PohlmanUSA founder and CEO, Vicki Pohlman, was recently selected by the St. Louis Business Journal for the 2010 Most Influential Business Women.

A court reporter for eight years, Vicki Pohlman in 1990 sought to realize her entrepreneurial dream, founding deposition and litigation support service provider PohlmanUSA and operating the business out of her home in Collinsville, Ill.

Today, with offices in downtown St. Louis and Chicago, PohlmanUSA serves hundreds of law firms across the country and ranks among the nation’s leaders in a complex, highly specialized field. Its geographic scope has tasked Pohlman to establish and sustain a nationwide network of court reporters and videographers as well as interpreters and translators skilled in multiple languages and versed in legal protocol.

A technology-forward philosophy – coupled with a continuously refreshed suite of cutting-edge services – enables Pohlman’s company to excel. Endless investment in improvements to an already state-of-the-industry interactive website affords attorneys 24/7 support, access to legal archives and access to a self-service deposition database, MyCase. PohlmanUSA also provides realtime reporting, telephonic deposition management, video conferencing and advanced videography via DepoView™.

As a part of her dedication to the community, Vicki Pohlman sends birthday cards to clients. She also surprises them with goodies and treats. Pohlman’s highly personal and caring touch extends to the greater community and serves as an example for staff to do the same. Pohlman is an active board member and former secretary for Women In Charge, a group that provides abused and/or impoverished young women and their families with career counseling, GED and job interview preparation, computer skills and childcare. Additionally, she mentors court reporting students in her leadership role with the Missouri Court Reporters Association. Nationally, she is active in the National Court Reporters’ Association, the Society for the Technological Advancement of Reporting and the Women Presidents’ Organization.

For the past two years, PohlmanUSA has conducted its own version of the “100 Neediest Cases” by adopting needy St. Louis families and lavishing them with toys, gift cards, clothing, household goods and food for Christmas. Additionally, she and PohlmanUSA staffers participate and organize charitable events for St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Gateway Pet Guardians.

Click here for the announcement in the St. Louis Business Journal.

Founder of PohlmanUSA Court Reporting, Vicki Pohlman was spotlighted in the feature “Woman Knows How to Lay Down the Law” in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The Friday, May 7, 2010 article discusses the evolution of Vicki Pohlman from a local St. Louis and Southern Illinois court reporter to the owner of a national litigation support agency. This growth is a result of her devotion and dedication to the profession of court reporting and technology’s place in the legal industry.

PohlmanUSA is a leader in court reporting technology. From the interactive online repository, MyCase, to realtime court reporting to global videoconferencing, Pohlman discusses how legal technology makes an impact in today’s litigation.

In addition to Vicki Pohlman’s passion for the court reporting industry, she gives back to the local community. The article highlights her philanthropic passions such as GED/job preparation organization Women in Charge.

In twenty years, Vicki Pohlman has created a nationwide court reporting agency that offers superior client support to law firms from New York to California. Her vision has grown the St. Louis, Missouri based court reporting firm to a nationwide litigation partner. With the acquisition of Diane-Carole Reporting in Chicago, Illinois, PohlmanUSA can now offer local service to the Chicagoland area as well.

To view the recent St. Louis Post Dispatch article, click HERE.

In its second major acquisition of 2009, PohlmanUSA Court Reporting has acquired Kriegshauser Reporting&Video. Both firms are based in St. Louis, Mo.

Kriegshauser Court Reporting was founded by Gerard “Bo” Kriegshauser and has been serving the legal profession in the St. Louis and surrounding areas for nearly 20 years.

As a result of this acquisition, the PohlmanUSA staff grows to a record high of 80 court reporters and internal staff at its offices in downtown St. Louis and Chicago, Ill.

PohlmanUSA has nearly doubled its staffing in the past two years. “The Kriegshauser acquisition strengthens our organization by deepening our experienced, tech-savvy court reporting staff as we apply cutting-edge technology and superior internal processing to provide clients with cost-effective, coast-to-coast service reach,” says Vicki Pohlman, founder and president of PohlmanUSA.

Earlier this year, PohlmanUSA acquired Chicago, Ill.-based Diane-Carole Reporting, giving it a foothold in the Windy City legal reporting market. Pohlman projects that the acquisitions will boost 2009 revenues by approximately 20 percent and significantly strengthen the diversification of Pohlman’s client base in Chicago and surrounding areas.

PohlmanUSA’s St. Louis clients include Bryan Cave, LLP, Thompson Coburn, LLP, Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, Greensfelder, Hemker&Gale, P.C. and Lathrop&Gage, LLP. Its Chicago client roster is topped by Schiff Hardin, LLP, Scariano, Himes&Petrarca, Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Matushek, Nilles & Sinars, L.L.C. and Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman.

PohlmanUSA provides law offices across the country with court reporting and litigation support services, including transcripts, real time reporting, exhibit scanning, word indices, interpreters, in-house videoconferencing, video production and an innovative online self-service deposition database called MyCase.

Streaming via the Internet is the most recent technology advancement in realtime. Combined with appearing telephonically at the deposition, realtime streaming can eliminate travel expenses. This allows access to the deposition via the Internet in any setting. This is very useful for expert witnesses, co-counsel and parties across the country.

With realtime translation, you can build your case by searching current and previous testimony. You will never miss critical testimony using this technology. With realtime internet streaming, there are no software costs. In addition, attorneys can monitor multiple depositions simultaneously.

In order for realtime internet streaming to work you will need a high-speed Internet connection, Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher and Java 1.2 or higher.

Our full-service legal videography department offers a variety of services to help visually depict your case. We have professional set-up and our videographers arrive one hour prior to the deposition. We’ll set up any conference room for the most efficient and conducive environment for your deposition. There are a variety of video formats available and videos can be encoded to formats compatible with your trial software.

At PohlmanUSA we offer video conversion and duplication. These technologies allow us to convert VHS videos to high-quality DVD’s and duplicate DVD’s. Do you need to view an accident site or equipment malfunction without leaving the courtroom? Our site inspection video has you covered. Impacting the jury is very important, that is why we provide day-in-the-life or days-in-the-life videos. The video captures your client’s quality of life in a high-quality video. You can also document your client’s life with a collage of photographs and videos.

Call PohlmanUSA today, to schedule your next video deposition. Your PohlmanUSA team is always here to serve you! With our 24/7 client support, you can rest assured that your needs will be met and your questions answered.