Posts by Esquire Deposition Solutions
Lawyer Who Admitted Coaching Deposition Witness Escapes With Reprimand
An attorney who surreptitiously fed answers to his client – roughly 50 times during a six-hour remote deposition, according to court documents – has been given a public reprimand by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. Although arguably less egregious instances of witness coaching have been sanctioned with license suspensions, the consensus view in the…
Read MorePreparation Is Key to Stopping Witness Coaching During Remote Depositions
For the second time this year, the American Bar Association is offering guidance on how litigators can successfully, and ethically, minimize the occurrence of witness coaching during remote depositions. The ABA’s advice in a nutshell: Litigators should take time to understand the risks of witness coaching and then proactively address those risks through cross-examination, remote…
Read More10 Reasons to Consider Video Depositions Now
It’s one thing to say that video is more impactful than the spoken word or words printed on a sheet of paper. But it’s quite another to personally experience the power of video, as we all have during the past two years of virtual hearings, Zoom meetings, and remote depositions. Litigators today know that video…
Read MoreDiscovery Depositions and Hearsay Evidence
The California Supreme Court recently issued an important ruling on the use of civil discovery depositions in lieu of trial testimony. The court’s opinion in Berroteran v. Los Angeles County Superior Court, No. S259522 (Calif. Sup. Ct., March 7, 2022), removed from the books an intermediate appellate court decision that it believed would have admitted…
Read MoreCovid-Enforced Virtual Working Boosts Litigators’ Confidence In Tech Skills
Of all the changes that COVID-19 imposed upon us, remote working has been one of the most profound. Now it has become a permanent fixture in full-time, part-time, or hybrid variations across many industries, including the legal profession. To understand how remote work affects attorneys’ day-to-day lives, Esquire executed a survey with litigators to explore…
Read MoreThe Opportunity and Imperative for Post-Pandemic Legal Innovation
Lawyers can profit from taking a deep interest in their clients’ affairs, not only to anticipate their legal services needs but also to appreciate — and adopt, perhaps — the clients’ approach to business and service innovation. Today, as the country is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are responding to what they see…
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