by Phil MacNeal | Oct 30, 2020 | In The Press
Taking and defending depositions – the most important events in discovery – present some significant challenges. Among them is remotely preparing your client to testify. While many attorneys have some experience taking depositions by video, remote...
by Phil MacNeal | May 20, 2020 | In The Press
Social distancing policies are requiring many attorneys to practice law remotely. Attorneys are learning to adapt to this new environment along with their clients. Many attorneys have some experience taking depositions by video. However, remote preparation of a...
by Phil MacNeal | May 30, 2019 | In The Press
Defense attorneys need new rules to counteract reptile plaintiff attorneys’ approach to 30(b)(6) depositions. Plaintiffs’ attorney Don C. Keenan, Esq., and David Ball, Ph.D., authored a book published in 2009, Reptile: The 2009 Manual of the Plaintiff’s Revolution, in...
by Phil MacNeal | Feb 20, 2019 | In The Press
Question: Why do we need a radical new way to prepare our clients to testify? Answer: The plaintiffs’ bar has radically changed the way that they approach using deposition testimony. 1. Most depositions are now videotaped. 2. Most cases never go to trial, so they are...
by Phil MacNeal | May 30, 2017 | In The Press
The financial and professional implications are front of mind in interactions between attorneys and their clients in litigated matters. In a medical malpractice case, an attorney focuses on defending and winning the case, and that requires a lawyer to investigate and...
