Moore, Binder, Bergman, and Light's Depositions in a Nutshell, 2d

Imprint
West Academic Publishing
ISBN-13
9781634598958
Primary Subject
Pretrial
Format
Softbound
Copyright
2016
Series
Nutshells
Publication Date
03/01/2016
Softbound - New, softbound print book.

Description

This Nutshell, which replaces Binder, Moore and Bergman's Deposition Questioning Strategies and Techniques (2001), provides comprehensive descriptions and concrete illustrations of effective strategies and techniques for taking and defending depositions. The book can serve as a text for a 2-4 unit stand-alone depositions course (either live client or simulated) or as a supplement to a civil pre-trial lawyering course. It devotes separate chapters to such fundamental skills as obtaining helpful answers to critical questions, undercutting harmful testimony, obtaining a deponent's version of significant events, and obtaining information from evasive deponents. Other chapters include topics such as responding to inconsistent or implausible testimony, overcoming opposing counsel's objections and obstructionist tactics, and preparing a client to be deposed.