Posts by Esquire Deposition Solutions
Remote Depositions Buoyed by Skilled Litigators and Innovative Technology
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, experienced litigators quickly discovered that they would have to adapt and learn to thrive in a new adversarial arena — the computer monitor. And adapt they did. Bar associations worked hard early on to provide ethical guidance for thousands of lawyers facing the prospect of an indefinite period…
Read MoreTexas on the Verge of Adopting Interstate Depositions Law
Ever since the Uniform Law Commission published the Uniform Interstate Discovery and Depositions Act in 2007, the disinterest among Texas lawmakers to adopt the law has been both a curiosity and, to a small extent, a failure of the uniform law process. Curious, because UIDDA offers clear benefits to any state that adopts it. UIDDA…
Read MoreRemote Depositions Put Premium on Secure Digital Breakrooms
The job of defending a witness during a deposition, particularly a remote deposition, can be challenging. Civil litigants have a right to consult with their attorney, though not at any time of their choosing and not in a manner that would impair the integrity of the deposition, such as when a question has been asked…
Read MoreThree Deposition Quick Tips, Two Tech-Related
In this post, we’re going to share three excellent deposition tips taken from a recent online presentation, How to Prepare for Your First (or 100th) Deposition, delivered by a pair of Miami-based litigators. Among many other topics, the two trial experts highlighted the need to prepare diligently for depositions, the usefulness of using post-deposition impressions…
Read MoreComputer: Will ChatGPT Be Useful for Discovery Depositions?
A frequent jab at the legal profession asserts that lawyers are a hopelessly old-fashioned, technology-averse lot that will have to be dragged into the future inch by ink-stained inch. Yet from all available evidence, this aspersion is plainly false or, at best, no longer true. Every day brings news of another technological innovation in the…
Read MoreMassachusetts High Court Considers New Rule on Remote Depositions
Massachusetts appears poised to become the latest jurisdiction to permanently embrace — and regulate — the practice of conducting pretrial discovery with remote depositions. A public comment period recently closed on a proposal that would make in-person depositions the “default” option while encouraging remote depositions by creating a set of detailed ground rules to ensure…
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