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
The line between ethical witness preparation and unethical coaching is somewhere between ensuring a witness doesn’t show up unprepared for a legal proceeding and putting words in their mouth. Incorporating a solid trial...more
As it pertains to building a solid case, persuading jurors, and securing the best chances of a favorable outcome, witnesses can make or break your trial. It’s essential to utilize key witnesses to their full potential during...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
Just what is it that wins a trial case? It’s not a simple matter of providing a bullet list of facts. The subject matter and fine points of evidence can be complex and difficult to follow, and the trial attorneys rarely have...more
Before they swear to “tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” witnesses need to be prepared for the process and challenges of testifying in a trial, deposition, or other legal proceeding. How you...more
Depositions taken during discovery are the mainstays of your case. Although you often have the least amount of control over what information comes to light during opposing counsels’ depositions, the outcomes are critical to...more
It’s America’s case of the moment: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Hollywood’s former power-couple, now exchanging accusations of physical abuse in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom. The defamation case initially brought by Depp has...more
A typical witness preparing for a civil trial often has only one good reference point for what their experience will be, and that is their deposition. That’s where they met opposing counsel, got a taste of that attorney’s...more
I have worked with more than one defendant who simply could not resist it: Right out of the gate, in opening statement, they come out swinging against the plaintiff. They’re not being honest, they have their own share of...more
At a recent meeting with a witness to prepare for deposition testimony, and after I told the witness (more than once) to keep their answers short and not to stray beyond the question when answering, the witness asked, “Could...more
It is the classic scenario for a false confession: The suspect sits in a small room answering the same questions over and over again as the detective repeating those questions grows more and more exasperated. Finally, as the...more
For someone starting out in a career, or in some other situation where credibility will be required, there is an expression: “Fake it until you make it.” In other words, if you act like you’ve got it, then people are going to...more