Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)
Preparing for Deposition Success
Podcast - Impeaching with a Deposition
LFLM LAW with L.A.W - Depositions in Workers' Compensation
The New Playbook for Depositions - Speaking of Litigation Podcast
What to Do When an Employee Receives a Subpoena
Podcast - Ethical Deposition Conduct
Facing a Deposition: Tips and Strategies
Podcast: What is a Deposition?
Sitting with the C-Suite: Trial Prep as a Launchpad for Services
Webinar: Conducting Depositions Online: What You Need To Know To Execute The Process Successfully And Legally
Butler's Thursday Tips #3 | Organization Matters
Podcast: Bridging the Gap
Podcast - Rule 7: Playing the Guessing Game is a Losing Strategy
Podcast - Rule 6: If You Don't Remember, Say So
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: Going to Court
Episode 015: Confessions of a Business Appraiser: A Conversation with Chris Mercer
5 Ways to Defeat Deposition Abuse
Join us in April for Nossaman's Eminent Domain Seminars! We will be hosting our Northern California seminar in Berkeley on April 8th and our Southern California seminar in Costa Mesa on April 15th. These complimentary...more
The blog post Turning Deposition No-Shows to the Client’s Advantage proved popular with our readers when written (2021!) and for years afterward. The sustained readership of that article is gratifying but also disappointing...more
Last week’s blog recounted the story of a litigator surprised by the unannounced, off-camera presence of the witness’s mother in the room during her son’s remote deposition. That should never have happened and, in modern...more
Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 30.02 has been amended to expressly authorize parties to conduct depositions via remote technology and require a party seeking to take a deposition to elect between deposing in-person or...more
It’s a common practice during a deposition for lawyers to assert legal objections to witness testimony but then allow the deposition to proceed. In fact, this practice is broadly encouraged. Depositions are wide-ranging...more
The receipt of a notice for a client’s deposition usually sets off a chain reaction of familiar events in most law offices across the country. The deposition is calendared. Materials requested in the notice or accompanying...more
As a trial attorney, you’ll often enlist expert witnesses to evaluate claims, clarify complex evidence, write an expert witness report, and offer authoritative opinions. Because time and money can be tight during trial prep,...more
This guide provides legal professionals with an overview of how to prepare for and conduct remote depositions in a world that is increasingly adopting hybrid and virtual work environments. By using these best practices,...more
Even today some attorneys approach remote depositions with a small measure of trepidation. They worry that the lack of physical proximity diminishes their ability to engage with the deponent. They wonder how they can...more
Join us in-person at our Chicago HQ or virtually through Zoom for this two-hour trial tools and preparation boot camp where Nextpoint’s legal technology experts will present invaluable tips and strategies to leverage...more
Massachusetts appears poised to become the latest jurisdiction to permanently embrace — and regulate — the practice of conducting pretrial discovery with remote depositions. A public comment period recently closed on a...more
Remote depositions now are a fixture in modern litigation practice, a fact that has not gone unnoticed by the nation’s largest bar association. On Feb. 6, the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates approved the...more
A few moments of housekeeping at the end of a deposition can pay big dividends later. After all, impressions of the deponent’s testimony are fresh and everyone involved in the deposition is present, either online or in the...more
Is it just us, or have there been a lot of high-profile deposition disputes lately? It sure seems so. And all of them, at their core, involve rich and famous people who just will not, can not, and do not want to give...more
The use of remote depositions has spiked since COVID-related restrictions altered the landscape in early 2020, and many have predicted that this is the “new normal” for deposition practice. While the remote deposition is a...more
For litigators, representing clients during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant developing the skill to effectively conduct a remote deposition. With few courts willing to wait for the day when in-person depositions could safely...more
This post is addressed to the attorney who has properly noticed the deposition of an opposing party for but, for some reason, the intended deponent has failed to appear at the appointed time and place. A basketball metaphor...more
Few in the legal community question the aphorism that “appearances matter.” They do. Rightly or wrongly, typos in a brief, tardiness, or other signs of inattention to detail are all impediments to successful representation of...more
When the US began to shelter in place, the wheels of litigation came to a grinding halt and decades-old practices suddenly were in question. Remote depositions used to go forward in places like Tahiti. Now, a remote...more
Uncertainty continues to loom over the M&A market as organizations that were actively involved in transactions before the COVID-19 pandemic assess risks stemming from reduced valuations, condensed financing options, the...more
If you’ve noticed up a deposition for a witness who’s not a native English speaker, you’ll need to retain the services of a legal interpreter to translate for the record. Obviously, there’s more to the process than just...more
Everyone in the room wants a deposition to go smoothly. It’s more productive for you, less stressful for the witnesses, and easier for the court reporters to get the job done. However, you may be unaware of simple things you...more
According to a recent Thomson Reuters report on trends and benchmarking, one of the highest priorities for firms and legal departments in 2018 was controlling litigation costs. Many organizations see remote depositions as a...more
Some law firms give little thought to the court reporting firms they use for litigation. They may assume that all firms have court reporters who are similarly trained and experienced, or they may stick with a court reporting...more