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m YES! Register me for the American Association for Justice Education’s Advanced Depositions College
January 16–19, 2015 | Westin Canal Place | New Orleans, LA
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AAJ Paralegal Affiliates may attend this college and receive 50% off the registration fee if they are employed by and attending with an AAJ plaintiff attorney (Regular, Life, Sustaining, President’s Club, or Leaders Forum) with the same firm address.
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January 16–19, 2015Westin Canal Place, New Orleans, LA
Sponsored by Baron & Blue and Williams Kherkher
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Reserve Your Hotel by December 17, 2014AAJ has a limited number of rooms at the Westin Canal Place for program registrants. Book by December 17, 2014 and take advantage of the special group rate of $199 for single and double occupancy.
Westin Canal Place 100 Rue Iberville New Orleans, LA 70130
Please call the Westin Canal Place at 504-566-7006 for reservations and request the AAJ group rate. Contact the hotel directly for changes to your reservation at least 72 hours prior to arrival.
MCLE/NCA RequirementsEarn approximately 24.75* CLE credits, including one hour of ethics, to be applied to your participation in AAJ’s professional recognition programs. For information about AAJ’s professional recognition programs, visit www.justice.org/Recognition. AAJ Education programs are routinely accredited by states requiring continuing legal education. CLE questions may be addressed by calling the CLE Assistant at 800-622-1791 or 202-965-3500, ext. 8335.
*Number of credits may vary depending on calculation method used by individual state accreditation agencies. AAJ is a State Bar of California MCLE-approved provider.
Special AssistanceAAJ Education will make every effort to ensure that its meetings are held in facilities that are fully accessible to persons with mobility disabilities. If you plan to attend our program and need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please call 800-622-1791 or 202-965-3500, ext. 8612.
Don’t get trapped by dead ends and detours. Learn the strategies and techniques to break out of the deposition maze.
Please note that all cancellations for our programs must be submitted in writing. Cancellations received by January 8, 2015 will result in a refund less a 10% administrative charge. Cancellations received January 9–15, 2015 will result in a voucher for the entire registration fee which may be applied toward any AAJ Education college or seminar held within one calendar year of the date of issue. Requests for refunds or vouchers received after January 15, 2015 will not be honored. Fax or email your cancellation to the registrar at 202.625.7084 or [email protected].
About the ProgramTake your depositions to the next level at AAJ Education’s Advanced Depositions College. This program provides the strategies and techniques to enhance the performance of even the most experienced plaintiff lawyer.
Built on the fundamentals of AAJ’s Depositions College, the Advanced Depositions College provides an in-depth, cutting-edge approach to perfecting depositions and witness preparation skills. This program features a low student-to-faculty ratio, comprehensive lectures, useful demonstrations, and five recorded workshops to prepare you for success in both depositions and the courtroom. During these workshops, practice new skills and receive detailed feedback from experienced faculty.
Learn and Practice Advanced Techniques in Recorded Workshops:• Discovery plan and witness goals• Lay witnesses: Exhaustion, boxing-in, restating and summarizing, nonverbals,
mirroring• Document discovery and “Death star” depositions• Establishing standards of care and conduct• Deposing experts
Who Should AttendThis college will benefit plaintiff trial lawyers who are well-grounded in the fundamentals of taking and defending depositions and want to build on their trial skills. Attendance is limited, register early.
This program is open only to AAJ plaintiff members (Regular, Life, Sustaining, and President’s Club). AAJ Paralegal Affiliates may be eligible to attend this program at a discount if attending with an AAJ plaintiff attorney from the same firm with the same firm address.
Your Registration Includes• 24.75 hours of continuing legal education, including one hour of ethics, and NCA
credits, which can be applied towards AAJs professional recognition programs• Recorded workshops with personalized critiques• Comprehensive reference materials provided on a USB drive• Complimentary daily continental breakfast and coffee• Networking lunch and reception• Roundtable discussion breakfast buffet
Agenda
Visit www.justice.org/AdvancedDepositions or call AAJ Education at 800-622-1791 or 202-965-3500, ext. 8612.
