Taking and Defending the Deposition - CLE, Continuing Legal ...

Why Attend?

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Learn proven techniques and strategies for taking and defending depositions from two of the nation's top litigation skills experts!

Attend this practical and entertaining program to get the tools you need to depose a witness confidently! This unique seminar is useful for newer lawyers looking to get a leg up on common deposition problems they will encounter in their litigation practice, as well as for more experienced attorneys seeking additional grounding in deposition strategies. Using a mock video deposition as a springboard for in-depth discussion,?a team of?nationally-known instructors?demonstrate the dos and don'ts of deposing witnesses?while offering?useful tips and pointers on how to avoid common deposition pitfalls. Application of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and important cases such as Frye and Daubert are also discussed.

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What You Will Learn

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Topics include:???

preparing your witness (and yourself)

posing general background questions

when and how to object or instruct the witness not to answer (and how to respond when opposing counsel does this)

using exhibits

refreshing recollection

preserving privileges

protecting your witness when defending a deposition

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Attend this?webcast and have the opportunity to submit your questions in advance and/or during the webcast. Email your questions to vquestions@ali-aba.org. Please put "question for Sonenshein?and Klein?12/12" in the subject line. Questions will be answered via email within 48 hours of the program.

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Who Should Attend

?Attorneys who are?either new to deposition practice or are looking to refresh their skills should attend this?skills webcast.

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Planning Chairs

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David A. Sonenshein is a Professor of Law at Temple University's?Beasley School of Law. ?An experienced teacher of deposition skills, evidence, and trial advocacy, Professor Sonenshein has taught trial skills to attorneys across the United States.? He is the co-author of Trial Evidence: Making and Meeting Objections (NITA, 1990) with Anthony J. Bocchino and JoAnne A. Epps, as well as co-author with Anthony J. Bocchino of A Practical Guide to Federal Evidence: Objections, Responses, Rules, and Practice Commentary (NITA, 9th ed., 2009) and Federal Rules of Evidence with Objections (NITA, 1995).? Professor Sonenshein also co-authored the evidence casebook, Principles of Evidence, with Irving Younger and Michael Goldsmith (Anderson Publishing Co., 4th Ed., 2000).

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Howard Bruce Klein specializes in?white collar criminal defense work, civil litigation, and qui tam litigation in his own law firm.? He also is the Director of ALI-ABA In-House, teaching deposition skills, evidence, and trial advocacy to law firms and government agencies nationwide.? Mr. Klein is a highly regarded trial lawyer and teacher, formerly a partner and chair of the litigation department at the firm of Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia.? He also is a former federal prosecutor, having served as Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.? Mr. Klein teaches trial advocacy and evidence as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Temple University School of Law, and has taught for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and for the Attorney General's Advocacy Institute.? He is the author of the litigation casefile, Fogarty & James v. Portex Communications, Inc., (ALI-ABA, 2003), used in deposition, motion practice, and trial advocacy programs, and of the Deposition Guidebook (ALI-ABA, 2007).? Mr. Klein has written and lectured extensively on the topics of trial advocacy, deposition training, and the criminal justice system. He is listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and in The Best Lawyers in America.

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Program Schedule

?All times Eastern Standard

12:30?p.m.??Taking the Deposition
??????Background of the witness
??????The witness' business
??????Exhausting recollection
??????Handling conversations
??????Handling exhibits
??????Handling objections
??????Handling opposing counsel

Defending the Deposition
??????Witness Preparation ? ?rehearsal? of testimony, instructions, the? theory of the case, putting the witness at ease
??????Objections
??????Attorney-client privilege
??????Work product immunity
??????Instructions not to answer
??????Protecting the witness

2:30 p.m.? Adjournment

Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 2.0; Total 50-minute hours: 2.4.
Note: No Iowa or Ohio CLE credit is available for this program. Washington is approved for self study credit only. CPE Credit is not approved for webcast replays.

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Here's what registrants have said about this course:

?These two accomplished practitioners deliver a performance and education that can make the best of us even better.? ? Richard E. Gerace, Springfield, PA

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?This was the best CLE I?ve ever attended. Quite useful for deposition taking techniques and for an overview in recent legal developments. The presenters and materials were engaging and a useful tool in the presentation.? ? Amy M. Vanni, Reed Smith LLP

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?This is one of the best CLE courses I have attended. In addition to providing substantive legal concepts, this presentation and discussion was filled with valuable practice tips and case strategy.? ? Ayesha Hamilton, The Hamilton Law Firm

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?Sonenshein and Klein have an extremely effective presentation, full of specific real-life examples of the intricacies and subtities of the deposition process. It was a great CLE class well worth the time and expense.?

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?The presenters were excellent. Their knowledge and coverage of topics was comprehensive. They were also very engaging and kept the interest of the attendees.?

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?The personalities and styles of the two faculty members complemented each other and helped the pace ? which was quite good; video was a useful part of the presentation. Thanks very much for a superb program.?

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"It definitely would have been nice to have attended this program before my first deposition!!"

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Times

Eastern 12:30 pm ? 2:30 pm

Central 11:30 am ? 1:30 pm

Mountain 10:30 am ? 12:30 pm

Pacific 9:30 am ? 11:30 am

Alaska 8:30 am ? 10:30 am

Hawaii 7:30 am ? 8:30 am

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Tuition for this Video Webcast is $199.00.

Tuition for the webcast includes a set of electronic course materials, access to the webcast and online access to the archived program after the webcast.

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If you prefer not to order online you can order by Phone or Fax:

Phone: 800-CLE-NEWS (800-253-6397) (Reference Course Code: VCT1212)

PDF Order form - FAX: 215-243-1664 (Reference Course Code: VCT1212)

Source: http://ali-aba.org/VCT1212

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