About Alderson

Alderson Court Reporting provides a broad selection of reporting as well as document and case management services to the legal industry. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in New York City, Alderson has proudly been serving top AmLaw 100 firms, U.S. presidents, and international agencies since 1938. From our transcripts for key U.S. Senate committees to our work on the September 11 Victim’s Compensation Fund hearings, we continually set the standard in court reporting.

The Alderson Legacy

In 1938, Hal Alderson, the founder of Alderson Reporting, revolutionized court reporting by using the stenotype machine to report U.S. Senate committee hearings. From that day forward, Alderson has continued to Set The Standard for impartial and cutting-edge court reporting and has served many Presidents and key U.S. Senate committees.

Throughout its 70-year tenure, Alderson has been providing court reporting services for many of the most noteworthy events in U.S. history and continues to do so today.

1938	Hal Alderson comes to Washington, D.C. as a court reporter, recording U.S. Senate hearings and meetings of major unions and trade associations.
1959	Robert Kennedy asks Alderson to provide reporting services for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. Teams of Alderson staff reporters work feverishly to provide quick turnaround of accurate transcripts of every speech. Alderson went on to serve three White House Press Secretaries.
1961	Alderson becomes official White House reporter.
1963	Alderson reports the proceedings of the Warren Commission on President Kennedy’s assassination.
1977	Ira Sharp and Rose Ann Alderson-Sharp become new owners. Ira makes a strategic decision to move in the direction of computer-aided transcription (CAT), and Alderson becomes the first company to: offer computerized transcripts in Washington, D.C. deliver magnetic media to the House of Representatives, thereby allowing for faster publication of hearing transcripts by the Government Printing Office computerize its records and archive transcripts for remote access by attorneys
1986	Alderson covers the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.
1992	Dupont develops the prestigious Dupont Legal Model and chooses Alderson as its Primary service provider for court reporting services. Alderson becomes the first company to report a political convention in real time for the Internet.
1996	Alderson captions political convention and provides both English and Spanish transcripts in near realtime.
2003	Alderson is the official reporter for the September 11th Victim’s Compensation Fund of 2001.
2004	Special Counsel, a leading provider of legal staffing and legal resource solutions, acquires Alderson.
2006	Alderson opens new office in New York City. Alderson offers clients free video synchronization.
2009	Alderson captions President Obama's inauguration ceremony.