September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

An expert Q&A that offers guidance on taking and defending remote depositions by teleconference or videoconference, including how to handle exhibits virtually and manage technological issues. Wes has ...

Alan Feigenbaum offers his opinion on why professionalism at deposition is something that needs more attention in the practice of law. There is a line at the tail end of Francis Ford Coppola's The ...

Given how critical depositions are to the legal process, it stands to reason that fair deposition practices are paramount to a legal team’s success. However, several forms of unethical and unfair ...

Many lawyers treat defending a deposition as if the lawyer and witness had each taken the Hippocratic Oath to “do no harm.” They train their witnesses to say as little as possible. They get in and get ...