveNote Reporter. She enjoys collaborating with clients using her realtime skills and is available to cover matters in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. In her free time, Mindy enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with her family.
Email: mindy@beresandassociates.com
Michelle E.C. Hinson
LCR
Michelle has been a freelance reporter in Nashville since 1994 and is an LCR with the State of Tennessee. She very much enjoys the interesting and varied nature of her career in reporting. She has a love of language and studied Spanish and French for several years. When not working, Michelle enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, gardening, and knitting.
Georgette Arena
RPR, LCR
What Georgette enjoys most about being a court reporter is that every day presents an opportunity to meet new and interesting people while learning about a vast array of subjects. “I am able to see the vital role my career makes in the judicial process by being able to provide a written record or providing valuable assistance via realtime to an interpreter or hearing-impaired witness.”
Georgette started her court reporting career in Memphis in 1986 after moving from Illinois where her father was a court reporter for over 50 years. She has been providing her clients exceptional service in the Nashville area since 1990.
As past vice president and convention chair (2016-2017) for the Tennessee Court Reporters Association and co-chair for the TCRA President’s Garden Gala at the NCRA convention (2019), she has been able to give back to the profession she loves.
Kasie B. Hardy
RPR, CRR, CRC
Email: kasie@beresandassociates.com
Linda Stevens
LCR
Email: linda@beresandassociates.com
Katherine Gale
CSR, RPR, LCR
Katherine has been a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) and a California Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) since 1992. She moved to Nashville from Los Angeles in 2008 at which time she added her Tennessee Court Reporter license (LCR). Aside from reporting in the legal profession, she’s also had the pleasure of reporting in the entertainment industry, covering award show interviews of many famous movie stars! She loves her job and is focused on making certain that her clients receive the best possible service that she can provide including real-time and whatever else requests they may have. When not “working,” you will likely find her behind her other machine sewing! She has been to Africa with her Sewing for the Nations ministry team and is involved in teaching even little ones the dying art of sewing. She’s a proud wife, mother and grandmother (Oma) of her favorite people in the whole wide world!
Laura Hansen
LCR, RPR
Laura has been a court reporter since 2004. She is certified by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) and is a Licensed Court Reporter (LCR) with the State of Tennessee. Laura also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, fishing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her husband and twin daughters.
Emily Richardson
Scheduling Assistant
Emily comes to the team with an entrepreneurial and executive assistant background and appreciates the opportunity to use her expertise to support Beres & Associates’ growing team of reporters as scheduling assistant. Emily is also a freelance proofreader, scopist, and transcriptionist and welcomes the opportunity to learn about new topics on a daily basis. When she is not in front of the computer, you might find her reading, art journaling, gardening, or trying out new recipes.
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