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Deposition Disasters: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Sanctions

Master deposition etiquette, prepare witnesses effectively, and learn to avoid costly sanctions for misconduct in depositions.

Created byNew Media Legal Publishing, Inc.
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IntermediateUpdated Mar 31, 2025
Deposition Disasters: How to Avoid Pitfalls and Sanctions

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify common deposition pitfalls and the consequences of misconduct.
check_circleDevelop strategies to prepare witnesses, particularly high-profile or challenging clients, for depositions.
check_circleUnderstand the rules governing deposition objections and when to preserve them.
check_circleRecognize the appropriate circumstances for instructing a witness not to answer.

About This Course

Fighting lawyers, fighting witnesses (literally), threats, put downs, and other improper behavior – these are just a few of the deposition disasters that have been caught on camera, including infamous celebrity deponents Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne.

In this entertaining program, veteran litigator Peter Afrasiabi chronicles some of the worst deposition disasters and the lessons that can be gleaned from the improper behavior of the lawyers and witnesses involved.

This program will be useful for litigators of all levels, and highly entertaining for lawyers of every stripe.

Your Instructors

New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.
New Media Legal Publishing, Inc.

Legal Technology & Education

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New Media Legal Publishing, Inc. is a legal publishing company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops, produces, markets, and distributes innovative legal education content for law firms and companies. For more information about NMLP and its products, please visit  http://www.newmedialegal.com .

Peter  Afrasiabi
Peter Afrasiabi

Founding Partner at One, LLP

Peter Afrasiabi is a founding partner at One LLP and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark, and entertainment litigation. In addition, Peter is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Peter graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

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