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Episode 51 - Core Deposition Essentials
Episode 51
In this episode, we introduce a new line of episodes that will address core essentials of deposition practice, beginning with preparing clients to be…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 50 - Do You Have A Predictable "Deposition Profile?"
Episode 50
In this episode, Jim Garrity asks you to ponder the predictability of your approach to examining witnesses, such as the order in which you cover topi…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 49 - A Listener Asks: What if The Examining Lawyer Asks My Witness to Pull Out Her Cellphone and Disclose Texts, Phone Numbers, or Messages?
Episode 49
A listener shared the following scenario with us, and wants to know what to do. Increasingly, and right in the middle of depositions, opposing lawyer…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 48 - For Your Research Files: New Decision on Deposing Witnesses Even When the Adversary Swears They Know Nothing
Episode 48
In this episode, Jim Garrity discusses a brand-new deposition-related decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, whose jurisdi…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 47: A Listener Asks: Can An Entity Designate 29 Separate 30(b)(6) Witnesses for 30 Topics?
In this episode, Jim Garrity takes a question from one of our listeners. The listener served up a 30(b)(6) topic list covering 30 specific topics. in…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 46 - Lessons from the Front Lines: What to Do When Your Opponent Notices Their Experts for Deposition Before You Do
Episode 46
Your opponent just served its expert disclosures and reports. You then get a deposition notice - they're going to immediately depose their own exper…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 45 - Objectionable Objections: When Defending Lawyers Claim THEY Don't Understand the Question
Episode 45
There are probably few things more irritating, when examining a deponent, than having the defending lawyers repeatedly interrupt and claim they don't…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 44 - Objectionable Objections: "If You Know"
Episode 44
Today we introduce a new category of episode, based on your fantastic feedback about things you’d like to get out of the podcast. Episodes in this ca…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 43 - What to Do When Subpoenaed Non-Party Witnesses Fail to Appear for Deposition
Episode 43
You properly subpoenaed the non-party witnesses. You issued the subpoena from the correct court, and you even included a check for mileage. You did e…
4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 42 - Lessons from the Front Lines - Carefully Choose the Documents You Use to Prepare Deponents
Episode 42
In this Lessons from the Front Lines episode, where we review brand-new deposition-related cases from around the country, Jim Garrity discusses two…
4 years, 10 months ago