Depositions College: Sharpening Your Skills
Trial Advocacy College
Friday, January 08, 2021
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Moderator Instructions
2:05 - 2:30 p.m.
Developing a Discovery Plan
- Who, what, when, where, and why to depose
- The written plan
- Understanding the legal framework
2:30 - 2:55 p.m.
Techniques of Exhaustion/Boxing-In, and Restating
- Making the witness tell you everything he or she knows
- Cementing the witness's testimony
2:55 - 3:10 p.m.
Faculty Q&A
3:10 - 5:10 p.m.
Workshop: Exhaustion, Boxing-In, and Restating
Friday, January 15, 2021
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Moderator Instructions
2:05 - 2:30 p.m.
Techniques of Summarization
- Summarizing techniques to keep the witness from changing his or her testimony
2:30 - 2:55 p.m.
How to Use Exhibits to Enhance Your Deposition Skills and Prepare for Trial
- Document Combining
- Marking Up Exhibits
- Sharing Exhibits
2:55 - 3:10 p.m.
Faculty Q&A
3:10 - 5:10 p.m.
Workshop: Summarization and Using Exhibits
Friday, January 22, 2021
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Moderator Instructions
2:05 - 2:30 p.m.
Identifying the Rules and Standards
- Finding and Drafting Rules
- Standards of Care
2:30 - 2:55 p.m.
Structuring the Miller Mousetrap
2:55 - 3:10 p.m.
Faculty Q&A
3:10 - 5:10 p.m.
Workshop: Rules and the Miller Mousetrap
Friday, January 29, 2021
2:00 - 2:05 p.m.
Moderator Instructions
2:05 - 2:30 p.m.
Techniques for Dealing with Difficult Witnesses and Evasive Witnesses
- How to identify and control the difficult witness
- The one fact, one question approach
- How to deal with nonresponsive answers
2:30 - 2:55 p.m.
Ethical Considerations for Dealing with Deposition Obstruction
- Proper and Improper Objections: Legal and Ethical Considerations
- How to Effectively Handle Obstructive Tactics
- Sanctions and Other Creative Tactics to Deter Obstructive Behavior
2:55 - 3:10 p.m.
Faculty Q&A
3:10 - 5:10 p.m.
Workshop: Dealing with Difficult Witnesses, Evasive Witnesses, and Objections
