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Follow your game plan; preparation for a deposition helps you get more out of it

Article Abstract:

A checklist for the preparation of depositions is offered and includes listing goals for the deposition and preparing technical questions beforehand, going over the basic narrative of the case, highlighting points from the pleadings and reviewing the answers to the interrogatories.

United States

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Exposing fatal flaws: deposition is the time to find weaknesses in witnesses

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Deposition time is the best opportunity for finding an expert witness's weak spots. Tips are provided for how to cross examine such witnesses, including general principles to follow. These include doing one's homework, asking why, not testing theory with the opponent's help and learning about the expert's reading and personal hero. Lawyers should also debrief themselves by making notes on the expert immediately after depositions.

Methods, Analysis, Examination of witnesses, Witness examination, Evidence, Expert, Expert evidence

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Should you hide the flag? It can pay to reveal case strengths during depositions

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Most cases settle before trial, so depositions are the only times lawyers have to demonstrate their talent and shape both sides' evaluations of the case. This can be a reason for trial lawyers not to keep their talent hidden until trial. This is what trial lawyers are doing when they give defendants their 'day in the life' videos early in discovery - showing how effective their evidence will be if the case gets to trial.

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