Martha Davis, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR, CCP, LCR #152
Martha is the owner and was a co-founder of Cleeton Davis Court Reporters, LLC, in 1986. She has been a court reporter since 1974. Martha has been certified by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter, Registered Merit Reporter, Registered Diplomate Reporter, Certified Realtime Reporter and a Certified CART Provider. She is also a Certified LiveNote Reporter. Martha is a past director of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association. She is involved in her church and likes to read, travel and socialize with family and friends.
Maxine Cleeton, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR, LCR #181 (Retired)
Maxine was a co-founder of Cleeton Davis Court Reporters, LLC, in 1986. She began court reporting in 1974. Maxine has been certified by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter, Registered Merit Reporter, Registered Diplomate Reporter and a Certified Realtime Reporter. She is also a Certified LiveNote Reporter. Maxine is a past officer of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association. She enjoys reading and cross-stitching. She retired from active reporting on 12/31/2013.
Brian V. Ratekin, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR, CCR, LCR #067
Brian has been a court reporter since 1977. He has been certified by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter, Registered Merit Reporter, Registered Diplomate Reporter and a Certified Realtime Reporter. He also holds the Certified Court Reporter designation conferred by the Tennessee Court Reporters Association. Brian was an official court reporter for the San Bernardino County Superior Court from 1978 to 1992 before joining Cleeton Davis in 1992. He is a past director and officer of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association. He is active in his church and enjoys studying and playing music.
B. J. Davis, CCR, CSR (Texas), LCR #009 – (Sadly, B.J. passed away March 29, 2019. He was an extraordinary reporter, mentor and friend. We miss him greatly.)
B.J. started court reporting in 1965 in Dallas, Texas. He was a principal in a large reporting firm in Dallas, United American Reporting, before “retiring” and moving to Tennessee to join Cleeton Davis in 1995. B.J. holds the Certified Court Reporter designation conferred by the Tennessee Court Reporters Association and the Texas CSR designation. He enjoys tinkering with automobiles when he has the time.
Keith Lemons, RPR, CRR, CCR, LCR #211, Realtime Systems Administrator
Keith started court reporting in 1981 in Wyoming. He worked for 20 years in Wyoming as a freelance court reporter, an agency owner, and as an official reporter for 15 years in a busy district, reporting felony level criminal trials and major civil litigation. He is currently certified by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter, a Certified Realtime Reporter and a Realtime Systems Administrator. Keith has served as a state court reporting association officer, director and president in Wyoming, and is a past officer and president of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association. He is involved in the choral ministry at his church and sings, along with his wife of 30 plus years, in the Nashville Choir.
Kimberly Bateman, CCR, LCR #50
Kimberly has been a court reporter since 1999. She holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She has been a principal in several reporting firms before joining Cleeton Davis in 2013. Kimberly holds the Certified Court Reporter designation conferred by the Tennessee Court Reporters Association. In her spare time, she enjoys water sports, boating, traveling, camping and spending time with family and friends.
Mary E. “Betsy” Pierucki, RPR, CCR, LCR #064
Betsy has been a court reporter since 1992, working independently and as a principal in other firms in Middle Tennessee. She became a part of the Cleeton Davis team in 2013. She is certified by the National Court Reporters Association as a Registered Professional Reporter. Betsy served on the board of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association in 2003 and 2004. She is a proud wife and mother of two girls, enjoys college football, reading and spending time with friends and family.
Lisa K. Henderson, CCR, LCR #406
Lisa has been a court reporter since 1984, working independently and as a principal in other firms in Middle Tennessee before joining Cleeton Davis in 2017. Lisa is a member of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association and the National Court Reporters Association. In her spare time, she enjoys horseback riding, boating, traveling, working out, spin class and spending time with her family.
Pam Willis, LCR #229
Pamela received her Associate’s degree in court reporting in 2005 and has worked as a freelance court reporter in Nashville since that time. She joined the Cleeton Davis family in August of 2015. Pamela has one son, and her interests include animals, organic/urban gardening, home improvement, real estate investing, Alabama football, and traveling when time permits.
Office Staff
Marie Coode – Office and Production Manager
Marie joined Cleeton Davis as Production Manager in September 2014 and became both office and production manager in June 2018. She had over a decade of experience working in a legal office prior to joining Cleeton Davis. She enjoys reading, watching movies, traveling and spending time with her family.
