NITA Deposition Skills: Los Angeles
Litigation Counsel, Vishwanath "Vish" Mohan, will be teaching deposition skills for NITA at DLA Piper LLP from March 11-12, 2024.
The lectures and demonstrations will provide a solid base of knowledge and familiarity with deposition practice. Some of the skills Vish will discuss:
- Use the Funnel Technique to exhaust a witness’s knowledge
- Identify other potential sources of information
- Close off avenues of escape
- Work with documents and exhibits to gather information, refresh memory, and impeach a witness
- Test your potential theories—legal, factual, and persuasive
- Deal with opposing counsel’s objections
- Manage difficult witnesses, counsel, and clients
- Become “comfortable with being uncomfortable” in the unpredictability of a deposition
