About

Sarah R. Drown, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR

Sarah graduated an NCRA-approved court reporting program in 2012 and has been covering depositions in all areas of civil litigation in the Cleveland area since. Sarah is a member of the National Court Reporters Association and Ohio Court Reporters Association and has participated and qualified on several testing legs in the Ohio Court Reporters Association Hagestrom Cup Speed and Karoscik Realtime contests.

NCRA certified

Sarah holds the following certifications through the National Court Reporters Association:

Registered Professional Reporter - Written knowledge test and five-minute skills tests consisting of literary at 180 words per minute, jury charge at 200 WPM, and testimony/Q&A at 225 WPM. 95 percent accuracy is needed for a passing score on each skills test.

Registered Merit Reporter - Five-minute skills tests consisting of literary at 200 WPM, jury charge at 240 WPM, and testimony/Q&A at 260 wpm. 95 percent accuracy is needed for a passing score on each skills test. To be able to take the RMR skills tests, you must be an RPR.

Registered Diplomate Reporter - NCRA's highest certification - 120-question, multiple-choice written knowledge test that focuses on technology, industry practices, professionalism and ethics, and business practices. One must be an RMR to take the RDR written knowledge test. There are currently 36 RDRs in Ohio.

Certified Realtime Reporter - Five-minute realtime skills test consisting of testimony/Q&A at 200 WPM. 96 percent accuracy is needed for a passing score and editing is not allowed.