Deposition Techniques: Strategies, Tactics, Techniquesby David MarkowitzSponsored by Oregon Law Institute Speech Category: Business and Commercial Litigation Event Name: Deposition Techniques Event Location: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon Event Date: 12/5/2008 Event Time: 8:55 AM Description: The Oregon Law Institute (OLI) is offering this day-long continuing legal education seminar featuring David Markowitz, a business litigator with Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf. To register, download the registration form (see below) or call OLI at 503-768-6580. SCHEDULE 8:55 - Welcome and Introduction 9:00 - 12:00 Morning Session There will be a 15-minute break during the morning session Deposition Goals Ten Important Goals to Accomplish Determining goals and objectives Accomplishing desired results Avoiding undesired results How to Ask Questions Effectively Correct question structure Dealing with evasive and incomplete answers What to Ask Formulating tough and thorough questions Asking the most important questions Effective ordering of questions Big questions if, how, and when to ask them Techniques the best lawyers use Questions & Answers 12:00 - 1:15 - Lunch (on your own) 1:15 - 4:15 - Afternoon Session There will be a 15-minute break during the afternoon session Dealing With the Problem Witness The lying witness The witness who doesnt remember The exaggerating witness When to Stop Asking Questions Getting it All Deposition Thoroughness Style and Demeanor Defending Depositions Goals Pre-deposition meetings with witnesses Teaching your client how to be a terrific deposition witness Protecting your client during deposition including proper objections Overcoming Obstructions Dealing with objections Dealing with instructions not to answer 4:15 - Adjourn ABOUT THE SPEAKER David Markowitz is a popular, nationally noted speaker, and we are pleased to have him back to present this seminar. He is a senior partner in the law firm of Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, P.C., where his practice has been primarily in commercial litigation, including contract, tort, and statutory claims; trust litigation; and real estate disputes. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Business Litigation, is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and was listed as one of the Top Ten Oregon Litigators by the National Law Journal. Mr. Markowitz has participated in more than 1,500 depositions, cataloging his observations of techniques and strategies and hes ready to share that experience with you! Troy S. Moody, President of Naegeli Trial Technologies, will be assisting Mr. Markowitz with the technology of the seminar throughout the day as well as joining him in a discussion of technology regarding taking and showing depositions at trial. Associated File Deposition Techniques OLI Dec 2008.pdf |