Our firm has used Watkins Court Reporters for over ten years. Watkins Court Reporters has always provided the highest- quality court reporting services in Washington State. Their professionalism, timeliness, and transcripts are far and away the best in the industry. 
About Watkins Court Reporters
Watkins Court Reporters has served a broad base of civil and corporate litigation lawyers in Seattle and throughout Western Washington for over 12 years. The litigation support we provide is thorough and meticulous, and our goal is to contribute to the value you provide to your clients. Our court reporters are experienced, professional, conscientious and completely focused on providing superior results in litigation support and case management.
Our Team
Melissa J. Watkins, CCR
President, Watkins Court Reporters
Melissa J. Watkins established Watkins Court Reporters in downtown Seattle in 1996. She has built the agency into a strong, successful and thriving business which is now relied upon by many law firms throughout the Puget Sound region.
Personally licensed as a certified court reporter in both Washington and Idaho for the past 17 years, Melissa still reports depositions today, along with managing the company and supervising a team of 15 reporters and staff. She has traveled internationally to take depositions for her clients, and she enjoys her pro bono work for Seattle’s deaf and hard of hearing community, utilizing her company’s realtime and captioning software.
Melissa has always appreciated the constant flow of work from her loyal and supportive clients and only allows highly-qualified court reporters and staff to work on her team. This dedicated team has helped her to expand her company and exceed the lofty business goals she set for herself over 20 years ago. Outside the office, Melissa loves traveling, running, skiing, tennis, and boating.
Watkins Court Reporting Team
Carolyn L. Coleman, CCR
Katie J. Nelson, CCR, RPR
Emily K. Niles, CCR, RPR
Eva P. Jankovits, CCR
Aminah Hardy, CCR, RPR
Scott Sinclair, CCR
Liz Harvey, CCR, RPR
Emily Dirton, CCR
Jeanne M. Gersten, CCR, RMR
Darlene E. Pickard, CCR, RPR, CRR, CCP, CBC, CART & Broadcast Captioner
Jennifer Smith, CCR, RPR, CRR, RMR, CRP, CART & Broadcast Captioner
Angela Dutenhoffer, Audiotape & Videotape Transcriptionist
Kylie Hammington, CCR, RPR and Audiotape & Videotape Transcriptionist
Office Staff
Patti Byrd, Office Manager