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2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy eConference
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2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy eConference
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Very good ideas and strategies for depositions. I have been away from active practice for a while. This course was a good refresher on depositions.
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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? Take this eConference to learn from top Texas litigators as they share their deposition tips and techniques.
- Gain failsafe tricks for a winning strategy at depositions
- Discover the secrets to successful witness preparation
- Acquire the skills to effectively cross-examine an adverse witness and deal with evasive and combative witnesses
- Learn how to beat the other side's expert witness and defend your own
- Understand the unique strategies for taking a deposition in a contract case
- Master the art of taking the deposition of a corporate representative
- Learn techniques to put combative lawyers in their place
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Developing a Winning Strategy (Sep 2016)
Shane Read
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Session 1
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Developing a Winning Strategy (Sep 2016)
Learn the fail-safe tricks to ensure you have a winning strategy at depositions.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Shane Read,
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
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Nuts and Bolts When Deposing on Behalf of the Plaintiff (Sep 2016)
Linda Turley
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Session 2
—29 mins
Nuts and Bolts When Deposing on Behalf of the Plaintiff (Sep 2016)
When representing the Plaintiff: essential steps for a successful deposition of defendant’s expert, a witness or the defendant.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Linda Turley,
Turley Law Firm - Dallas, TX
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Witness Preparation (Sep 2016)
Robert C. Walters
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Session 3
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Witness Preparation (Sep 2016)
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.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Robert C. Walters,
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX
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Taking Depositions in Business Cases (Sep 2016)
Cindy Saiter
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Session 4
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Taking Depositions in Business Cases (Sep 2016)
Strategies for deposition-taking in business cases, including who to depose first, deposing corporate executives, and how to make sure you have the testimony you need in a complex business case.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Cindy Saiter,
Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP - Austin, TX
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Taking Depositions in Tort Cases (Sep 2016)
Robert D. Crain
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Session 5
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Taking Depositions in Tort Cases (Sep 2016)
Strategies for deposition-taking in tort cases, including how to ensure you have the liability and damages testimony you need to effectively prosecute or defend your case.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Robert D. Crain,
Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
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Interactive Demonstration: Deposition How-To's (Sep 2016)
Quentin Brogdon, Shane Read
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Session 6
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Interactive Demonstration: Deposition How-To's (Sep 2016)
Identify problems, ask questions, and discuss the tricks and tips of the day!
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Quentin Brogdon,
Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
Shane Read,
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
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Beating the Expert (Sep 2016)
Quentin Brogdon
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Session 7
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Beating the Expert (Sep 2016)
Find out how to take an expert’s deposition—how to avoid being intimidated and how to set realistic, attainable goals when you depose the "expert."
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Quentin Brogdon,
Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
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Developing Your Trial Cross through the Adverse Deposition (Sep 2016)
Tracy W. McCormack
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Session 8
—29 mins
Developing Your Trial Cross through the Adverse Deposition (Sep 2016)
Discover effective techniques for getting the answers you need from an adverse witness.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Tracy W. McCormack,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
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Taking the Deposition of a Corporate Representative (Sep 2016)
Angela C. Zambrano
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Session 9
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Taking the Deposition of a Corporate Representative (Sep 2016)
Review of the rules and discuss practical ways to maximize testimony from a corporate representative.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Angela C. Zambrano,
Sidley Austin LLP - Dallas, TX
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Overcoming the Problem Witness (Sep 2016)
Frank L. Branson
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Session 10
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Overcoming the Problem Witness (Sep 2016)
Acquire the techniques to use against problem witnesses, including those who feign ignorance, are evasive, and are combative.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Frank L. Branson,
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. - Dallas, TX
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Dealing with Combative and Unscrupulous Lawyers (Sep 2016)
Michael L. Slack
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Session 11
—27 mins
Dealing with Combative and Unscrupulous Lawyers (Sep 2016)
How to avoid intimidation and manage the disruptive, disreputable, and overly zealous lawyer in an ethical, civil, and professional manner.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Michael L. Slack,
Slack & Davis, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
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Deposition Lessons I’ve Learned Through the Decades (Sep 2016)
Karson Thompson
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Session 12
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Deposition Lessons I’ve Learned Through the Decades (Sep 2016)
Hear from one of the legends of Texas practice on how depositions can make or break your case.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Karson Thompson,
Beck Redden LLP - Austin, TX