Program Co-Chairs: Joram Hirsch, Esq., Joshua Koskoff, Esq., & Cindy Robinson, Esq.

Faculty: Joram Hirsch, Esq., Joshua Koskoff, Esq., & Cindy Robinson, Esq., & Terence Zemetis, Esq.

Understand the Rules & Law of Deposition Taking

• What did I stipulate to?
• Can I object to my own questions?
• Stop coaching the witness!

Preparing for Your Deposition

• What should you know before you start questioning
• How to get your client to show his/her “best side”
• How not to lose your case in deposition

Effective Use of Depositions at Trial

Secret Goals & Little Known Tactics of Defense Counsel

• Is waterboarding the plaintiff allowed during the deposition?
• Can we interrogate until pain associated 'organ failure'?
• Lack of commitment leaves a useless transcript?
• Shredding deponents while influencing counsel?

Panel Discussion

Protecting Your Client and Your Case at Deposition; How to Help Prove Your Case at Deposition; Obstructionist Tactics; Whether or Not to Videotape; Important Questions to Ask