TERI SZUCS           

 

Court Certified Spanish Interpreter with over 20 years of experience.

Certified by the Federal Court and the California Judicial Council for all legal proceedings.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

COURT INTERPRETATION

September 1985 to Present

 

Federal Court Interpretation

 

•     U.S. District Courts in California and Nevada

•     Clearance for jails and detention centers

•     Criminal proceedings

•     Civil litigation

 

California Superior Court Interpretation

Los Angeles County Superior Court

•     Criminal proceedings

•     Civil litigation

 

Private Sector

 

•     Depositions

•     Arbitrations

•     Trials

•     Mediations

•     Medical interviews

•     Jail interviews

•     Probate court

•     OSC

 

Extensive experience in:

 

•     Product liability litigation

•     Class action lawsuits

•     Civil rights cases

•     Workers compensation

•     Family law

•     Medical malpractice

•     Employment law

•     Breach of contract - contract disputes

 

CONFERENCE INTERPRETATION

1987- Present

 

•    2010 Latin America: Growth Strategies & Transformational Capabilities for RetailNet

•    2007 Agricultural Worker Health Initiative Conference

•    LADOT Seniors on the Move

•    California Endowment's Access to Health Care for Binational Populations in CA

•    California Endowment's Conference on mental health issues

•    CALTRANS Impact report hearings

 

TELEVISION, SIMULCAST INTERPRETATION

2006- 2008

 

 

PUBLIC HEARING INTERPRETATION

July 1993 - Present

 

 

•     Schools and school boards community hearings

•     Employee orientation meetings

•     Metropolitan Transit Authority

•     Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

 

OVER THE PHONE INTERPRETATION

March 1998 to present

 

Language Line Services

•     Depositions

•     Recorded statements

•     Interviews

•     Public Utilities

•     Financial Centers

•     Technical support

•     911 and hospital emergencies

•     Newscasts

 

EXPERIENCE ABROAD

March 1978 - January 1979 Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

CONFERENCE INTERPRETATION

•    “Asociaciones Del Hemisferio Sur De Productores De Carne”

 

August 1977 - January 1978 Paris, France

 

CONVENTION INTERPRETATION

•    Expositions at La Porte de Versailles

•    L’Exposition de Prêt a Porter

•    L’Exposition des Meubles

  

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 

UCLA EXTENSION

•    Creative Writing

•    Legal training (MCLE)

•    Public speaking for trial lawyers

•    Interpreting

•    Speech training