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Why Depositions Matter More

The Cloud Court Blog

“The deposition is the new trial.” – Jim Garrity, 10,000 Depositions Later podcast Jim Garrity, an employment attorney based in Florida, has produced scores of podcasts and published multiple books on the topic of depositions. Why Don’t More People Recognize How Important Depositions Are? It’s not just an aphorism.

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With Court Authorization, Litigators Discover Remote Depositions

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She used it for the first time on April 1, 2020 when taking a remote deposition over Zoom. I’m reminded too of my column from 2014 about the end of the paper chase, thanks to electronic exhibits, which streamline depositions—whether remote or in-person. Attorneys are gracious, willing to learn and help one another.

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Shutting Down Uncivil Opposing Counsel

Attorney at Work

It’s been said (often) that lawyers were genteel, professional, and respectful of their colleagues and opposing counsel in the past. Intimidation, shabby lawyering, “over-papering” and arrogance seem to run rampant. In some cases, judges have even ordered civility training for lawyers. During a Deposition.

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Rick DeMedeiros: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

People aren’t used to this — especially from lawyers. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”?

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Moneyballing Testimony: A Field Guide to Deposition Gorillas

The Cloud Court Blog

Over the years I’ve attended a lot of depositions. Not only as the taking and defending attorney, but also as a witness and as a client. When the deposition is over, the people that were in the room often have a sort of inexplicable, Venn-type diagram of disparate recollections about what actually happened.

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

I am obsessed with depositions and, in particular, their importance to the outcome of cases. That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters.

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Moneyballing Litigation: Parallels between GCs and GMs

The Cloud Court Blog

It resonates because I know the same is true of both witnesses and lawyers. Interestingly, like baseball teams 20 years ago, many litigation teams today (and I’m including witnesses and attorneys in my definition of “teams”) are still chosen based on superficial factors. Appearances can be, and often are, deceiving. Certainly, I do.