We are your local legal video specialists on the Central Coast of California.
Work with the professionals you can trust to get it right every time.
Services provided
- Depositions (Conference rooms available)
- Synchronizing video with reporter's transcript
- Remote recording of depositions anywhere in the world (through Zoom and other software)
- Two-camera depositions
- Site inspection videos
- Sworn statements
- Will signing
- Independent medical examinations
- Judicial awards ceremonies
- Legal meetings for MCLE credits
- Press releases for law firms
- Still photography
- Day-in-the-life videos (Activities of daily living)
Areas covered
We cover the beautiful central coast of California from Ventura, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Maria, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, all the way to Paso Robles and all cities in between.
We treat each and every deposition that we work on as the most important one ever because it is.
Why choose CLVS
Have you ever been preparing for trial and realized that the deposition video is missing extremely important portions?
Is your videographer's recording equipment reliable?
Do they have adequate training and experience and know how to record your depositions properly for use at trial?
Do they record a simultaneous backup?
If your videographer is not highly skilled, this could cost you millions of dollars.
Choose your legal videographers carefully. Hire the professionals that you know you can trust. Choose Coastal Legal Video Specialists.
Deborah Alvino, CLVS
Certified Legal Video Specialist and Notary
Independent Contractor
Deborah was a court reporter who transitioned into legal video eleven years ago after a car accident and two wrist surgeries. She is a CLVS, CSR, RPR, CRR, CRC, CLR, and Notary Public.
Dalton Alvino
Legal Video Specialist and Notary
Independent Contractor
Dalton joined Coastal Legal Video in 2012 and has been a great asset to the company. He is a Legal Video Specialist and Notary Public. He is more comfortable being behind the camera, so we are working on getting a headshot for him and will post it soon.
((Photo credit for Deborah's and Chandler's pictures goes to the very talented Derek Martino.) DerekMartino.com
Chandler Alvino, CSR, RPR
Certified Shorthand Reporter
Registered Professional Reporter
Freelance stenographer
Chandler joined Coastal Legal Video in 2016 and is an amazing addition to the team. She is now a California CSR and an RPR. You can contact us when you need a highly skilled stenographic court reporter.
Ethics First Participants with NCRA
We proudly ascribe to the Code of Professional Ethics and Guidelines of Professional Practice of the National Court Reporters Association for legal videographers.
We are also members of the California Deposition Reporters Association, the National Court Reporters Association, and sustaining members of the San Luis Obispo Paralegals Association.
We were chosen by the SLO County Bar Association as the official videographers to record their meetings for MCLE credits for members who could not attend.
We were hired by the California Women Lawyers to video the Judicial Award Ceremony honoring Judge Teresa Estrada Mullaney.
You deserve the best
You deserve a videographer who is attentive, listens to the audio through headphones and adjusts the levels, monitors the video, power, memory, and uses modern equipment with a backup recording. Do not settle for videographers who do not take their job seriously and were not properly trained as a legal video specialist. We have all heard the stories about (or seen firsthand) the ones who wander around the office while on the record, fall asleep, eat snacks, answer their phone in the middle of the deposition, or who just got out of prison and are lying about being a notary public, or who steal the court reporter's transcript and give it away for free. (Unfortunately, those are all true stories.)
Call Coastal Legal Video. We are your local legal video professionals on the central coast. We are team players who work with you and the court reporter to make a perfect record of the proceedings that can change the outcome of your case. We would love to work with you on your next deposition.
Where your money goes
Coastal Legal Video Specialists chooses a deserving charity to donate a portion of the proceeds to every month. Here are some of our favorites:
- Hats for Hope (helping local cancer patients)
- 17 Strong (Victory trips for cancer survivors)
- Love Does (safe houses and schools for women & children)
- Wounded Warrior Project (veterans)
- St. Jude's Hospital (children with cancer)
- Teen Challenge (drug recovery homes)
- In 'n Out Burger Foundation (child abuse prevention)
- All Things Possible (rescuing and empowering survivors of trafficking)
- Compassion International (We sponsor a little girl named Maliat in Uganda.)
Who our clients are
We work with the best attorneys, paralegals, and court reporters, and we will network with other videographers who meet our high standards. We are all independent contractors. We are looking forward to working with you on your next deposition so you can present your case with confidence at trial or arbitration. See what a difference quality makes in the end.
11+
YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
1000s
SATISFIED CLIENTS
Millions
IN VERDICTS
Priceless
QUALITY VIDEO
AND AUDIO
What our clients say about us:
James R. Murphy, Jr. Attorney at Law James R. Murphy, Jr., A Law CorporationArroyo Grande, California
A number of years ago my firm adopted the practice of videotaping important depositions. Since our initiation of this practice, we have obtained some remarkable results in our litigated cases. My firm exclusively uses Coastal Legal Video and the services of Deborah Alvino. Deborah is a highly experienced court reporter who gravitated into this 'cutting edge' field of video depositions and recording. She has done a remarkable job for our firm. Deborah is always organized and on time. She does excellent work and gets the videotaped depositions delivered in a prompt and expeditious manner. Last year, my colleague, Todd Porter, and I won a 7.7-million-dollar jury verdict in San Luis Obispo County. The videotaped deposition process was invaluable in obtaining a significant verdict for our clients; the service of Deborah Alvino was likewise invaluable to my firm. The cost of a video deposition is minimal in comparison to the benefits derived from the use. I strongly recommend Deborah and Coastal Legal Video's services.
Peter J. Bezek, Esq.Managing PartnerFoley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLPSanta Barbara, California
Coastal Legal Video Specialists is an excellent resource from which to draw when there is a need for video services, whether for litigation or non-litigation situations. In a recent major case, I used their services exclusively over an extended period of time. They were always reliable, competent, easy to work with and professional. I will continue to use their services.
Online scheduling for your convenience
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