Advanced Depositions College
Friday, January 16, 2026
Registration and Welcome Networking Breakfast
Welcome Remarks and Introduction
Fundamental Insights and Techniques: Taking Depositions That Help Win Your Case
Fundamental Techniques Refresher (Exhaustion, Restating & Summarizing, And Boxing-In)
Establishing Standards and The Miller Mousetrap
Morning Break
Workshop #1: Deposition Planning and Fundamental Deposition Techniques
Exposing Parties/Representatives with Standards and Rules
Workshop #2: Using Cross Examination with Parties/Representatives and the Miller Mousetrap
Small Group Brainstorming with Faculty (Optional)
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Networking Breakfast
Welcome Remarks and Introductions
Building and Using Case Specific Rhetoricals
Exhaustion 2.0: Identifying Metaphors and Using Clean Language
Morning Breaks
Workshop #3: Clean Language – Exhaustion on Steroids
Workshop #4: Rules, Rhetorical Questions, The Miller Mousetrap, & Establishing Standards of Care and Conduct with Defense Witnesses
Dealing with Evasiveness and Disruption in Depositions
Workshop #7: Dealing with Evasiveness and Disruption
Small Group Brainstorming with Faculty (Optional)
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Networking Breakfast
Morning Announcements
Creating and Using Exhibits/Visuals in Depositions
Morning Break
Workshop #6: Identifying and Developing Visuals for Depositions
Put It All Together – All Faculty
Evaluation
Afternoon Break
Workshop #7: A La Carte Workshops
Adjourn