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- Audio Conference DVD's and CD's:
Keys to Taking Effective Entity & Person Most Knowledgeable Depositions
Audio Conference Recording Price: 199.00 (U.S. Dollars) -
SUMMARY
Rule 30(b)(6) corporate, or entity, depositions can be a valuable tool or the headache of a lifetime. How you plan and prepare for a corporate deposition may ultimately determine the success of your case. With all of the traps for the unwary, do you know how to effectively take, defend, and prepare for a corporate deposition? Join us for this 60-minutes audio conference where you and your colleagues will discover:
- Keys for preparing a corporate representative for a deposition
- Effective techniques for taking and defending corporate depositions
- How to use the 30(b)(6) deposition to get around discovery limits under the FRCP
- Traps for the unwary in deposing and preparing corporate witnesses
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
This practical 60-minute, audio conference will provide you and your colleagues with how to not only effectively prepare for a corporate deposition, but also how to take and defend a Rule 30(b)(6) witness deposition.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Keys To Preparing, And Preparing For, A Corporate Witness
- How to effectively identify the "person most knowledgeable"
- How to properly prepare a corporate witness: What you need to know
- Effective techniques when planning for a corporate deposition
- What if there is more than one "person most knowledgeable"
- Taking & Defending Corporate Depositions: Strategies For Success
- Keys to handling aggressive questioning and a recalcitrant witness
- What to do if a witness "cavalierly" fails to answer questions
- Key strategies and tactics of framing and responding to topics
- Corporate Depositions: Common Pitfalls & How To Avoid Them
- Effective use of the corporate depositions in motion work or at trial
- What if "stonewalling" continues after the court issues an order compelling answers?
- When can the noticing party file a motion to compel answers?
- LIVE Question and Answer Session - Have your specific Corporate Deposition Questions Answered
- Keys To Preparing, And Preparing For, A Corporate Witness
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SPEAKER
James Wood is a Partner at Reed Smith's Oakland office and is a member of the Life Sciences Health Industry Group, practicing in the area of product liability litigation. For more than 30 years, Jim has focused on the representation of manufacturers of prescription medicines and medical devices. Jim is a frequent author and presenter on a variety of life sciences and litigation topics. Some of his accomplishments include:
- Mr. Wood's practice has involved representing and counseling manufacturers of prescription products involving a variety of issues including recalls of prescription products, marketing and promotion of these products, first amendment issues in marketing these products, off-label issues, preemption, product liability issues and the reuse of single use medical devices.
- In 2006, Jim was named as the winner of Reed Smith's annual Sean Halpin Award for outstanding pro bono accomplishments. The same year, he was named "Attorney of the Year" by the AIDS Legal Referral Panel for having donated "extraordinary amounts of time and expertise to protect the legal rights of Bay Area residents living with HIV and AIDS."
- Mr. Wood led a team of Reed Smith attorneys in representing the American Diabetes Association as well as four families with children with against the California Department of Education. The litigation resulted in a settlement that ensures California students who are classified as disabled because of diabetes will be safe at school and enjoy the same legally-required educational opportunities as their peers.
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CLE CREDITS
Continuing Legal Education CLE credit is available for an additional $65 per person in states where teleconferences are accredited
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or DVD) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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