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Advanced Deposition Tactics

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2 hours 57 minutes
Jena Emory
Michael Vescio
With Jena G. Emory from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP + 1 other
Recorded August 19, 2025.
Product ID 100644

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Overview

Master the Art of Precision Questioning, Tactical Traps, and Witness Domination

Think you've mastered depositions? Think again. Advanced Deposition Tactics takes your litigation skills to the next level, arming you with high-powered questioning techniques, strategic traps, and next-level witness control methods to dominate the opposition. Learn how to corner evasive deponents, neutralize obstructive opposing counsel, and craft testimony that wins at trial. If you're ready to turn depositions into precision weapons, this is the CLE you can't afford to miss - register today!

  • Enhance your deposition skills with advanced questioning techniques.
  • Discover how to utilize depositions in a tactical manner to control case narratives.
  • Explore ways to combat deposition defenses and examine high-profile cases for better understanding.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Mastering High-Stakes Witness Examinations
  2. Tactical Use of Depositions to Control the Case Narrative
  3. Combatting Advanced Deposition Defenses and Other Challenges

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Product ID 100644

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 3 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 3 Total
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  1. Mastering High-Stakes Witness Examinations

    1. Advanced Questioning Techniques for Hostile and Evasive Witnesses
    2. Reverse Engineering Deposition Strategy: Shaping Testimony for Trial Impact
    3. Leveraging Leading, Looping, and Exhaustion Questioning Methods
    4. Handling Corporate Representatives and 30(b)(6) Deponents: Forcing Key Admissions
    5. Uncovering Bias, Financial Incentives, and Expert Witness Credibility Weaknesses

  2. Tactical Use of Depositions to Control the Case Narrative

    1. Strategic Use of Depositions to Lock In Theories of Liability and Damages
    2. Setting Perjury Traps and Impeachment Landmines for Trial Cross-Examination
    3. Leveraging Videotaped Depositions: Using Body Language and Silence Against Witnesses
    4. Controlling the Pace and Emotional Tone of Depositions to Unsettle Adversaries
    5. Using Real-Time Objections and Strategic Instructions to Limit Harmful Testimony

  3. Combatting Advanced Deposition Defenses and Other Challenges

    1. Neutralizing Obstructive Opposing Counsel: Dealing With Coaching, Speaking Objections, and Witness Preparation Abuses
    2. Defending Against Aggressive Deposition Tactics, Bad Faith Objections, and Privilege Abuse
    3. Using Depositions for Dispositive Motion Practice and Trial Admissibility Battles
    4. Real-World Case Studies: Dissecting Advanced Deposition Strategies From High-Profile Cases

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Jena G Emory
Jena G.
Emory
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Michael R Vescio
Michael R.
Vescio
Amundsen Davis LLC
Speaker bio
Jena G Emory

Jena G. Emory

Taft Stettinius & Hollister 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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Michael R Vescio

Michael R. Vescio

Amundsen Davis LLC
Michael Vescio

is a partner at Amundsen Davis LLC. His practice includes legal and professional malpractice defense, insurance coverage, appellate practice and complex civil litigation matters. An active member of the defense bar, Mr. Vescio occasionally appeared for amici in appellate proceedings to facilitate the thoughtful development of jurisprudence in state of Wisconsin. He earned his H.B.A. degree from Marquette University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Marquette University Law School.

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