Digital technology has vastly changed the deposition process for both sides of the deposition table.  Overreliance on technology can distract practitioners from concentrating on the art of the deposition and achieving the primary objectives of an effective examination.  Underreliance on available technologies and changing rules of evidence and discovery can also put counsel at a competitive disadvantage relative to more techno-savvy opposing counsel.

Utilizing technology, including the assistance of co-counsel from remote locations, video testimony, and instant transcription, among others, can vastly improve the deposition experience if applied correctly to the age-old art form of eliciting necessary testimony.  This seminar approaches the issue of technology in the deposition from both the practitioner's perspective and the witness's perspective to examine the implications of technology.

Panelists provide an overview of technology changes, case law, rules of discovery, use of technology in witness preparation, the witness's perspective and other aspects of examinations under oath.  A demonstration with a mock deposition will highlight some of the key points made by the presenters.
 

Program Topics

• Overview of Recent Case Law

• Deposition Support and Technology

• Preparing for the Deposition

• Conducting the Deposition and Post-Deposition Considerations

• Social Media and Discovery

• Technology in the Courtroom - What You Need To Know

• Demonstration and Discussion 

Program Speakers

Robert A. Glick, Esq. (Overall Planning Chair)
Brand, Glick & Brand, PC
—Garden City

Jeffrey B. Bloom, Esq. 
Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz
—New York City

Lawrence W. Klein, Esq. 
Brand, Glick & Brand, PC
—Bayside

J. McGarry Costello, Esq.
Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP
—Elmsford

Vincent A. D'Eramo
DiscoveryWorks Global
—New York City

Peter Fitzgerald
U.S. Legal Support
—New York City

Richard M. Steigman, Esq. 
Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz
—New York City

Brian T. Stapleton, Esq.
Goldberg Segalla LLP
—White Plains

Total MCLE Credits 6.5
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.0