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Checkmate: Develop A Winning Opening, Middle & Endgame For Any Witness Exam - 1 CLE - 2021


Checkmate: How To Develop A Winning Opening, Middle Game and Endgame For Any Witness Examination  - 1 CLE - This program has concluded. Please join us next time.


Topics Will Include:

• Your opening questions help set the stage to fail or to succeed, and your early moves will define your outcomes.

• Your ease with handling exhibits (especially during the COVID-age of ZOOM depositions), and your strategy regarding when to use them, should not be underestimated.

• Hone your skills at exhausting the witness' recollection, and seal off the exits for that witness.

• Prepare to examine the "forgetful" witness ... and capitalize on their selective amnesia.

• Never let anyone tell you not to have a script - strategically created scripts allow you to plan for any potential response from the deponent, and pursue follow-up questions, without losing sight of your objectives, or missing a beat.

• Use checklists to ensure you not only obtain the evidence you need to build your client's case but also make certain you devastate the opponent's defenses.

• Find an opportunity for a "sound bite" before concluding.

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Faculty:

Amy Van Ostrand

Rowe & Hamilton, Indianapolis

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Checkmate: How To Develop A Winning Opening, Middle Game and Endgame For Any Witness Examination

1 CLE - This program has concluded. Please join us next time.



ICLEF • Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN • Premier Indiana CLE

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