Posts by Esquire Deposition Solutions
Scanning the COVID-19 Litigation Scene
Six months into our shared national adventure with SARS-CoV-2, mere words have lost their power to frame the gravity of the moment. The phrase “coronavirus pandemic” rolls off everyone’s tongue so easily, as if the topic under discussion were a baseball score or a grocery list. And the phrase “new normal” makes the humdrum state…
Read MoreCourthouses Innovate to Safely Dispense Justice
June and July saw courts across the country struggling to resume in-person proceedings, with more than a few coughs and hiccups along the way. Courthouses opened only to close days later when an employee fell ill. And several lawsuits alleging that COVID-19 safeguards are either absent or unlawfully lax added to the judiciary’s unprecedented challenge…
Read MoreABA Practice Forward Effort to Guide Next-Generation Lawyers
The coronavirus pandemic has stimulated change throughout the legal community, whether it’s judges conducting videoconference trials and managing partners re-thinking office space needs, or lawyers innovating new ways of delivering legal services. The American Bar Association wants to be part of that change too—ideally on its leading edge. The Practice Forward Initiative On July 29,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Fatigue? Don’t Let Your Ethics Guard Down
COVID-19 fatigue is real. The typical work day is long, the work is hard, and the end is nowhere in sight across much of the country. After months of “working from home,” lawyers can be forgiven if they’re weary of being cooped up, weary of being careful, weary of social distancing regimens. Worse yet, the…
Read MoreElements of a Strong Remote Deposition Protocol
The remote deposition has become a leading litigation tool for moving cases forward during the current coronavirus pandemic. Remote depositions are an efficient means of obtaining discovery at a time when few are able or willing to travel or gather in groups. More importantly, the reality for litigators today is that it is very difficult…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Lawyering Demands New Professional Skillset
To their dismay, lawyers working through the early months of the coronavirus pandemic discovered a pressing need for a skill few possessed: the ability to effectively advocate in cyberspace. The world of webcam and screen was, alas, as alien as an outpost on the moon. Virtual advocacy isn’t taught in law school. Not yet anyhow.…
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