Depositions in a Nutshell
Authors:
Bergman, Paul B. / Light, Jason / Babbe, David
Edition:
3rd
Copyright Date:
2025
- Foreword to the Third Edition
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Chapter 1 Overview
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Chapter 2 Arranging for Depositions
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Chapter 3 Deposition Preparation
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Chapter 4 Beginning and Concluding Depositions
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Chapter 5 Timeline Questioning
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Chapter 6 T-Funnel Questioning
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Chapter 7 Strategies for Pinning the Tale on the Deponent
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Chapter 8 Cementing Helpful Answers
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Chapter 9 Undermining Harmful Testimony
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Chapter 10 Responding to Evasive, Forgetful or Uncertain Deponents
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Chapter 11 Managing Exhibits
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Chapter 12 Making and Responding to Objections and Instructions Not to Answer
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Chapter 13 FRCP 30(b)(6) “Subject Matter” Depositions
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Chapter 14 “Practices and Policies” Questioning Strategies
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Chapter 15 Deposing Experts
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Chapter 16 Preparing Deponents
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Chapter 17 Deposing Friendly or Neutral Witnesses
- Index
- Publication Date: January 13th, 2025
- ISBN: 9781685615048
- Subject: Trial Practice
- Series: Nutshells
- Type: Overviews
- Description: This latest edition of Depositions in a Nutshell provides comprehensive descriptions and concrete illustrations of effective strategies and techniques for taking and defending depositions. The resource is useful for both inexperienced attorneys getting their first exposure to depositions as well as experienced attorneys looking to sharpen their deposition skills. Additionally, the book can serve as a text for a stand-alone depositions course or as a supplement to a civil pre-trial lawyering course or any live client clinical course that provides students with opportunities to take or defend depositions. It devotes separate chapters to such fundamental skills as obtaining helpful answers to critical questions, undercutting harmful testimony, uncovering a deponent's version of significant events, and dealing with evasive deponents. The book provides insight on how to handle objections, utilize exhibits during a deposition and prepare a client to be deposed, as well as how to conduct some of the most common depositions including depositions of entities and expert depositions.