Effective Depositions, Second Edition

Effective Depositions is a comprehensive, practical guide through every stage of the deposition process. It concisely covers the law of depositions and related discovery issues and gives a clear, thorough understanding of the process and its practical challenges so that either taker or defender can make the best use of the opportunities the process offers. Whether you are a seasoned veteran of depositions or a first-timer, you will get techniques and strategies for effectively

* preparing for a deposition, whether as taker or defender;
* taking a deposition;
* defending a witness;
* using (or countering) the deposition at trial; and
* avoiding costly, damaging mistakes along the way.

This edition covers timely subjects such as

* realtime transcription;
* video depositions;
* the Fifth Amendment on civil depositions;
* issues for women at depositions; and handling deposition discovery disputes.

The appendices offer quick, practical guides for handling skills, such as asking questions about a conversation for purposes of discovery, asking questions about a document, making objections, and using depositions at trial. The book helps navigate through the legal and practical problems and issues that may be encountered with each deposition. It contains numerous case studies and clearly-explained examples, in addition to models, sample forms and checklists.

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Henry L. Hecht is a member of the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and co-founder of The Hecht Training Group, consultants on skills training for lawyers (https://hechttraininggroup.com/) .

From 1973 to 1983, he had an active litigation practice, first with the Watergate Special Prosecution Force as an Assistant Special Prosecutor and then with Heller Ehrman in San Francisco as Special Counsel. Since 1983, in addition to teaching at the Law School, he has designed and conducted in-house training programs on litigation skills for more than 65 law firms, corporate law offices, government agencies, and bar associations across the country.

He has lectured and written extensively for the American Bar Association (ABA) , the American Law Institute (ALI) , California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) , the Practising Law Institute (PLI) , and the National Practice Institute (NPI) . He is an elected member of the American Law Institute (ALI) and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation(ABF) .

Among his publications is Effective Depositions 2nd ed., published by the ABA in 2010.

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