*Sponsored
by the Civil Litigation Section Council
As civil
trials become increasingly rare, the opportunities to develop advocacy skills
that a lawyer relies on to decide what depositions to take and how to take them
grow more scarce. In this seminar, a panel of experienced trial lawyers and a
trial technology consultant will teach you how to take and defend depositions
with a purpose, by developing the themes and theories of your case early on, so
as to formulate an effective plan for deposing the key witnesses and for
preparing your own witnesses for deposition.
Topics
include:
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How to
identify the themes and theories of your case early so as to take targeted,
cost-effective depositions from the key witnesses;
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The strategic considerations for taking out-of-state
depositions and videotaped depositions;
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How to
use demonstrative aids in preparing for and taking depositions so that the
deposition is as compelling as possible;
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How (and
when) to take a great Rule 30(b)(6) deposition; and
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How to
defend the deposition of your client effectively by means of powerful witness
preparation.
Faculty:Paul E. White, Esq., program chair
Sugarman Rogers Barshak & Cohen PC, Boston
Brian J. Carney, Esq.
WIN Interactive, Inc., Quincy
Marianne C. Leblanc, Esq.
Sugarman and Sugarman PC, Boston
Daniel I. Small, Esq.
Holland & Knight LLP, Boston
Sponsoring Sections: Civil Litigation Section
Related Practice Areas: General Civil Law