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South Texas College of Law
Jim McElhaney's NEW Day in Discovery:
Win Your Case Before Trial

A NEW seminar by America's most popular speaker and writer on trial advocacy.
With this seminar you will receive an excellent course manual that includes "The Deposition Notebook."
This essential guide can be easily removed to take with you to depositions.

February 27, 2008
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.0 MCLE hours.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

8:00 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

8:50 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • James J. Alfini, Dean and President, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

9:00 The Hunt for the Winning Story
• eight big ideas that guide you through discovery

9:30 Informal Discovery
• three keys for learning what you can't get through formal discovery

10:00 Morning Break

10:15 The Discovery Plan
• how to make Interrogatories actually work
• fitting document requests in the rest of discovery
• how the timing of depositions make all the difference
• getting the most out of Request for Admissions

11:15 The Trial Notebook System
• customizing discovery to fit your practice
• save hundreds of hours a year with the Trial Notebook System

11:45 The Rules of Discovery and Depositions
• nine ways to use a deposition at trial
• objecting at the deposition
• exposing improper objections

12:15 Lunch Break (on your own)

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1:15 The Deposition Notebook
• checklists and rules to take with you to the deposition
• preparing yourself for the deposition
• debriefing after the deposition

2:00 Goals in Taking and Defending Depositions
• taking evidence, discovery, injunction, settlement and video depositions

2:45 Afternoon Break

3:00 Effective Deposition Techniques
• the "reverse cross-examination" method
• how not to take "I don't know" for an answer
• breaking down the over-prepared witness
• boxing the witness
• driving the wedge
• shaking the machine

3:45 Difficult Depositions
• dealing with pit bulls and barracudas
• setting up the "Deposition Preparation Waiver"
• dealing with improper objects and insructions

4:30 Adjourn

Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.0 MCLE hours.

This CLE course is being offered in conjunction
with the
ADVANCED CIVIL TRIAL LAW CONFERENCE
February 28-29, 2008.
Attend both conferences and receive a total of 17.0 MCLE hours,
including 2.0 hours of legal ethics at a reduced tuition rate.

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