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After eight hours of deposition testimony, it will be clear what the limits of witness’ knowledge are, and who or what may have more information. After even a day or two, all of those small — yet significant — details are harder to recall. By the time the transcript arrives, an attorney typically recalls only [...]
Continue Reading →Questions any attorney or deposition summarizer should ask are “What is an effective deposition summary?” and “How can I prepare deposition summaries more effectively?” The answer lies in the question: the question posed by the attorney taking the deposition, that is. A reader of an effective deposition summary should be able to read each [...]
Continue Reading →Deposition summaries are being used as a crucial tool to simplify the “numbingly complex” BP Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill, according to Nola.com. Judge Barbier has requested deposition summaries for each of the fact and expert witnesses in the case in order to get a handle on all of the testimony without having to wade [...]
Continue Reading →I remember one of the first trials with which I was ever involved. When the case began, I was still in high school, and yet ten years later, there I was, instructed to “familiarize” myself with years of testimony from various fact and expert witnesses. Luckily for me, there was a complete and thorough page/line [...]
Continue Reading →We are so thrilled to announce that State Shorthand Court Reporting Services now offers In Brief’s Deposition Summaries at the time you schedule your court reporter for your deposition! Imagine getting the transcript AND a clean and concisely digested summary of the entire testimony at one time, and within a week of the deposition! [...]
Continue Reading →Unlike many other deposition summary services, at In Brief, your depositions will not be sent overseas or prepared by under-qualified or under-trained staff. I am a fully trained attorney with many years of litigation experience. I am located in New Jersey and can guarantee you will be thrilled with the summaries you receive from In [...]
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