Learn the latest on Taking & Defending Powerful Depositions with this convenient, 24/7 On-demand Seminar & Complimentary Podcast. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, online access to complete course & reference materials, and attend this on-demand seminar. YOU MAY LISTEN FROM ALMOST ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER OR IPOD. ACCESS TO THE RECORDING AND MATERIALS DOES NOT EXPIRE.
Taking & Defending Powerful Depositions CLE
90-Minute On-demand Seminar & Complimentary Podcast
Listen as many times as you wish and ACCESS TO THE RECORDING AND MATERIALS DOES NOT EXPIRE
Includes Online Access to complete Course/Reference Material & Complimentary Podcast.
Register for CLE & MCLE credit - specific credit hours are listed at the bottom of this page.
Benefits: Due to recent challenges & changes to litigation, the nature of taking & defending winning depositions has evolved dramatically. This convenient, telephonic seminar will teach you the techniques and tactics to take and defend the most effective depositions. The faculty will cover strategies on taking winning depositions, powerful witness preparation, teaching your client to be a prepared deposition witness, strategies on formulating challenging questions, coordinating questions during the deposition, techniques used by the most experienced attorneys, & introducing powerful depositions for impeachment and refreshing recollection, among numerous other cutting-edge strategies. Specific emphasis will be placed on successful use of depositions before juries and courts, including skills to draw attention to facts that advantage your client. Our distinguished seminar faculty will also cover ethical considerations to ensure compliance with the evolving rules of professional conduct.
You'll learn various ways, from basic to very sophisticated, to advance your skills in preparing witnesses for virtual depositions and obtaining valuable insight from adverse witnesses at the deposition. The nationally recognized faculty will share many real-life scenarios and anecdotes that will readily illustrate the effectiveness of various methods. Registration includes course and reference materials that serve as a helpful guide to the best practices and techniques discussed in this convenient, telephonic seminar.
Agenda: 1.
Preparing for the Powerful Deposition: a. Noticing the Remote Deposition
b. Preparing the Witness for the Remote Deposition
c. Effective Objections
d. Use of Errata Sheets
e. Deposition Conduct and Jurisdictional Rules
f. Appropriate Deposition Questions
g. Deposition Disputes and Sanctions
h. Deposing the Expert
i. Use of Depositions at Trial
j. Conducting Remote Depositions
Recorded Question & Answer Session with the Experts Biography of Seminar Faculty: 1.
K. Mallory Brennan is a Partner at Shearman & Sterling, where she focuses on representing global financial institutions and corporations in mergers and acquisitions, litigation and transactional disputes, securities litigation, and other complex commercial disputes, including bankruptcy and antitrust actions. Ms. Brennan also has experience counseling multinational corporations in connection with both internal and regulatory investigations. Most recently, she was listed for excellence in practice in the Euromoney Legal Media Group, named to the Benchmark Litigation Hot List. In each of the last four years, Ms. Brennan was recognized by The Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Lawyer” for M&A Litigation Defense.
2.
Erik C. Johnson is a business trial lawyer at McNeely Law LLP, where he provides strategic advice as well as litigation support to companies of all sizes. He was previously the Assistant General Counsel of a Fortune 500 company, and his business experience includes multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions, entity formation and reorganization, and negotiation of business agreements. Mr. Johnson has tried matters in federal and state courts across the country, focusing on matters involving securities fraud, contracts, fiduciary duties, fraudulent conveyances, real estate, and employment issues. A graduate of The University of Chicago Law, Mr. Johnson also maintains a transactional practice, serving as outside general counsel to a variety of small- to medium-sized businesses. His experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements provides a broader scope and perspective, which guides and influences his approach to business litigation.
CLE Credit: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.5 MCLE credits
Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *
Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**
California State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits
Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal & Judicial Education for 1.8 CLE Credits
Connecticut for 1.5 CLE Credits
District of Columbia (CLE credits are not required)***
Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits
Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits
Hawaii State Board of CLE for 1.5 CLE credits
Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits
Iowa Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits
Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE Credits
Kentucky Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits
Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on MCLE for 1.5 MCLE credits
Maryland (CLE credits are not required)***
Massachusetts (CLE credits are not required)**
Michigan (CLE credits are not required)***
Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits
Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits
Missouri Bar for 1.8 MCLE Credits
Montana Commission of CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits
Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits
New Hampshire for 1.5 CLE credits ****
New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits (per Rule 201:4)
New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits
North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits
Ohio - Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits
Oklahoma Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits
Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE Credits
Puerto Rico for 1.5 CLE credits (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico)
South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)***
Tennessee Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits
Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits
Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits
Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits
Virginia State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits
Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits
Wyoming State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits
Additional States - call customer service at (888) 626-3462
* Members of the Alaska Bar Association may report 1.5 CLE credits for participating in this course as it has been approved by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions for 1.5 CLE credits.
** The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.
*** States that do not require CLE are indicated above. Rossdale does not apply for CLE in these states as CLE credit is not required.
**** The New Hampshire does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Continuing Legal Education requirement. Pursuant to NH Supreme Court Rule 53, this activity may be counted for up to 1.5 CLE hours.
For additional questions, please call 888-626-3462.
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