Review the FRCP to understand the scope of permissible inquiry at a deposition. Under the FRCP, a deposing attorney may ask questions about any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s ...

Given how critical depositions are to the legal process, it stands to reason that fair deposition practices are paramount to a legal team’s success. However, several forms of unethical and unfair ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

Deposition testimony will affect your case strength, ability to settle cases, and ability to conduct effective direct and cross-examinations at trial. Virtually all litigated disputes resolve without ...

Alan Feigenbaum offers his opinion on why professionalism at deposition is something that needs more attention in the practice of law. There is a line at the tail end of Francis Ford Coppola's The ...

Booking a court reporter for deposition coverage may seem straightforward: provide the date, time, location and witness, then ...

Although depositions may seem like they are less formal than a trial, they are a critical part of a lawsuit. The answers given at a deposition are legal testimony and, in essence, it is no different ...