Depositions: The Impact of Powerful Testimony from Giants of the Bar
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Kentucky Justice Association
Continuing Legal Education
Depositions: The Impact of Powerful
Testimony from Giants of the Bar
You can’t win a trial at deposition, but you can certainly lose
one. Skilled litigators teach you best practices in defending a
deposition and how to prepare yourself and your witnesses.
Learn these tactics:
• Depose doctors in their role as party, expert or treating
physician.
• Tailor your deposition techniques to overcome negative
juror perception and bias.
• Develop and present strong forensic evidence in
crashworthiness cases.
Earn 6.25 hours of CLE.
Seminar Chair: Matthew Minner
April 11, 2014 l Hilton Downtown, Lexington, Ky.
www.KentuckyJusticeAssociation.org #KJADepositionsSeminar
Sponsored by Ringler Associates: Gayle Christen, Cindy Chanley, Brad Cecil
Depositions: The Impact of Powerful Testimony
6.25 CLE Hours Matthew Minner
Seminar Chair: Matthew Minner Hare Wynn Newell
& Newton,
Lexington, Kentucky
Agenda and Speakers
8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Introduction: Matthew Minner
Mr. Minner practices in the areas of personal injury, prod-
ucts liability, business litigation, wrongful death and medi-
cal/pharmaceutical litigation.
8:45 a.m.
Tips for Deposing a Doctor as the Jennifer Moore
Defendant, Expert or Treating Physician
Grossman &
Doctors may need to be deposed in their role as a party, Moore, PLLC
expert or treating physician. This presentation provides Louisville, Kentucky
tips on how to depose the doctor in each of these roles.
Jennifer A. Moore represents individuals and families who
have been injured as a result of harmful drugs, products
and medical devices, medical negligence, nursing home
neglect and abuse, and automobile and truck wrecks.
9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
10:00 a.m.
Persuasion: Art or Science? Gregory S. Cusimano
Facts do not persuade juror decisions, but beliefs and values Cusimano, Roberts,
do. Mr. Cusimano presents a list of biases and how to iden- Knowles & Mills
tify and inoculate them. Gadsden, Alabama
Gregory S. Cusimano concentrates his practice on serious
personal injury and wrongful death cases. Greg, along with
David Wenner created the Jury Bias Model™, which is said
to have revolutionized plaintiff trial practice in America.
As a lecturer, practicing attorney and trial consultant, Greg
has published, spoken and consulted across the country.
12:15 p.m.
Lunch with featured guest speaker, Arthur Miller Arthur Miller
Sponsored by
New York
School of Law,
Professor Miller carries on an active law practice, particu- New York,
larly in the federal appellate courts. He is the author or New York
co-author of numerous works on civil procedure, notably
the Wright & Miller treatise, Federal Practice & Procedure;
he has also written on copyright and on privacy issues.
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from Giants of the Bar
Agenda and Speakers (continued)
1:45 p.m.
Overcoming the Jury’s Perception Randy Kinnard
That You Are a Predator
Kinnard, Clayton
Being respectful impacts your credibility and thus raises
& Beveridge,
the chances your client will be treated fairly by the jury.
Nashville, Tennessee
Randy Kinnard will explain how important it is to over-
come negative juror perceptions.
Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and as a Medical Malprac-
tice Specialist, Mr. Kinnard tried more than 250 jury trials
in 35 years of trial practice. He is past president of the
Tennessee Association for Justice and is currently Chairman
of the Ethics Committee of TAJ and a member of the Ethics
Committee of AAJ.
2:45 p.m.
Networking Break
3:00 p.m. Jim Pratt
Use of Forensic Evidence and Deposition
Hare Wynn
Testimony in Crashworthiness Cases Newell & Newton
In crashworthiness cases, strong forensic evidence is the Birmingham,
best way for the plaintiff to prove a case. Jim Pratt outlines Alabama
how to develop and present such evidence, as well as iden-
tify the most compelling evidence in these types of cases.
Absent strong forensic evidence, obtaining testimony from
the defendants’ experts through depositions to bolster
available forensic evidence is an alternative approach
which is explored in this presentation.
Mr. Pratt is a former President of the Alabama Trial Law-
yers and the Alabama State Bar. He is a member of the
Inner Circle of Advocates, Fellow of International Society
of Barristers and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
4:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
4:15 p.m.
Seminar Concludes
There’s more than just CLE . . .
+ Please join the featured guests for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
at the Blue Martini at the conclusion of the seminar.
Sponsored by
April 11, 2014 l Hilton Downtown, Lexington, Ky.
www.KentuckyJusticeAssociation.org
#KJADepositionsSeminar
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