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Deposition Misconduct: Rules, Risks, and Remedies

WA Bar News

In this column, we’ll address a narrower, but more common, subset of deposition misconduct that the ABA opinion touches on: improper “coaching” during depositions and improper objections intended to impede the questioner. 10 Second, we’ll focus on depositions rather than hearings or trials. Washington RPC 4.4(a)

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DEPOSITION OUTLINE OF A MEDICAL MALPRACTRICE DEFENSE EXPERT

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

There are a volume of available ideas and outlines for the discovery deposition of a medical malpractice expert including advice to not take the deposition at all in some circumstances. ADDITIONAL, TRAINING, SEMINARS & EDUCATION 5. FULL DETAILS 5 HOW MANY PAST DEPOSITIONS GIVEN? A. INTRODUCTION 1.

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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CLIENT FOR THEIR DEPOSITION by Lita Luvera

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin In our office, my law partner and wife, Lita Barnett Luvera, legal responsibilities included preparing clients and witness for their deposition. Too often, lawyers tend to schedule an hour or two in their office on the day of the deposition to prepare their client.

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How Long Was That Quotation? Do’s and Don’ts of Using Quoted Material

Attorney at Work

Board of Education, the U.S. Ferguson, involving not education but transportation. But the court reporter is sure going to have a hard time recording the proceedings if you do this in a deposition or in a hearing. How Do I Know When the Quotation Ends? Here’s what the lawyer said: In Brown v. Where did the quotation end?

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Five Things to Look for in Shared Office Space

Attorney at Work

The issue is when operators do not provide adequate notice for tenants to research options and make an educated decision about new office space. Professional deposition rooms. While amenities like lounges and on-site gyms are common in most shared office suites, private deposition rooms don’t usually make the cut.

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Always Be Learning to Always Be Growing

Attorney at Work

No lawyer should assume their education is over at any point in their career — and certainly not upon graduation from law school. That’s when the real education about what it takes to be a successful lawyer truly begins. Successful lawyers are successful at lifelong learning. And you’ll have trouble advancing in your career.

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Why Depositions Matter More

The Cloud Court Blog

“The deposition is the new trial.” – Jim Garrity, 10,000 Depositions Later podcast Jim Garrity, an employment attorney based in Florida, has produced scores of podcasts and published multiple books on the topic of depositions. And today, almost all testimony is in the form of deposition testimony for the reasons cited above.