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Deposition Control


CLE Hours: 6 including 6 General, 1 Ethics, 0 Professionalism, 6 Trial Practice

Location:
State Bar of Georgia - Atlanta, Georgia

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8:00 IN-PERSON REGISTRATION OPENS  
   
8:30 GREETING
  Julia D. Neighbors,  ICLE Director,  State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
   
8:35 Preparing your witness to succeed (TRIAL PRACTICE)
   
  "Best practices" for preparing your witness include the use of documents during preparation and the latest research to help your witness feel comfortable and perform at his or her best.  
  DRAFTING AND USING OUTLINES
  While you never want to be tied to your outline  advance preparation allows you the flexibility to move beyond the outline in a deposition. We’ll review several outline templates to identify the styles that will work best in different circumstances. 
   
10:05 BREAK
   
10:20 Taking and defending depositions (TRIAL PRACTICE)
  Whether conducting a discovery deposition, a trial deposition,  a hybrid or defending your own witness,  the fundamentals are crucial. Beyond those basics, though, Sybil provides tips and tricks to elevate your performance.  
  EFFECTIVE OBJECTIONS
  When defending a deposition, the objection is your primary tool. This section covers everything from teaching your witness about depositions to effectively using them to preserve your record. 
   
11:50 BREAK 
   
12:20 Expert depositions (TRIAL PRACTICE)
  The expert has likely been deposed before—explore special considerations for expert depositions including how to set up a Daubert motion,  your trial cross-examination,  or even increase your chances of settlement. 
  IDENTIFYING YOUR DEPOSITION STYLE 
  Playing to your own strengths will help you achieve your deposition objectives (and feel comfortable while doing so). Identify your own deposition style by examining a showcase of various, successful models. 
   
1:50 BREAK
   
2:05 Deposition technology (TRIAL PRACTICE)
  The court reporter is an officer of the court. Your ethical interaction with the reporter as well as the proper use of technology, including video, Realtime,  and electronic exhibits increase your likelihood of a successful deposition.  
  ETHICAL PITFALLS TO AVOID (ETHICS and TRIAL PRACTICE) 
  When there is a transcript, there is room for error. This section reviews recent case law providing deposition guidance and offers advice for avoiding ethical missteps.
   
3:35 ADJOURN 

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Sybil Dunlop's Profile

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Sybil Dunlop is a partner with Greene Espel PLLP in Minneapolis, where she handles complex litigation for local and international clients. As a counselor, she advises Fortune 100 clients through business disputes with contractors, clients, and business partners. As a litigator, Sybil is a passionate advocate with first-chair trial and arbitration experience. She has also represented clients before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including the first patent owner to score a complete victory in a CBM proceeding. No matter the situation, Sybil invests in learning each client’s business and works to craft a strategy aimed at achieving identified objectives.  

 Prior to joining Greene Espel, Sybil clerked for the Honorable James M. Rosenbaum of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Sybil graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School, Order of the Coif, where she served as Senior Notes Editor for the law review. Before attending law school, Sybil lived and worked in Washington, DC, where she served as Political Research Deputy for EMILY’s List.

 As an active legal scholar and enthusiastic teacher, Sybil writes a monthly column for the Minnesota Lawyer, hosts a recurring webcast series, teaches nationally on federal practice, privilege, legal writing, and implicit bias.


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Sybil Dunlop

Deposition Control

Becoming the Authority and Controlling the Conversation

Whether you are seeking information, an admission, or defending your client, your  control of a deposition is critical to case success. Sybil Dunlop summons her varied experiences as a successful trial lawyer and marries them with her remarkable teaching talent and excitement for the practice of law to deliver a unique experience.

Both the novice and experienced will benefit from Sybil’s unique perspective on the art and science of depositions. She will not present dictates, but will illuminate tactics and styles, to help you fashion or improve your own approach. She will work with you to develop a deposition persona that is uniquely personal and unquestionably successful!

Preparing your witness to succeed;

Drafting and using outlines;

Taking and defending depositions;

Effective objections;

Expert depositions;

Identifying your deposition style;

Deposition technology; and

Ethical pitfalls to avoid.

 

Program Agenda & Detail ( 6 hours, including 1 ethics)

 

90 Minutes

Preparing your witness to succeed

“Best practices” for preparing your witness include the use of documents during preparation and the latest research to help your witness feel comfortable and perform at his or her best. 

Drafting and using outlines

While you never want to be tied to your outline, advance preparation allows you the flexibility to move beyond the outline in a deposition. We’ll review several outline templates to identify the styles that will work best in different circumstances.  

 

15 Minute Break

90 Minutes

Taking and defending depositions

Whether conducting a discovery deposition, a trial deposition, a hybrid or defending your own witness, the fundamentals are crucial. Beyond those basics, though, Sybil provides  tips and tricks to elevate your performance. 

Effective objections

When defending a deposition, the objection is your primary tool. This section covers everything—from teaching your witness about depositions to effectively using them to preserve your record.

 

Lunch

90 Minutes

Expert depositions

The expert has likely been deposed before—explore special considerations for expert depositions including how to set up a Daubert motion, your trial cross-examination, or even increase your chances of settlement.

Identifying your deposition style

Playing to your own strengths will help you achieve your deposition objectives (and feel comfortable while doing so). Identify your own deposition style by examining a showcase of various, successful models.

 

15 Minute Break

90 Minutes

Deposition technology

The court reporter is an officer of the court. Your ethical interaction with the reporter as well as the proper use of technology, including video, Realtime, and electronic exhibits increase your likelihood of a successful deposition.

Ethical pitfalls to avoid

When there is a transcript, there is room for error. This section reviews recent case law providing deposition guidance and offers advice for avoiding ethical missteps.

Adjourn

 


Location

State Bar of Georgia

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104 Marietta St. NW, 3rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, United States
(404) 527-8700
www.gabar.org

Important Information

Please be advised that your credit will not be reported to the State Bar of Georgia CLE Regulation Department until after you have completed the steps necessary to earn credit for that program. 

Self reporting is required for all other jurisdictions.

The information presented is solely for educational purposes. The opinions expressed by the faculty in their materials and presentations are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the State Bar of Georgia, its officers, directors and/or employees. The faculty is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice and these presentations and publications are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. All publications and presentations were created to serve the continuing legal education needs of practicing attorneys.

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