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Y O U N G L A W Y E R S J O U R N A L
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TAKING AND DEFENDING YOUR FIRST DEPOSITION
The Spectacular Seven
By Fitzgerald T. Bramwell and Yana Karnaukhov
T
here is a reason that what lawyers
do is called “practice,” as opposed
to something else. Much of what
we do is a combination of art and science.
Or, perhaps to be more precise, much of
what we do is a combination of art
and
compliance with the rules of procedure.
Taking a good deposition is an art
and
a
science; to be good takes both hard work
and
practice. It is our hope that some of
these recommendations will accelerate the
learning curve.
Proper preparation prevents poor
performance.
Depositions are expensive