Trial Practice Guidance, Depositions, Discovery

Deposition Basics: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Lowndes on 7/16/2025

As a litigator, I routinely prepare clients for depositions. A deposition is a pre-trial procedure where a party or witness in a legal case provides sworn testimony outside of a courtroom. A lawyer asks questions of the...more

Deposition Interpreters: What to Expect

U.S. Legal Support on 2/12/2025

Depositions provide the opportunity for legal teams to evaluate not just words, but truthfulness, demeanor, and believability. However, language barriers between deponents and attorneys can hinder the pursuit of information,...more

Taking Depositions: Preparation Strategies for Attorneys

Nextpoint, Inc. on 6/8/2022

TRIAL PREPARATION SERIES / PART TWO OF THREE - Taking depositions is arguably the most useful discovery exercise to gather information and build a strong case. It is the only opportunity, prior to trial itself, where an...more

The Essential Guide to Preparing Your Case for Trial, Hearing, or Arbitration

Nextpoint, Inc. on 1/19/2022

In popular culture, a trial often hinges on a single moment – an accidental admission of guilt or sudden epiphany from a budding lawyer. But when a matter heads to a final arbiter in the real world, a legal team will have...more

Remote Technology and Trials After COVID-19

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 12/2/2020

The legal community’s forced apprenticeship with remote technology during the COVID-19 pandemic changed, almost overnight, how litigation is conducted in the United States. From mundane interactions like client meetings to...more

Issue Eighteen: PTAB Trial Tracker

Goodwin on 8/9/2019

The availability of post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has changed the face of patent litigation. This monthly digest is designed to keep you up-to-date by highlighting interesting PTAB,...more