Deposition Rescue

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Dennis E. Glazer, Esq. | New York, NY

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“DEPOSITION RESCUE is a terrific supplement to traditional witness preparation. The video reinforces the advice we give by showing the witness how to apply that advice when testifying and, as importantly, vividly illustrates how things can go wrong if the advice is not followed.”

Gail Migdal Title, Esq. Co-Managing Partner Katten Muchin Resenman LLP | Los Angeles, CA

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“DEPOSITION RESCUE is a great teaching tool for witnesses and young litigators alike. Dramatic scenes, practical narration and superb production values combine for a highly effective and engaging presentation that makes the techniques of good deposition extremely easy to absorb.”

Craig J. de Recat, Esq. Co-Chair, Trial Practice, and Board Member Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | Los Angeles, CA

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“This video gives witnesses the experience of seeing what can happen to them in a deposition or trial if they are not careful, thoughtful and prepared. The visual impact of watching a witness under a relentless cross-examination because he or she didn’t take the deposition seriously gives my clients an extra edge that ordinary witness prep doesn’t. This video is a tremendously valuable witness prep tool.”

Jennifer M. Ilenstine, Esq. Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP | Los Angeles, CA

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“As a litigator who handles complex civil cases, often in employment matters, preparing nervous witnesses to testify in cases where their reputations and substantial sums of money are on the line is something I have done countless times in my career. DEPOSITION RESCUE is equal parts teacher and security blanket, and is one of the most effective ways to help witnesses provide their best possible testimony at a deposition. I highly recommend it.”

Damian D. Capozzola, Esq. Epstein Becker & Green | Los Angeles, CA

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“DEPOSITION RESCUE is a terrific deposition preparation tool in cases of all sizes for solo practitioners to big firm litigators. The modern feel helps witnesses engage with the lessons and learn what problems to avoid by observing others instead of through personal experience.”

Stephen R. Clark, Esq. Clark Law Firm, LLC | St. Louis, MO

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“In 18 years of practicing complex commercial litigation, this is the most powerful and effective deposition preparation product I’ve seen. My clients give it high marks as well.”

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WITNESS PREPARATION – HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE READY FOR YOUR DEPOSITION

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Most people do not realize until it’s too late just how important their depositions are – i.e, until after they have been heavily impacted financially, often completely wiped out, because they did not know how to successfully navigate their depositions.

Depositions are Q&A sessions between you and the attorneys for every party to the lawsuit, each of whom is allowed to ask you anything even remotely related to the case. During your deposition, a court reporter will transcribe (i.e., type) every word of every question you are asked and every answer you give. Your deposition may also be videotaped and, if it is, that video will be used at trial to show how your trial testimony differs from your deposition testimony – thereby destroying your credibility as a witness, damaging your chances of prevailing in the lawsuit and often putting your property and other assets at risk to pay the judgment.

Witness preparation for a deposition, therefore, is a crucial element to succeeding in a civil lawsuit. Unfortunately, despite its vital importance, what most lawyers won’t tell you is that witness preparation for depositions is the single most neglected responsibility within the legal profession. Why is that? Because lawyers are constantly overbooked. They simply don’t have enough hours in the day.

If you are represented by an attorney and have not spent a minimum of two hours (for the most basic, straightforward case – and considerably more time for complex cases) with him or her doing nothing but preparing for your deposition, you are not adequately prepared for what undoubtedly will be one of the most stressful, most nerve-wracking experiences of your life.

Even if you have an attorney and he or she has spent a lot of time preparing you for your deposition, the best witness preparation available are deposition preparation videos. Videos allow you to see exactly what to expect so that when you walk into your deposition, you will not be surprised or nervous.

Don’t let inadequate witness preparation be your downfall. It’s very easy to do but equally easy to avoid. For an excellent example of a witness preparation video, visit Deposition Rescue. This video includes witness preparation advice for numerous types litigation, including:

• Antitrust
• Class Actions
• Construction
• Dog Bite
• Education Law
• Environmental Law
• First Amendment
• Insurance Coverage/Defense
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Landlord/Tenant
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Real Estate
• SEC Litigation
• Toxic Tort
• White Collar/Investigations
• Worker’s Compensation
• Wrongful Death

Jeff L. Williams is a former trial attorney and co-founder of New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.

DEPO PREP FOR AN INSURANCE CASE

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If you are involved as a witness or a party to a lawsuit for which an insurance company is going to be on the hook if a judgment is awarded, your deposition is the single most critical factor in your case. Depositions are the cornerstones of every civil litigation case, especially those involving insurance companies. Depositions are the tools each of the parties to a lawsuit uses to find out what each of the other parties to the lawsuit are claiming as the basis for their allegations and defenses to those claims.

Depositions also serve the dual purpose of providing the other parties to a lawsuit with a method to ensure that you tell the same story at trial that you told at your deposition. At your deposition, you will be asked a lot of questions. You will be under oath, sworn to tell the truth, so if you change your story at trial, the other side’s lawyer will use your deposition testimony to show the jury and the judge how your trial testimony differs from your deposition testimony. If you do not give good, careful testimony in your deposition and have to change some answers to some of the questions you gave during your deposition at trial, you will be made took like an unreliable witness – one whose testimony can not be trusted.

In addition to every word of every answer you give at your deposition being transcribed (i.e., typed) by a court reporter, you may also be videotaped. The lawyers for the other parties to the case are free to use either your deposition transcript and/or the videotape to illustrate how your story has changed for the judge, jury and whoever else may be in the courtroom, including your boss, co-workers, family and friends.

That is why deposition preparation is vital, particularly in insurance cases. Insurance companies defend lawsuits tooth-and-nail. Their attorneys are some of the best in the business at the tricks of the trade in terms of taking your deposition in a way that will benefit the insurance company and hurt your case.

The best method of deposition preparations by far is to purchase an excellent deposition preparation video and watch it numerous times prior to your deposition. Think of it as a security blanket. Doing so will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to beat the other parties’ lawyers at their own game.

For an excellent example of a witness preparation video, visit Deposition Rescue. This video includes basic deposition preparation advice for insurance cases as well as the following types of other litigation:

Jeff L. Williams is a former trial attorney and co-founder of New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.