Depositions - overused and potentially harmful

A deposition is a meeting where an attorney gets to ask someone questions - out of the ear shot of the judge. Everything you say is recorded by a reporter. The reporter produces a detailed, word for word transcript of everything you say. But the transcript can only be used for one thing: to challenge you in court if you say something different.

I see depositions overused. Nothing makes a lawyer look more like a lawyer than taking a deposition.

Nothing!

But I have found depositions conducted by the other side to be tremendously helpful to my client. During the deposition, every concern, every issue, and almost every potential question the opposing attorney has is put in the air - right in front of me. I love it when the opposing attorney takes a deposition. I leave with a detailed road map of everything I need to prepare for.


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