2013

Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy

Learn from the Experts

Dallas Sep 20, 2013 Belo Mansion
Conference Concluded

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Overview

A successful deposition is the most important weapon you have to win your case. But much of the conventional wisdom about depositions is completely wrong. How can you be sure to get it right every time? Attend this one-day conference to learn from top Dallas litigators as they share their deposition tips and techniques.

Hear federal and state judges' perspectives on deposition disputes and the use of deposition at trial.
Develop a winning deposition strategy.
Discover the secrets of successful witness preparation.
Acquire the skills to effectively cross-examine an adverse witness and deal with evasive and combative witnesses.
Learn how to use a deposition to impeach a witness at trial.
Find out how to beat the other side's expert witness and defend your own.
Understand the differing strategies for taking depositions in a tort case vs. a contract case.
Master the art of taking the deposition of a corporate representative.
Learn techniques to put combative lawyers in their place.

Attendees of the live conference will receive a copy of Winning at Deposition, the award-winning book by D. Shane Read.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Sep. 20, 2013
Presiding Officer:
D. Shane Read, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
8:00 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:50 am

Welcoming Remarks
9:00 am

0.25 hr

Don’t Lose Sight of the Forest for the Trees

Learn the failsafe tricks to ensure you have a winning strategy at depositions.

D. Shane Read, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
9:15 am

0.50 hr

Developing Your Trial Cross through the Adverse Deposition

Discover effective techniques for getting the answers you need from an adverse witness.

Stephen C. Rasch, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
9:45 am

0.50 hr

Witness Preparation: A Trial Consultant’s Perspective

Learn the secrets of successful witness preparation.

Adam Boesen, Courtroom Sciences, Inc. - Irving, TX
10:15 am

0.50 hr

Preparing Your Witness for Deposition

Witnesses win cases, and lose them. Learn how to keep your witness from giving it all up in a deposition and how to use the deposition to help prepare your witness to be a winner at trial.

William B. Dawson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX
10:45 am

Break
11:00 am

0.50 hr ethics

Overcoming the Problem Witness Ethically and Professionally

Acquire the techniques to use against witnesses who feign ignorance, are evasive, and are combative.

Frank L. Branson, The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson P.C. - Dallas, TX
11:30 am

0.25 hr

Using a Deposition at Trial

Learn the secrets to effectively impeach a witness at trial

D. Shane Read, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
11:45 am

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Friday Afternoon, Sep. 20, 2013
Presiding Officer:
D. Shane Read, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:00 pm

1.00 hr

A Judicial Perspective on Deposition Disputes and the Use of Depositions at Trial

A panel of state judges and federal magistrate judges share their views on how attorneys should handle disputes at depositions and how attorneys should present depositions at trial.

Moderators:
Quentin Brogdon, The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. - Dallas, TX
D. Shane Read, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Hon. Irma Carrillo Ramirez, U.S. Magistrate Judge - Dallas, TX
Hon. Renée Harris Toliver, U.S. District Court for the Northern District - Dallas, TX
Hon. Tonya Parker, 116th District Court, Dallas County - Dallas, TX
Hon. Gena N. Slaughter, 191st District Court - Dallas, TX
1:00 pm

Break
1:15 pm

0.50 hr

Beating the Expert

Find out how to take an expert’s deposition. Learn how to avoid being intimidated and how to outsmart the "expert."

Quentin Brogdon, The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. - Dallas, TX
1:45 pm

0.50 hr

Defending the Expert Deposition

There is an art to preparing an expert for her deposition so she succeeds. Learn how to successfully prepare the expert and defend her once the deposition begins.

Dawn Estes, Estes Okon Thorne & Carr PLLC - Dallas, TX
2:15 pm

0.50 hr

How to Take a Deposition on Behalf of the Plaintiff in a Tort Case

Find out the nuances of taking a deposition on behalf of a plaintiff in a tort case.

Windle Turley, Turley Law Firm - Dallas, TX
2:45 pm

0.50 hr

How to Take a Deposition in a Contract Case

Understand the unique strategies for taking a deposition in a contract case.

Lewis Sifford, Sifford, Anderson & Co., P.C. - Dallas, TX
3:15 pm

Break
3:30 pm

0.50 hr

How to Take the Deposition of a Corporate Witness

Develop skills that will help you master the art of taking the deposition of a corporate representative.

Robert D. Crain, Crain Lewis, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
4:00 pm

0.50 hr

Using Documents at a Deposition to Win Your Case

Master the skills necessary to authenticate documents and use them at a deposition to win your case.

Elizabeth M. Fraley, Fraley & Fraley, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
4:30 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Putting Combative Lawyers in Their Place

Do not get intimidated by overzealous opposing counsel. Instead, use these techniques to defuse a potential disaster in an ethical and professional manner.

Charla G. Aldous, Aldous Law Firm - Dallas, TX
5:00 pm

Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Charla G. Aldous

Aldous Law Firm
Dallas, TX

Adam Boesen

Courtroom Sciences, Inc.
Irving, TX

Frank L. Branson

The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson P.C.
Dallas, TX

Quentin Brogdon

The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Robert D. Crain

Crain Lewis, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

William B. Dawson

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dallas, TX

Dawn Estes

Estes Okon Thorne & Carr PLLC
Dallas, TX

Elizabeth M. Fraley

Fraley & Fraley, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Hon. Tonya Parker

116th District Court, Dallas County
Dallas, TX

Hon. Irma Carrillo Ramirez

U.S. Magistrate Judge
Dallas, TX

Stephen C. Rasch

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

D. Shane Read

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
Dallas, TX

Lewis Sifford

Sifford, Anderson & Co., P.C.
Dallas, TX

Hon. Gena N. Slaughter

191st District Court
Dallas, TX

Hon. Renée Harris Toliver

U.S. District Court for the Northern District
Dallas, TX

Windle Turley

Turley Law Firm
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

Dallas

MCLE Credit

Texas – 7.00 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, Criminal Law, Civil Trial Law, Labor and Employment Law, Personal Injury Trial Law, Workers' Compensation Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 7.00 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 8.50 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 8.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Dallas – Sep 20, 2013 – Belo Mansion

Conference Concluded

Dallas

Individual
Last day for $295.00 Regular pricing: Sep 11, 2013

$345.00 for registrations received after this time

Group 10% (5-9) (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $270.00 Regular pricing: Sep 11, 2013

$320.00 for registrations received after this time

Group 20% (10+) (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $240.00 Regular pricing: Sep 11, 2013

$290.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Sep 13, 2013

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Sep 16, 2013

Venue

Belo Mansion

2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX
214.220.0239
Map

Parking Information

$4 per day for Dallas Bar Members; $10 per day for Non-Dallas Bar members.