Expert Witness Skills – Testifying at Deposition

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38 Questioning and Cross Examination Strategies to Watch for a Deposition or Trial
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Tips About What to Bring to the Deposition and how to Respond to Questions
Download the tips: Deposition Tips

Testifying Tips for Trials or Depositions
Get these rules by downloading here: Rules for Deposition or Trial Testimony

Advice on Answering Questions at a Deposition
Advice from Attorney Steven Babitsky. Download here: Advice on Answering Questions at Depositions

Common Areas of Questioning during Deposition or Cross Examination
Here’s what you can expect to be asked about. Download here: Common areas explored on cross examination

The 9 Biggest Mistakes Experts Make at Deposition
Advice from Attorney Steven Babitsky – Download here: The 9 Biggest Mistakes Experts Make During Depositions

Being Questioned about the Basis of Your Opinion
This is some sample dialogue from depositions which shows questioning technique.
Download here: Being questioned on the basis for your opinion

Deposition Best and Worst Practices
Although these tips were written for attorneys, you may learn from the strategies. Download here: Deposition-tips-best-worst-practices

Deposition Critiques

These are examples of actual expert witness deposition testimony. I point out where the traps the expert fell into.

Deposition Critique 1
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Deposition Critique 3