Court Reporting. For more than 50 years, Penfound's Inc. has served as a resource for legal professionals throughout Southern Ontario. From their offices in downtown St. Catharines, Penfound's provides a variety of services in a neutral setting for counsel litigating civil matters. In 1962, company president Ronald J. Penfound began his career as a shorthand reporter at the old St. Catharines Courthouse. In 1975, he was appointed Official Examiner for the judicial District of Niagara North. Today he leads a team of skilled court reporters and transcriptionists with a proven reputation for ...