Alan Feigenbaum offers his opinion on why professionalism at deposition is something that needs more attention in the practice of law. There is a line at the tail end of Francis Ford Coppola's The ...

September 19, 2025 - Everyone knows the baseline rule: an attorney cannot, and should not, coach a witness on the record during a deposition or influence the witness to change testimony. A deposition ...

Review the FRCP to understand the scope of permissible inquiry at a deposition. Under the FRCP, a deposing attorney may ask questions about any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s ...

The line dividing zealous advocacy and professional misconduct can be hard to spot, and it can appear with little advance notice during a heated moment in litigation. This is particularly true in ...

Kate Rosenow (L) and Nathan Cox (R) of Bell Nunnally. Courtesy photos . As trials become increasingly rare, depositions have become the primary (and sometimes only) battleground involving both ...

The purpose of this article is to provide a high-level reminder of the leading practice-related issues litigators should keep in mind when approaching their next remote deposition. The information ...