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Podcast: What is a Deposition?
Podcast: Witness Preparation is Okay
Podcast: Bridging the Gap
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In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small discusses what to do when impeaching with a deposition. Impeachment with a prior inconsistent statement is difficult if the...more
Use the right tools to analyze your deposition transcripts and build a winning case story. As we mentioned in Part 1, there are many important tasks and responsibilities involved in a litigation matter, but telling a...more
An attorney who surreptitiously fed answers to his client – roughly 50 times during a six-hour remote deposition, according to court documents – has been given a public reprimand by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers....more
Sitting in the “hot seat” for the first time can be a stressful and intimidating experience and especially so if there is significant money on the line. As a seasoned litigator, I have deposed more witnesses than I’d like to...more
The U.S. court system has long recognized the difficulty with equal access to justice when an individual with limited English proficiency appears in a U.S. court. Therefore, courts across the country now require that...more
Most litigators have at least a passing familiarity with the "sham affidavit" doctrine, under which an affidavit submitted in opposition to summary judgment that without explanation flatly contradicts the affiant's prior...more
Remote depositions raise unique challenges for litigators, foremost among them the need to ensure the integrity of the deponent’s testimony. In a typical remote deposition scenario, where the attorney taking the deposition is...more
In the latest episode of his "Powerful Witness Preparation" podcast series, Bridging the Gap, litigation attorney Dan Small shares how to overcome the difficulties of bridging the gap between normal conversation and...more
In the latest episode of his "Powerful Witness Preparation" podcast series, If You Don't Remember, Say So, litigation attorney Dan Small continues his in-depth 10-part series on the rules for witness preparation. He explains...more