Litigation & Appeals

4.3

Dirty Discovery and Deposition Tactics

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Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
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Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
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Dennis O
With Dennis F. O'Brien from Dennis F. O'Brien P.A.
Recorded May 28, 2025
Product ID 100493

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Overview

Tips for Handling Document Dumps, Excessive Objections, and Other Ploys

Some counsel go too far in their zeal to win, especially during discovery. Don't let them throw you off your game or drag you down to their level. This program will show you how to combat cheap discovery tricks, from concealed evidence to deposition obstruction. Get real-world solutions to real-world discovery challenges - register today!

  • Know how to respond when opposing counsel uses data dumps to drive up costs and waste your time.
  • Fight back against improper objections to get the discovery to which you're entitled.
  • Get practical tips for combating deposition obstruction and incivility.
  • Determine when to bring discovery disputes to the court's attention and get tips for using motions.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Altering, Destroying, or Concealing Evidence
  2. Document Dump
  3. Excessive, Vague, or Baseless Objections
  4. Vitriolic Discovery Battles
  5. Inundating You With Interrogatories, Document Requests, Deposition Notices, and More to Drive Up Fees and Costs
  6. Paid-for-Hire Expert Witnesses
  7. Witness Coaching
  8. Deposition Obstruction: Objections, Instructing a Witness Not to Answer, Conferences
  9. Incivility During the Deposition
  10. Practical Tips for Discovery Motions

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Product ID 100493

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Dirty Discovery and Deposition Tactics

    1. Altering, Destroying, or Concealing Evidence
    2. Document Dump
    3. Excessive, Vague, or Baseless Objections
    4. Vitriolic Discovery Battles
    5. Inundating You With Interrogatories, Document Requests, Deposition Notices, and More to Drive Up Fees and Costs
    6. Paid-for-Hire Expert Witnesses
    7. Witness Coaching
    8. Deposition Obstruction: Objections, Instructing a Witness Not to Answer, Conferences
    9. Incivility During the Deposition
    10. Practical Tips for Discovery Motions

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Dennis F O'Brien
Dennis F.
O'Brien
Dennis F. O'Brien P.A.
Speaker bio
Dennis F O'Brien

Dennis F. O'Brien

Dennis F. O'Brien P.A.
Dennis O'Brien

is a sole proprietor at the law office of Dennis F. O'Brien, P.A., where his full-time civil litigation practice focuses on serious personal injury; product liability, including drug and medical devices; medical malpractice; nursing home negligence; appellate work; and general civil litigation. Mr. O'Brien is a member of the Maryland State, Harford County, Baltimore County and Baltimore City bar associations; and the American Association for Justice. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. O'Brien is the co-author and author of a variety of articles, and is currently working on a book, Accident Reconstruction for Lawyers, to be nationally published by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Baltimore School of Law.

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