Advanced Depositions College

Trial Advocacy College

Friday, January 16, 2026

7:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Morning Session

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

12: 15 - 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 - 5:00 PM
Afternoon Session

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)

5:15 - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception

Saturday, January 17, 2026

7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Morning Session

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

1:00 - 2:30 PM
Lunch
2:30 - 5:00 pm
Afternoon Session

Dealing with Evasiveness and Disruption in Depositions

Workshop #7: Dealing with Evasiveness and Disruption

Small Group Brainstorming with Faculty (Optional)

5:15 - 6:30 PM
Networking Reception

Sunday, January 18, 2026

8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Morning Session

Networking Breakfast

Morning Announcements

Creating and Using Exhibits/Visuals in Depositions

Morning Break

Workshop #6: Identifying and Developing Visuals for Depositions

12:15 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
12:45 - 4:45 PM
Afternoon Session

Put It All Together – All Faculty

Evaluation

Afternoon Break

Workshop #7: A La Carte Workshops

Adjourn