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Shane Read
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Session 1 —48 mins
Developing a Winning Strategy (Sep 2017)
Learn the fail-safe tricks to ensure you have a winning strategy at depositions.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Shane Read,
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
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Karen C. Burgess
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Session 2 —31 mins
Taking Depositions in Business Cases (Sep 2017)
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 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Karen C. Burgess,
Richardson + Burgess LLP - Austin, TX
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Robert C. Walters
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Session 3 —27 mins
Witness Preparation (Sep 2017)
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 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Robert C. Walters,
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX
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Linda Turley
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Session 4 —31 mins
Nuts and Bolts When Deposing on Behalf of the Plaintiff (Sep 2017)
When representing the Plaintiff: essential steps for a successful deposition of defendant’s expert, a witness or the defendant.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Linda Turley,
Turley Law Firm - Dallas, TX
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Robert D. Crain
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Session 5 —35 mins
Taking Depositions in Tort Cases (Sep 2017)
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 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Robert D. Crain,
Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
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Paul N. Gold, Shane Read
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Session 6 —55 mins
Interactive Demonstration: Deposition How-To's (Sep 2017)
Identify problems, ask questions, and discuss the tricks and tips of the day!
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Paul N. Gold,
Aversano & Gold - Houston, TX
Shane Read,
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
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Quentin Brogdon
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Session 7 —43 mins
Beating the Expert (Sep 2017)
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 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Quentin Brogdon,
Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
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Dawn Estes
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Session 8 —33 mins
Developing Your Trial Cross Through the Adverse Deposition (Sep 2017)
Discover effective techniques for getting the answers you need from an adverse witness.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Dawn Estes,
Estes Thorne & Carr, PLLC - Dallas, TX
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Paul N. Gold
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Session 9 —31 mins
Taking the Deposition of a Corporate Representative (Sep 2017)
Review of the rules and discuss practical ways to maximize testimony from a corporate representative.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Paul N. Gold,
Aversano & Gold - Houston, TX
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Frank L. Branson
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Session 10 —34 mins
Overcoming the Problem Witness (Sep 2017)
Acquire the techniques to use against problem witnesses, including those who feign ignorance, are evasive, and are combative.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Frank L. Branson,
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C. - Dallas, TX
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Michael L. Slack
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Session 11 —29 mins
Dealing with Combative and Unscrupulous Lawyers (Sep 2017)
How to avoid intimidation and manage the disruptive, disreputable, and overly zealous lawyer in an ethical, civil, and professional manner.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Michael L. Slack,
Slack & Davis, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
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Darrell L. Barger
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Session 12 —26 mins
Deposition Lessons Learned the Hard Way (Sep 2017)
Learn how depositions can make or break your case.
Originally presented: Aug 2017 Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy
Darrell L. Barger,
Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer, L.L.P. - Houston, TX