Letters Rogatory and Certified Translations By Richard Simring “Letters rogatory” are the procedural mechanism by which courts notify individuals and corporations residing in foreign countries of the commencement of a…
The Latin phrase pro bono publico – usually shortened to “pro bono” – means professional work undertaken voluntarily and at no charge for people who are unable to afford payment…
The answer is: Yes. Every translated document filed in court must be certified. The failure to use a certified translation could jeopardize the admissibility of the document for use in…
One of the many challenges that law firms face nowadays is the tremendous amount of information involved in any particular case, especially when the cases involve several languages. About a…
In 1995, the Congress passed the “Court Interpreters Act,” 28 U.S.C. § 1827 (“The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall establish a program to facilitate…
