Depositions: 3.5 General and .5 Dual (Ethics) Hours
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Description:
The deposition is one of the principal discovery tools available to litigants. This series addresses the examination of medical proof, an overview of applicable TRCP and FRCP Rules, mediation approaches, and ethics.
In litigation, the deposition is one of the principal discovery tools available to the litigants. In many cases, the individuals to be deposed will be easily identifiable. If a party is a person, then that person can be deposed to learn what he or she knows about the matters being litigated. If the party is a corporation, non-corporate entity, or governmental entity, then there is no "person" to depose. In this presentation you will learn how to use Rule 30.02(6) or Rule 30(b)(6) in your deposition.
In this presentation you will learn about restoring professionalism, civility and respect to the legal profession. Attorney Charles Molder will go over the Rules of Professional Conduct. Then he will discuss a lawyer's responsibilities when dealing with difficult counsel at a deposition.
Whenever possible videotape your deposition. In this presentation you will learn why it is a good idea to have your recorded depositions at Mediation. The speaker will show examples of videotaped depositions and give practice tips about what mediators need to view.
A doctor's testimony that a certain thing is possible is no evidence at all. His opinion as to what is possible is not more valid than the jury's own speculation as to what is or is not possible. In this seminar attorney Tommy Santel will discuss tips and advice when taking expert depositions.
The Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure and the Tennessee Rules of Evidence govern depositions in Tennessee state court cases. An understanding of these rules is essential to deciding when and who to depose, scheduling depositions, recording them, and determining when and how you can use depositions at trial. In this presentation Attorney Laura Baker will discuss 15 important questions about depositions and the rules that provide the answers.
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