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Friday, January 18
Understanding Bias and Its Role in Discovery and at Trial
• How bias affects your deposition strategy
• Combating bias in discovery and trial
• Finding your reptilian issues through discovery
Karen R. Roberts, TX
Depositions of Corporate Representatives: 30(b)(6) Deposition
• Crafting the notice for your case; for contention depositions related to defenses; demonstration of questions to establish the witness speaks for the corporation; relationship between Rules 30(b)(6) and 32
• Setting the Course for Trial and Making the Plaintiff’s Case: The 30(b)(6) Deposition Strategy, Goals, and Techniques to Nail the Defendant
Mark R. Kosieradzki, MN
Workshop: Discovery Plan and Witness Goals
• Witness plan
• Goals for each lay witness—three take-aways
Networking lunch
The Importance of Video
Erik S. Heninger, AL
Thomas S. McGrath, AL
Deposition Techniques
• Exhaustion
• Boxing-in
• Restating and summarizing
• Nonverbals, mirroring
Paul J. Scoptur, WI
Deposing the Difficult Witness
• One fact, one question
• Using exhibits for control
• Establishing deposition protocol/rules
Phillip H. Miller, TN
Workshop on Lay Witnesses: Exhaustion, Boxing-in, Restating and Summarizing, Nonverbals, Mirroring
Networking Reception
Saturday, January 19
Establishing Standards of Care and Conduct with Defense Witnesses
Robyn L. Wishart, BC
“Death Star” Depositions: The 30(b)(2) Deposition
• Finding all the documents
• Using a 30(b)(2) deposition to discover case dispositive information
• Altered records: Lock the defendant in, then impeach with the originals
• Using the “smoking gun” document
Mark R. Kosieradzki, MN
Workshop: Document Discovery/“Death Star” Depositions
Lunch (on your own)
Dealing with the Evasive Witness
• Techniques in handling the evasive witness
• Demonstration of deposing the evasive witness
Erik S. Heninger, AL
Mark R. Kosieradzki, MN
Workshop: Establishing Standards of Care and Conduct
Sunday, January 2013
Dealing with the Rambo Litigator (ethics)
• Use of ethics rules
• Use of deposition protocol
• Redwood v. Dobson
Thomas S. McGrath, AL
Witness Preparation
• The dos and don’ts
• Unpacking the witness & setting the tone
• Practice Q & A: Diagnosing witness strengths and weaknesses
• Delivering quality feedback
• Checking in with your witness to assess the prep
Robyn L. Wishart, BC
Special Considerations for Deposing Experts
• Establishing facts and theories favorable to your case
• Daubert
• Silver bullets
William P. Lightfoot, DC
Lunch (on your own)
Deposing the DME
• Establishing bias
• Polarizing your case
• Hitchhiking
Paul J. Scoptur, WI
Microexpressions and Body Language
Phillip H. Miller, TN
Workshop: Deposing Experts
Monday, January 21
How to Effectively Use Your Depositions in Trial
• Maximum effect as impeachment
• Substantive evidence when the witness is unavailable
• In opening and closing using PowerPoint
Thomas S. McGrath, AL
Faculty Deposition Demonstrations
• Deposition of accident reconstruction expert
Phillip H. Miller, TN
• Deposition of defendant driver
Karen R. Roberts, TX
• Deposition of DME
William P. Lightfoot, DC
Bringing It All Together
• Summarization of key points from each lecture
• Vignettes for key points
Moderator: Thomas J. Manzella, IL
All faculty
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