Invited FacultyRICHARD D. HAILEY concentrates his practice in personal injury litigation. Mr. Hailey is a past president of the American Association for Justice, a Diplomate of AAJ’s NCA, fellow of the Pound Civil Justice Institute, and member of AAJ’s National College of Advocacy (NCA) Board of Trustees. The law firm of Ramey & Hailey is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
MARK R. KOSIERADZKI concentrates his practice in products liability, wrongful death, spinal cord injury, amputation, nursing home abuse, and burn litigation. He has served on the American Association for Justice’s Board of Governors, is past chair of the Nursing Homes Litigation Group, is a member of the NCA Board of Trustees, is a Leaders Forum member, and is a Diplomate of the NCA. Mr. Kosieradzki is the creator of the Deposing the Corporate Representative: 30(b)(6) Depositions DVD. The Kosieradzki • Smith Law Firm, LLC is in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
WILLIAM P. LIGHTFOOT limits his practice to plaintiff’s personal injury claims. He is a Diplomate of AAJ’s NCA. Mr. Lightfoot is a past member of AAJ’s NCA Board of Trustees and is a former Council Member at Large for the District of Columbia, where he chaired the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Lightfoot is managing partner at Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot in Washington, DC.
THOMAS S. MCGRATH concentrates in construction and consumer law, representing the rights of homeowners in new construction home defects, termite & pest control claims, and real estate fraud. He is a frequent lecturer on these subjects and a Diplomate of the American Association for Justice’s NCA. The McGrath Law Firm is located in Huntsville, Alabama.
PHILLIP H. MILLER has an exclusively personal injury practice. Mr. Miller has handled a wide range of cases including trucking litigation, nursing home claims, pharmaceutical torts, and day care center child abuse. He is a former member of the American Association for Justice’s NCA Board of Trustees and a Diplomate of AAJ’s NCA. He is a coauthor of Advanced Depositions Strategy and Practice (Trial Guides) and has produced a DVD of the same title. Phillip Miller & Associates is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
SACH D. OLIVER conducts the opening and closing statements, jury selection, and direct and cross-examination of witnesses for the Bentonville, Arkansas based firm Bailey & Oliver. A graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, he was awarded the Best Oral Advocate in the National Trial Competition and the Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association in 2008.
ELISE R. SANGUINETTI has exclusively represented plaintiffs in civil litigation for more than 15 years. She concentrates her practice in serious injury, wrongful death, civil appeals, and legal malpractice litigation. She received the American Association for Justice Joe Tonahill Award and the Outstanding and Dedicated Service Award in 2010, the Woman Consumer Advocate of the Year Award from the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) in 2012, AAJ’s Weidemann & Wysocki Citation of Excellence in 2004, 2007, and 2013, the CAOC Presidential Award of Merit (2010-2011), AAJ’s Distinguished Service Award in 2010 and 2013, and the Outstanding Contributions Award, AAJ New Lawyers Division, in 2003-2004 and 2011. Ms. Sanguinetti has chaired or served on over 20 task forces for AAJ. Sanguinetti Law is located in Oakland, California.
PAUL J. SCOPTUR, course advisor, has been a trial lawyer representing plaintiffs exclusively since his graduation from Marquette University Law School in 1978. He is a trustee and past cochair of the National College of Advocacy (NCA) Board of Trustees and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School, where he has taught litigation and trial skills. Mr. Scoptur is a Diplomate of the NCA and was one of the first lawyers to complete the Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy (ASTA) curriculum offered by the NCA. He is coauthor of Advanced Depositions Strategy and Practice (Trial Guides) and has produced a DVD of the same title. He also produced The Defense Medical Examiner deposition DVD with Phillip Miller.
TAD THOMAS, course advisor, concentrates his practice in civil litigation, including motor vehicle and trucking collisions, medical negligence, accounting and auditing negligence, products liability, class actions, and other serious personal injury matters. Mr. Thomas serves on AAJ’s NCA Board of Trustees and several committees, including the Law Schools Committee, as vice chair of the Sole Practitioners and Small Firms Section, and donates to AAJ’s PAC. Thomas Law Offices is located in Louisville, Kentucky.
