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2023

Winning at Deposition: Skills and Strategy

Austin Jun 13, 2023 AT&T Conference Center
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Overview

A successful deposition is the most important weapon you have to win your case. But much of the conventional wisdom about depositions is completely wrong. How can you be sure to get it right every time? 

Winning at Deposition is a one-day interactive program to learn from top Texas litigators as they share their deposition tips and techniques. Topics include:

  • Developing a Winning Strategy
  • Developing Your Trial Cross Through the Adverse Deposition
  • Overcoming the Problem Witness
  • Depositions in Business Litigation
  • Beating the Expert
  • Preparing the Witness for Deposition
  • Dealing with the Problem of Opposing Counsel 

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Tuesday Morning, June 13, 2023
    Presiding Officer:
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX
  • This agenda is still in development. Updates to topics and speakers will be posted as available.

  • 8:00 am
    Austin Only
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:50 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 9:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Developing a Winning Strategy
    Learn the fail-safe tricks to ensure you have a winning strategy at depositions. 

    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX

  • 9:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Developing Your Trial Cross Through the Adverse Deposition
    Learn to take admission-seeking depositions of adverse witnesses so that they are effectively limited in their testimony at trial.

    Trey Cox, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 10:15 am
    0.25 hr
    Discussion Group

    In Austin:
    Trey Cox, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP - Dallas, TX
    Elizabeth M. Fraley, Baylor Law School - Waco, TX
    Paula Fisette Sweeney, Slack Davis Sanger LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 10:30 am
    Austin Only
    Break with Q&A
    Take a break from formal instruction and chat with program co-chairs about deposition strategies for your cases.

    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX

  • 10:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Deposing for the Defendant
    Effective deposition preparation and technique help achieve the dual goals of securing important admissions and discovering the Plaintiff’s case such that the Defendant is not surprised at trial. Explore best practices for both aspects of taking depositions on behalf of a defendant.

    Elizabeth M. Fraley, Baylor Law School - Waco, TX

  • 11:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Overcoming the Problem Witness
    Gain techniques to handle the difficult witness—yours or theirs.

    Paula Fisette Sweeney, Slack Davis Sanger LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 11:45 am
    Austin Only
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in registration.

  • Tuesday Afternoon, June 13, 2023
    Presiding Officer:
    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • 12:00 pm
    1.25 hrs
    ​How to Overcome the Worst Problems at Depositions
    Acquire the techniques to use in overcoming the worst problems at deposition.

    Moderator:
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    David J. Beck, Beck Redden LLP - Houston, TX
    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
    Hon. Eric M. Shepperd, Travis County Court at Law No. 2 - Austin, TX

  • 1:15 pm
    Austin Only
    Break with Q&A
    Take a break from formal instruction as the program co-chairs answer your questions about deposition strategies.

    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX

  • 1:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    Depositions in Business Litigation
    Discuss strategies for securing the testimony you need in complex business cases.

    Brett Johnson, Winston & Strawn LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    Beating the Expert
    Learn how to avoid being intimidated and how to set realistic, attainable goals when you depose the expert.

    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    Preparing Witnesses for Depositions
    Witnesses win cases—and lose them. Learn how to keep your witness from giving it all up in a deposition and how to use the deposition to help prepare your witness to be a winner at trial.

    Hon. Manpreet Singh, Houston, TX

  • 3:15 pm
    0.25 hr
    Discussion Group

    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
    Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold - Houston, TX
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX
    Hon. Manpreet Singh, Houston, TX

  • 3:30 pm
    Austin Only
    Break with Q&A
    Take a break from formal instruction as the program co-chairs answer your questions about deposition strategies.

    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX

  • 3:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    Depositions of Corporate Representatives
    Explore using the organization representative deposition, one of the more effective discovery tools to use when seeking discovery from an organization. Learn the ins and outs of using FRCP 30b(6) and TRCP 199.2(b) to depose the organization (a party or non-party) through the organization-selected representative(s) on topics you delineate relevant to the claims and defenses in the lawsuit.

    Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold - Houston, TX

  • 4:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Dealing With the Problem of Opposing Counsel
    How to avoid intimidation and manage the disruptive, disreputable, and overly zealous opposing counsel in an ethical, civil, and professional manner.

    Jennifer Doan, Haltom & Doan - Texarkana, TX

  • 4:45 pm
    0.25 hr
    End of Day Moderated Q&A
    Before you head out don't miss your final opportunity to chat with program co-chairs about deposition strategies for your cases.

    Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
    Shane Read, Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author - Dallas, TX

  • 5:00 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

David J. Beck

Beck Redden LLP
Houston, TX

Quentin Brogdon

Crain Brogdon LLP
Dallas, TX

Trey Cox

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dallas, TX

Jennifer Doan

Haltom & Doan
Texarkana, TX

Elizabeth M. Fraley

Baylor Law School
Waco, TX

Paul N. Gold

Aversano & Gold
Houston, TX

Brett Johnson

Winston & Strawn LLP
Dallas, TX

Shane Read

Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author
Dallas, TX

Hon. Eric M. Shepperd

Travis County Court at Law No. 2
Austin, TX

Hon. Manpreet Singh

Houston, TX

Paula Fisette Sweeney

Slack Davis Sanger LLP
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Quentin Brogdon—Co-Chair

Crain Brogdon LLP
Dallas, TX

Shane Read—Co-Chair

Deposition and Trial Skills Trainer, Consultant, and Author
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

  • Austin
  • Live Webcast
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 7.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Criminal Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Trial Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 7.00 hrs
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Toggle view Oklahoma – 8.50 hrs
You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 7.00 hrs
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
Toggle view Other States – 7.00 hrs
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 8.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 7.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Criminal Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Trial Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas.  A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 7.00 hrs
To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view Oklahoma – 8.50 hrs
To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 7.00 hrs
To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion. 

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Toggle view Other States – 7.00 hrs
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.
 
To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and  certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed. 

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 8.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – Jun 13, 2023 – AT&T Conference Center
Conference Concluded
Live Webcast – Jun 13, 2023
Conference Concluded
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Last day for $395.00 Regular pricing: Jun 9, 2023

$495.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $355.00 Regular pricing: Jun 9, 2023

$455.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $315.00 Regular pricing: Jun 9, 2023

$415.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jun 7, 2023

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jun 9, 2023
Individual
Last day for $395.00 Regular pricing: Jun 9, 2023

$495.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $355.00 Regular pricing: Jun 9, 2023

$455.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $315.00 Regular pricing: Jun 9, 2023

$415.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jun 7, 2023

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jun 9, 2023

Venue

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AT&T Conference Center

The University of Texas at Austin
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX
877.744.8822 (reservations)
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Accommodations

Rooms are available at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center at market rate. Please note Texas residents receive up to 20% off the Best Available Rate when booking this special rate. Valid State-Issued ID must be presented at check-in. (Subject to change)O

Nearby accommodations include:

Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District

Hampton Inn and Suites Austin at The University/Capitol

The AC Hotel Austin- University

Or visit: http://events.hotelsforhope.com/v6/?siteid=34298&CID=LONGHORN to search for a hotel 

Parking Information

Parking is available in the hotel's attached garage, as well as Rowling Hall Garage. Both garage entrances are located on W 20th St. Guests may self-park or use the hotel's valet services at the University Avenue entrance. Parking rates are subject to change without notice. 

Self-parking fees: 

Hourly Parking:

0-30 minutes, $3
31-60 minutes, $4
1– 2 hours, $6
2– 3 hours, $9
3– 4 hours, $12
4– 5 hours, $15
5– 8 hours, $18
8– 24 hours, $21

Overnight Guests:

Hotel guests may obtain a parking card at the front desk for $21 per night.

Valet Parking Rates:

Daily valet: $21
Overnight valet: $38

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