Taking & Defending Depositions in North Carolina

VIDEO REPLAY - Monday, March 25, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

MCB Center

CLE Credit:

6.0 Total Hours (4.0 General + 2.0 Ethics)

Fees:

$245 Attorney Rate

$125 Paralegal Rate

Location:

MCB Center

438 Queens Road

Charlotte, NC 28207

Special Info:

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CLE Training

Program Planners:

John W. Reis, Cozen O'Connor

9:00 am - 9:05 am: Welcome & Introduction

John W. Reis, Cozen O'Connor

9:05 am - 9:50 am: The Purpose & Philosophy of Depositions - Preparing Your Witness

Fred M. Wood Jr., Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP

9:50 am - 10:45 am: Scheduling & Noticing Depositions

John W. Reis, Cozen OConnor

10:45 am - 11:00 am: BREAK

11:00 am - 11:30 am:

Videographers/Court Reporters

Telephone Depositions

Translators or Interpreters

Tricia M. Derr, Lincoln Derr

11:30 am - 12:15 pm: Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions of Corporate Representatives

Richard B. Fennell, James, McElroy & Diehl, PA

12:15 pm - 12:45 pm: LUNCH

12:45 pm - 1:00 pm: Who May Attend?  Sequestration Procedures

John W. Reis, Cozen OConnor

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm: Using Documents During the Deposition - Deposition of Experts

John C. Nipp, Summa, Additon & Ashe, PA

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm: BREAK

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm:

Demonstration of Deposition Misconduct  Objections, Motions & More

Motions for Protective Order & Sanctions

Digesting the Transcript

Generating Additional Discovery Requests

Deborah L. Edney, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP and John W. Reis, Cozen OConnor