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"Dirty Deposition Tricks--and How to Deal with Them"

This post was written by Evan Schaeffer: "Recommended reading: "Deposition Tricks: The Dirty Dozen," by Neil J. Dillof.

This article, which first appeared in The Maryland Bar Journal, describes twelve nefarious ploys that lawyers often use to gain an unfair advantage at depositions.

Examples: Intentionally trying to anger the witness in an attempt to get him to forget his pre-deposition preparation, asking convoluted questions loaded with unstated and damaging assumptions, and acting bored as a way of distracting the questioning lawyer.

After describing each trick, the author proposes an "antidote" for dealing with the situation.

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Source: Trial Practice Tips Weblog, 29 October 2010, reproduced with permission of the author

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).