Main Title |
Litigation manual Depositions / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, |
Year Published |
2006 |
OCLC Number |
71262545 |
ISBN |
1590316789 (pbk.) 9781590316788 (pbk.) |
Subjects |
Depositions--United States ;
Trial practice--United States
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJCM |
DEPOSITIONS |
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Law Library/Washington,DC |
08/22/2008 |
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Collation |
vii, 372 p. ; 23 cm. |
Notes |
"The articles in this book originally appeared in Litigation, the quarterly journal of the Section of Litigation ..." -- P. vii. |
Contents Notes |
I. Preparation. Documents and depositions: the basics ; Reconstructing reality: preparing the deponent to testify ; Preparing a witness for deposition ; Talking green-showing red: why most deposition preparation fails, and what to do about it ; 130 rules for every deponent -- II. At the table. Taking depositions ; Medium vs. tedium: video depositions come of age ; Conducting the oral deposition ; The four-hour deposition ; Multi-level depositions ; Depositions under the new federal rules ; Taking depositions that stick ; Taking chances at depositions -- III. Strategies. Deposition traps and tactics ; Preparing for Rule 612 ; Using and utilizing depositions ; Deposition essentials: new basics for old masters ; Effective use of depositions at trial ; Showing your hand: a counter-intuitive strategy for deposition defense -- IV. Special cases. Preparing a witness to testify in a commercial case ; Strategies in expert depositions ; Playing hardball in expert witness depositions ; Your client's employee is being deposed: are you prepared? ; Deposing corporations and other fictive persons: some thoughts on Rule 30(b)(6). |