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The Litigation Manual : Depositions

Schwab, Priscilla Anne; Vilardo, Lawrence J.
ISBN-10: 1590316789
ISBN-13: 9781590316788

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Packed with insights from top litigators, The Litigation Manual has been valued as much for its refreshing style as its practical, how-to approach. This new addition to The Litigation Manual library focuses on depositions. It includes 24 articles from the American Bar Association's Litigation journal that examine the broad range of issues involved in conducting effective depositions.
The book covers: preparing for depositions; taking depositions; effective strategies; and special cases. Whether you are a novice or experienced litigator, this manual is filled with innovative ideas and step-by-step advice you will put to use immediately in your practice."This addition to The Litigation Manual library focuses on depositions. The book includes the most useful articles on depositions from Litigation journal, taking you through the steps of an effective deposition. It covers the preparation before the deposition; what happens at the table; techniques and strategies; and special cases you may encounter."--BOOK JACKET.
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Documents and depositions : the basicsp. 3
Reconstructing reality : preparing the deponent to testifyp. 19
Preparing a witness for depositionp. 35
Talking green, showing red - why most deposition preparation fails, and what to do about itp. 51
130 rules for every deponentp. 65
Taking depositionsp. 75
Medium v. tedium : video depositions come of agep. 95
Conducting the oral depositionp. 107
The four-hour depositionp. 121
Multilevel depositionsp. 131
Depositions under the new federal rulesp. 147
Taking depositions that stickp. 159
Taking chances at depositionsp. 179
Deposition traps and tacticsp. 197
Preparing for Rule 612p. 213
Using and utilizing depositionsp. 231
Deposition essentials : new basics for old mastersp. 249
Effective use of depositions at trialp. 265
Showing your hand : a counter-intuitive strategy for deposition defensep. 277
Preparing a witness to testify in a commercial casep. 287
Strategies in expert depositionsp. 305
Playing hardball in expert witness depositionsp. 319
Your client's employee is being deposed : are you ethically prepared?p. 333
Deposing corporations and other fictive persons : some thoughts on Rule 30(b)(6)p. 351
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Edition: 2006
Publisher: American Bar Association
Binding: Perfect 
Pages: 450
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.17 lbs.
Language: English

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