The Best-Selling Depositions Books of All Time

PREPARING FOR YOUR DEPOSITION is a compact book designed especially for clients, and any person who is going to be deposed should read it at least twice, because it tells you how to handle yourself during a deposition without making a fool out of yourself or completely blowing the case.

Included are chapters on Civil Discovery, What a Deposition is, Telling the Truth, Keeping the Answers Short, Volunteering Information, Controlling the Pace, Taking Breaks, Objections to Questions, Advance Preparation, Going Off the Record, Common Question, Common Objections, plus an Appendix that contains several excerpts of the law that pertains to depositions. The author has also included several 'horror' stories about clients and depositions, plus 'how to spot a new attorney,' and other colorful information not usually included in a dry, straight-laced instructional book about some aspect of law. This is the perfect book for any lawyer to have his or her client read before being deposed.

Full of sample questions, strategies, and explanations, Deposition Dissection is an essential manual for any healthcare provider facing the looming threat of a deposition. In an easily readable format, the book reveals opposing counsel's specific objectives and tactics, explains how your deposition fits into the big picture of a lawsuit, and empowers you with the tools to give a strong, defensible deposition. Chapters on serving as an expert witness, practicing defensive medicine, and the implications of tort reform bring you up to date on today's legal trends in medicine.

The book contains questions and references from actual cases, and will help you prepare a shorter, stronger deposition that will stand up during trial.

Describes the skills needed to help win a case and avoid mistakes that may ruin it. Enables readers to understand what to expect and provides tips on how to dress, act and reply to questions when called upon to give a deposition. Each section features a sidebar callout summarizing advice for last-minute cramming. Includes samples from actual depositions to demonstrate how errors can occur.