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Code of
Ethics
LCB Associates maintains the highest
ethical standards. These standards are best summarized by the Code
of Ethics of the National Court Reporters Association.
1. Be fair and impartial toward each
participant in all aspects of reported proceedings, and always offer
to provide comparable services to all parties in a
proceeding.
2. Be alert to situations that are
conflicts of interest or that may give the appearance of a conflict
of interest. If a conflict or a potential conflict arises, the
Member shall disclose that conflict or potential conflict.
3. Guard against not only the fact
but the appearance of impropriety.
4. Preserve the confidentiality and
ensure the security of information, oral or written, entrusted to
the Member by any of the parties in a proceeding.
5. Be truthful and accurate when
making public statements or when advertising the Member's
qualifications or the services provided.
6. Refrain, as an official reporter,
from freelance reporting activities that interfere with official
duties and obligations.
7. Determine fees independently,
except when established by statute or court order, entering into no
unlawful agreements with other reporters on the fees to any
user.
8. Refrain from giving, directly or
indirectly, any gift, incentive, reward or anything of value to
attorneys, clients, witnesses, insurance companies or any other
persons or entities associated with the litigation, or to the
representatives or agents of any of the foregoing.
9. Maintain the integrity of the
reporting profession.
10. Abide by the NCRA Constitution
& Bylaws.
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