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Taming the Wild Witness: Control Strategies in Depositions

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New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 49 minutes
Phillip Geigle
Mark West
Louis Cohan
Jena Emory
With Phillip A. Geigle from Geigle | Morales, LLC + 3 others
Recorded May 28, 2025
Product ID 100269

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Overview

Take Control of Your Deposition

Mastering witness control is key to a powerful deposition, and this panel discussion will give you the tools to do just that. Learn how to establish control dynamics from the start, navigate witness psychology, and use precise questioning to steer testimony effectively. Discover document control strategies and specialized tactics tailored for both plaintiff and defense attorneys, ensuring you're prepared for any witness challenge. Finally, we'll cover the ethical boundaries of influence to help you maintain professionalism under pressure. Join us to enhance your deposition strategy and command the courtroom - register today!

  • Evaluate control dynamics in a deposition setting.
  • Discover insights into witness behavior and influence and understand the psychology surrounding control.
  • Develop effective questioning techniques to establish control in your depositions.
  • Learn tools and techniques for strategically using documents to control the witness and flow of the deposition.
  • Analyze tactics specific to both plaintiff and defense counsel.
  • Understand ethical boundaries when it comes to attempting to control a deposition.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Control Dynamics in Depositions and the Psychology of Control
  2. Ethical Boundaries in Witness Control
  3. 28 Witness Control Techniques
  4. Tailored Strategies for Evasive, Hostile, and Overly Talkative Witnesses
  5. Managing Interruptions and Objections from Opposing Counsel
  6. Tools and Techniques for Document Control During Depositions

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Product ID 100269

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Control Dynamics in Depositions and the Psychology of Control

  2. Ethical Boundaries in Witness Control

    1. Understanding the Boundaries of Influence vs. Manipulation
    2. Ethical Implications of Aggressive Control Techniques
    3. Handling Difficult Witnesses and Opposing Counsel with Professionalism and Integrity
    4. Maintaining Control without Intimidation or Coercion
    5. Knowing When to Push Back and When to Concede
    6. Proper Use of Objections to Maintain Ethical Standards

  3. 28 Witness Control Techniques

  4. Tailored Strategies for Evasive, Hostile, and Overly Talkative Witnesses

  5. Managing Interruptions and Objections from Opposing Counsel

  6. Tools and Techniques for Document Control During Depositions

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Phillip A Geigle
Phillip A.
Geigle
Geigle | Morales, LLC
Mark West
Mark
West
Law Offices of Mark West
Louis R Cohan
Louis R.
Cohan
Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Jena G Emory
Jena G.
Emory
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Speaker bio
Phillip A Geigle

Phillip A. Geigle

Geigle | Morales, LLC
Phillip Geigle

is a member of Geigle | Morales, LLC in Denver, Colorado. He has a diverse litigation practice that focuses on criminal defense, plaintiff-side civil litigation, business litigation, and domestic litigation. In Mr. Geigle's career, he has tried many high-profile cases to juries, including homicide, embezzlement, securities fraud, and violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA); and has tried over sixty cases to verdict. He is perennially peer-rated as "AV-Preeminent" from Martindale-Hubbell and a Super Lawyer in the area of White-Collar Criminal Defense. In domestic litigation, Mr. Geigle represents individuals involved in dissolution proceedings involving significant assets and, in many instances, emotionally charged circumstances. Prior to forming Geigle | Morales, LLC, he served as a senior deputy district attorney at the Denver District Attorney's Office in specialty assignments with the Family Violence and the Economic Crime units. Mr. Geigle is admitted to practice in Colorado and Arkansas.

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Mark West

Mark West

Law Offices of Mark West
Mark West

is a sole practitioner in San Gabriel, where he practices in plaintiff personal injury and wrongful death, products liability law, medical malpractice, and business civil litigation. He has published several articles and frequently lectures. Mr. West is admitted to practice in the Northern, Central and Southern U.S. District Courts in California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and Supreme Court of the United States. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in the state and U.S. District Court for Nevada and the U.S. District Court for Minnesota. Mr. West is a member of the American and Los Angeles County bar associations, State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California (past legislative district coordinator), and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He earned his B.S. degree from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) and his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

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Louis R Cohan

Louis R. Cohan

Cohan Law Group, L.L.C.
Louis Cohan

founded Cohan Law Group, L.L.C., and has been a trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He has been recognized for his trial experience by admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cohan has litigated more than $900 million in claims for his clients and recently secured a Verdict in excess of $66 million in a fraud case. He has done work in breach of contract, fraud, injunctive relief, punitive damages, employment, trade secrets, real estate, construction and construction defects, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Cohan's practice is concentrated on business litigation and employment litigation, as well as civil litigation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Georgia and his J.D. degree from Emory School of Law. Mr. Cohan has served as chair of the Litigation Section, the largest section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has also chaired the Small Firm section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Mr. Cohan has served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Bar Association and has chaired the Atlanta Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has received awards and recognition for his community and legal work. These awards include Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV rating, American Board of Trial Advocates, America's Top 100 Attorneys, and the Celebrating Service Award. For many years, Mr. Cohan has chaired the Legal Run Around 5k road race, raising money for the children of injured and fallen Atlanta Police Department officers.

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Jena G Emory

Jena G. Emory

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Jena Emory

is a senior associate in the firm's Commercial, Class Action and Production Liability Litigation practices. Her practice primarily focuses on insurance coverage defense. Ms. Emory has tried cases solo in Superior Court and Magistrate Court. She is an active member of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. Ms. Emory is currently an officer as co-editor of The YLD Review. She is a graduate of the 2020 YLD Leadership Academy and has written numerous articles for The YLD Review. Ms. Emory received the 2021-2022 YLD Achievement Award for Service to the Public, 2020-2021 YLD Achievement Award for Service to the Public, and the 2019-2020 YLD Achievement Award for Service to the Profession. She is also on the Editorial Board for the Georgia Bar Journal. In addition, Ms. Emory is on the Selection Committee for the Justice Robert Benham Awards for the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina, with a double major in economics and global supply chain and operations management with a minor in music. Ms. Emory earned her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was the submissions editor of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, as well as an author of numerous publications. After graduating from law school, she was a fellow for Judge William ("Billy") Ray, II at the Georgia Court of Appeals.

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