The litigation manual.
By: Priscilla Anne Schwab and Lawrence J. Vilardo, editors.
Contributors: Schwab, Priscilla Anne.; Vilardo, Lawrence J.; American Bar Association. Section of Litigation.
Publisher: Section of Litigation, American Bar Association; American Bar Association
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781590316788
Subjects: Depositions -- United States; Trial practice -- United States; Practice_and_Procedure
Other titles: Depositions
Description: "The articles in this book originally appeared in Litigation, the quarterly journal of the Section of Litigation, and like all Litigation's articles, these are written by active practitioners who are writing practical advice for other practitioners." -- P. vii.
Notes: "The articles in this book originally appeared in Litigation, the quarterly journal of the Section of Litigation ..." -- P. vii.
Table of contents: title: 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; title: 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; title: 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; title: 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).