Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses

Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses

The overwhelming majority of all testimony given by expert witnesses is given in depositions. Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses shows expert witnesses how to excel during their depositions. <BR> You will learn: The questions you should expect to be asked, How to truthfully and artfully answer counsel s questions, How to defeat opposing counsel s tactics, Special techniques for excelling during videotaped depositions, The law governing depositions and how to avoid abuse, How to properly prepare for your deposition, How to set and collect your fee, Techniques for answering trick and difficult questions, and Much, much more. <BR> <BR> Chapter 1 Deposition Law and Procedure <BR> Chapter 2 Understanding the Strategies and Goals of Opposing Counsel <BR> Chapter 3 Preparing for Your Deposition <BR> Chapter 4 Subpoenas, Subpoenas Duces Tecum, and the Use of Documents <BR> Chapter 5 What Experts Can Expect to Be Asked <BR> Chapter 6 Deposition Advice for Expert Witnesses <BR> Chapter 7 Understanding and Defeating Counsel s Deposition Tactics <BR> Chapter 8 Setting and Collecting Your Fee <BR> Chapter 9 Videotaped Depositions <BR> Chapter 10 Handling Abuse <BR> Chapter 11 Truthfully and Artfully Answering Trick and Difficult Questions <BR> Chapter 12 Sample Annotated Expert Deposition Transcripts <BR> Appendix A FRCP Rule 26. <BR> Appendix B FRCP Rule 30. <BR> Appendix C An Example of Abusive Behavior Sanctioned by the Court <BR> Appendix D Obstructive Behavior by Retaining Counsel <BR> Appendix E Sample Schedule from Subpoena Duces Tecum <BR> Appendix F Sample Notice of Deposition <BR> Appendix G Example of Deposition Errata Sheet <BR> Appendix H Expert Deposition Preparation Checklist