Posts by Esquire Deposition Solutions

It’s a common practice during a deposition for lawyers to assert legal objections to witness testimony but then allow the deposition to proceed. In fact, this practice is broadly encouraged. Depositions are wide-ranging pretrial inquiries that should, under normal circumstances, continue to their conclusion regardless of arguable legal errors that might have occurred along the…

Year’s end for this blog has typically been observed by an assessment of readership trends during the previous 12 months. Which articles have been most popular, as measured by reads and shares? Were there any subject areas that attracted more interest than others? We hope that, in collecting this information, we might glean a glimmer…

The receipt of a notice for a client’s deposition usually sets off a chain reaction of familiar events in most law offices across the country. The deposition is calendared. Materials requested in the notice or accompanying subpoena are collected. And client preparation begins in earnest. While few lawyers would forego in-person deposition prep sessions, a…

California courts are readying new standards for court interpreters with most changes focused on ethical behavior during remote and hybrid court proceedings. The proposed revisions to the Professional Standards and Ethics for California Court Interpreters, a document last revised in 2013, provide specific guidance for how court interpreters can fulfill their ethical obligations regarding impartiality,…