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How to Conduct a Deposition: An Interactive Program
In-person and Webinar
How to Conduct a Deposition: An Interactive Program
Start
02/19/2026 - 5:30 PM
End
02/19/2026 - 8:00 PM
COURSE DETAILS
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys in New York MUST attend the program In-Person to earn Skills credits
In-person location: NYCLA, 111 Broadway 10th Fl, New York, NY 10006
The pre-trial deposition stage is a critical point in any litigation. Indeed, many personal injury and commercial cases are either won or lost during the deposition phase.
Our panel of experts provides practical guidance while teaching basic deposition skills, techniques for handling commonly encountered problems, how to use depositions at trial, how to seek rulings from a trial judge, and how to conduct virtual depositions.
Demonstrations of how to conduct depositions in commercial and personal injury cases are also reenacted.
Some of the specific issues addressed include:
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How to control a witness
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Dealing with evasive witnesses
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How to discover and authenticate documents for trial
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What objections can be raised
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When to prevent a witness from answering
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What to do when your witness volunteers information
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How to cut your losses in light of unexpectedly damaging testimony
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How to use depositions at trial to impeach witnesses, introduce testimony of absentee witnesses, and more
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Virtual depositions
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Whether to conduct a virtual deposition … or insist on a live deposition
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys in New York MUST attend the program In Person to earn Skills credits
FACULTY
Program Chair: Ronald Burke, Kelner & Kelner
Faculty: John Halebian, Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP; Douglas Halstrom, L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini LLP; Jay Safer, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP
CLE CREDITS
3 NY Credits: 3 Skills; Transitional and Non-transitional
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys in New York MUST attend the program In-Person to earn Skills credits
GENERAL INFORMATION
To register: click the Register button below. The website will prompt you to log in or create an account to complete the checkout. If you are not a member, please join the membership before completing the checkout to take advantage of the member’s price. Registration closes 30 minutes before the program.
For technical and account-related issues, please get in touch with us at dradjabov@nycla.org
In-person location: NYCLA, 111 Broadway 10th Fl, New York, NY 10006
Webinar Link: After completing the checkout, you will receive a separate email with webinar access instructions. That email will arrive closer to the program start time. If you are still waiting to receive an access email 30 minutes before the program, please email cle@nycla.org.
Course Materials: We will email the link to download course materials 30 minutes before the program starts.
CLE Certificates (if applicable): After verifying your attendance, we will add your certificate to the “Download CLE Certificates” page, which you can access from your “My Account” page.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance is available by application to qualified attorneys. Click here for application and submission procedure.