American Realtime Court Reporters is an American company, incorporated in the State of Florida, and independently owned by Jodi Harmon, Registered Merit Reporter and Certified Realtime Reporter.

With a staffed U.S. administrative and production office so that our clients can reach us during U.S. business hours and pay in U.S. dollars and American court reporters and videographers residing throughout Asia, you have "The best of both worlds!"

Our Administrative Team

Jodi Harmon, Certified Realtime Reporter, Registered Merit Reporter

Jodi owns and operates American Realtime Court Reporters and is a working reporter. Following in her father’s footsteps, she became a freelance reporter in 1982. In 1993 she opened a court reporting agency in Florida, covering jobs throughout the United States and abroad on large-scale cases such as intellectual property, pharmaceutical, medical malpractice, asbestos, Big Tobacco and Enron litigation. Jodi's travels brought her to Japan in 2003 where her love for the culture, the people and the cuisine inspired her to open the first and only court reporting firm in the country.

Barbara Diaz, Director of Operations (U.S.)

A graduate of St. Mary's College of Notre Dame with a BBA in Finance and Administration, "Babs" has been an invaluable asset to the company since 1993. She is located in our U.S. production office and keeps us running like a well-oiled machine 24/7 in spite of time zone challenges. When not hard at work, Babs manages to squeeze in time for her husband, multitude of children, Papillons and creative design projects, not necessarily in that order.

Rene' Stern, Administrator (U.S.)

Graduating from University of Florida in Gainesville in 1982 with a BS degree in Social Psychology and Industrial Relations, Rene' entered the legal field and joined a major South Florida law firm becoming a senior paralegal during her 23-year stint there. She obtained her paralegal certification from Florida International University in 1987. Rene's legal background and her gregarious personality blend perfectly as she spends hours a day conversing with attorneys and paralegals.

Marian Kinoshita, Bilingual Assistant (Japan)

Marian handles our communication with Japanese-speaking clients. She has also fallen into the role of "cultural advisor," saving us foreigners from embarrassment. Though Marian is American, her passion for the culture and language has inspired her to live in Japan for over 17 years. When not saving us from ourselves, Marian is usually hiking up a mountain or geocaching in the concrete jungle of Tokyo.