ROBYN L. WISHART handles a wide variety of cases, including complex personal injury, insurance litigation, defamation, environmental claims, landlord-tenant disputes, commercial arbitrations, and employment and labor. She is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, and the Vancouver Bar Association. Ms. Wishart is with the firm Slater Vecchio LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Learn the strategies and techniques to stay on the right path during depositions.RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16
REGISTRATION(continental breakfast available)7:15 am–8:00 am
MORNING SESSION8:00 am–12:00 pm
Developing a Discovery Plan• How juror attitudes affect your
deposition strategy• Making these attitudes work for you in
depositions• Linking premises to conclusions• The role of logic in developing your plan
The 30(b)(6) Notice: Strategy and Practice• Goals• What are the case central issues to
explore• Crafting the notice of deposition
Workshop: Discovery Plan and Witness Goals
• What attitudes apply• Goals for each lay witness—three take-
aways• What are the landmines of the case• How do we make the defenses irrelevant,
incorrect, or immaterial
NETWORKING LUNCH (lunch provided)12:00 pm–1:00 pm
AFTERNOON SESSION1:00 pm–5:45 pm
“Death Star” Depositions: Combining the 30(b)(2), 30(b)(6) and 34 Deposition into the “Death Star”
• Finding all the documents• Using a 30(b)(2) deposition to discover
case dispositive information• Altered records: Lock the defendant in,
then impeach with the originals• Using the “smoking gun” document
Deposing the Difficult/Evasive Witness• One fact, one question• Using exhibits for control • Establishing deposition protocol/rules
Deposition Techniques• Exhaustion• Boxing-in• Restating and summarizing• Nonverbals, mirroring
Workshop on Lay Witnesses: Exhaustion, Boxing-in, Restating and Summarizing
NETWORKING RECEPTION6:00 pm–7:00 pm
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
(continental breakfast available)8:00 am – 8:30 am
MORNING SESSION 8:30 am–12:45 pm
Establishing Standards of Care and Conduct with Defense Witnesses Using Neuroscience, Decision Making and Storytelling in Deposition
• Shared common experience• Social pigeons• Using rhetorical questions in depositions
Workshop: Document Discovery/“Death Star” Depositions
LUNCH (on your own)12:45 pm–2:00 pm
AFTERNOON SESSION2:00 pm–5:30 pm
Critical Thinking: Anticipating the Defenses• Finding landmines and rebuttals• Finding the facts that make landmines
irrelevant, immaterial, or incorrect
Workshop: Establishing Standards of Care and Conduct
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18(continental breakfast available)8:00 am–8:30 am
MORNING SESSION 8:30 am–12:00 pm
Dealing with the Rambo Litigator (ethics)• Use of ethics rules• Use of deposition protocol• Redwood v. Dobson
Witness Preparation • The dos and donts• Unpacking the witness &
setting the tone• Practice Q & A: diagnosing witness
strengths and weaknesses• Delivering quality feedback• Checking in with your witness to assess
the prep
Special Considerations for Deposing Experts• Establishing facts and theories
favorable to your case• Daubert• Silver Bullets
LUNCH(on your own)12:00 pm–1:15 pm
AFTERNOON SESSION1:15 pm–5:00 pm
Deposing the DME• Establishing bias• Polarizing your Case• Hitchhiking
• How NOT to Depose the DME• What words not to use• Video examples of what not to do
Workshop: Deposing Experts and Storytelling in Depositions
MONDAY, JANUARY 19(breakfast buffet available)8:00 am-8:30 am
MORNING SESSION 8:30 am–12:00 pm
How to Effectively Use Your Depositions in Trial
• How to do your own video• Software, hardware• Use at trial
Considerations when Deposing Specific Witnesses
• Eyewitness• Treating physician• Economist• Vocational/life care planner• Trucking expert
Bringing It All Together• Summarization of key points from
each lecture• Vignettes for key points
About Workshops:
Through hands-on workshops in small groups, you will receive individual attention and critiques of your skills by highly experienced faculty. Your recorded workshops are yours to take home for further study. You will be divided into groups by factors such as years in practice, experience, and location of your firm that will allow you to work with colleagues who have a similar skill level and experience.
“The Advanced Depositions College completely opened my eyes to obtaining information for my depositions and taught me useful strategies for doing depositions.” — Christopher Washington, Baton Rouge, LA,
7 years in practice
ONLINE www.justice.org/AdvancedDepositionsPHONE 800-622-1791 or 202-965-3500, ext. 8612
FAX 202-625-7084
Four Easy Ways to Register: MAIL AAJ Education Fund, Education Registrar 777 6th Street NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20001
EMAIL [email protected]
