Asa & Gilman Reporting, Inc.
Asa & Gilman Reporting is a firm of nationally certified court reporters serving northwest Montana. For more than 30 years, we have established a reputation for quality work, professionalism and friendliness, and timely delivery of accurate transcripts, all at affordable prices for our clients.
With at least 60 years of combined experience, we bring more technical experience to our field than most competing firms in the area. We have experience in a variety of technical areas of litigation, including asbestos, construction, environmental, medical, pharmaceutical, and railroad litigation. Currently we serve Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Polson, Libby, Eureka, and other areas in northwest Montana.
We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service and upholding the ethics of the legal profession. Whether you are a large or small firm, whether you need a court reporter for simple or complex litigation, we look forward to working with you.
Beth Gilman, RPR
Beth returned to her hometown of Kalispell, Montana, to practice court reporting after graduating from Northern Technical School of Business in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in August of 1986. She attained Registered Professional Reporter status in April of 1992, and is a current member of the National Court Reporters Association and the Montana Court Reporters Association.
After having worked together for the first freelance reporting firm in Flathead County, Meerkatz & Nieboer Reporting, Jolene and Beth teamed up again in 1997 with a former long-time Kalispell reporter, Debra Hedman, to form Hedman, Asa & Gilman Reporting, known now as Asa & Gilman Reporting, Inc.
For the past 29 years Beth has been traveling throughout northwest Montana covering depositions, hearings, and court proceedings involving a wide range of topics, and has gained extensive experience reporting in various technical areas of litigation, including asbestos litigation, all medical specialties, all phases of construction, environmental, and pharmaceutical areas, just to name a few.
When she's not busy on the job, Beth enjoys running, cooking, and along with her husband Wade, chasing two teenagers around the state from gym to gym and field to field, and taking advantage of the numerous lake and mountain activities that living in northwest Montana affords her, as well as following Montana State Bobcat football.
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Jolene Asa, RPR
Jolene grew up in a small farming community in northern Iowa. After first attending American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa, to study court reporting, she married her high school sweetheart and moved to Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Court Reporting Institute in Portland in 1982 and went to work for Sowers, Johnson, Kirk & Company.
In 1983 Jolene and her husband, Tony, moved to beautiful Kalispell, Montana. She worked for Meerkatz & Nieboer for 11 years and then formed a partnership with Debra Hedman in 1994. Beth Gilman joined forces with Deb and Jolene in 1997, and Hedman, Asa & Gilman Reporting, Inc. was created. Asa & Gilman Reporting, Inc. was reformed by Jolene and Beth in 2001 following their friend Debra's untimely death.
Jolene is a Registered Professional Reporter and is an active member in both the state and national reporting associations. She has served as secretary/treasurer and has been on various boards of MCRA. Jolene has extensive experience in reporting depositions, hearings and court proceedings across northwest Montana and is very familiar with asbestos, medical, railroad and many other kinds of technical terminology.
Jolene and Tony have three children. Jolene enjoys gardening, biking, rafting/fishing, walking/hiking, golfing and reading.