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title: Depositions
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Depositions, from the Subject Matter Index.
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[![Preparing for plaintiff’s deposition in a motor-vehicle collision case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Berjis-istock-157180797_900e96d936601456cddf10b37671d0ef.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/preparing-for-plaintiff-s-deposition-in-a-motor-vehicle-collision-case "Preparing for plaintiff’s deposition in a motor-vehicle collision case")

## [Preparing for plaintiff’s deposition in a motor-vehicle collision case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/preparing-for-plaintiff-s-deposition-in-a-motor-vehicle-collision-case "Preparing for plaintiff’s deposition in a motor-vehicle collision case")

Prepare your client to give a deposition that supports her credibility and your case

[Malosack Berjis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/malosack-berjis "Malosack Berjis")

From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march)

## [More than just impeachment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/more-than-just-impeachment "More than just impeachment")

Expanding your trial toolbox with depositions using C.C.P. § 2025.620 

[Jenna Edzant](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jenna-edzant "Jenna Edzant")

From Issue: [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april)

[![Health insurance coverage denial: Medical directors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Glovsky_istock-820774780_911c7f054dc4609d080d8be16aba6b6a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/health-insurance-coverage-denial-medical-directors "Health insurance coverage denial: Medical directors")

## [Health insurance coverage denial: Medical directors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/health-insurance-coverage-denial-medical-directors "Health insurance coverage denial: Medical directors")

Who they are, what they do and how to deal with them in a bad-faith case

[Scott C. Glovsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-c-glovsky "Scott C. Glovsky")

From Issue: [2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september)

## [Expert depositions in the age of AI](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/expert-depositions-in-the-age-of-ai "Expert depositions in the age of AI")

Opportunity, risk, and the new battlefield for plaintiff lawyers

[Donna M. Maryanski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/donna-m-maryanski "Donna M. Maryanski")

From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)

[![Deposition disruption](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Michels-istock-495354441_3612803c42a3d8c2256fe596ebfd152f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/deposition-disruption "Deposition disruption")

## [Deposition disruption](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/deposition-disruption "Deposition disruption")

Ditching the old deposition playbook can revolutionize your legal strategy

[Jonathan Michaels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-michaels "Jonathan Michaels")

From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)

## [Crafting powerful witness examinations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/crafting-powerful-witness-examinations "Crafting powerful witness examinations")

Witness examinations are built deliberately during depositions

[Colin Jones](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/colin-jones "Colin Jones")

From Issue: [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april)

## [Person-Most-Qualified depositions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/person-most-qualified-depositions "Person-Most-Qualified depositions")

Taking the PMQ deposition and using it effectively at trial

[Alex Guerrero](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-guerrero "Alex Guerrero")

From Issue: [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april)

## [Lessons from my first PMQ deposition for a government premises-liability case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/lessons-from-my-first-pmq-deposition-for-a-government-premises-liability-case "Lessons from my first PMQ deposition for a government premises-liability case")

Six recently learned practical tips

[Robert Winter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-winter "Robert Winter")

From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)

## [From records to admissions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/from-records-to-admissions "From records to admissions")

A deposition toolbox for commercial-vehicle cases

[Jon Davidi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jon-davidi "Jon Davidi")
[Tyler Paboojian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tyler-paboojian "Tyler Paboojian")

From Issue: [2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july)

## [Effective tactics in deposing defense experts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/effective-tactics-in-deposing-defense-experts "Effective tactics in deposing defense experts")

Prepare thoroughly so you can shine the light where it belongs, on the issues, and not where they are trying to guide you

[Kelly B. Hanker](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kelly-b-hanker "Kelly B. Hanker")

From Issue: [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february)

## [Deposing the verifier of an entity-defendant’s discovery responses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/deposing-the-verifier-of-an-entity-defendant-s-discovery-responses "Deposing the verifier of an entity-defendant’s discovery responses")

Corporate defendants have a strained understanding of their duty when it comes to verifying discovery. Here’s why you should take the verifier’s deposition

[Emily R. Pincin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/emily-r-pincin "Emily R. Pincin")
[Michael J. Kent](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-j-kent "Michael J. Kent")

From Issue: [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october)

[![Back to the basics of expert depositions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Dordick_-istock-328745372_7c9a3bfeb8c3a505fbff3b6cbb51626e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/back-to-the-basics-of-expert-depositions "Back to the basics of expert depositions")

## [Back to the basics of expert depositions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/back-to-the-basics-of-expert-depositions "Back to the basics of expert depositions")

Create a deposition template for each type of professional you will likely depose and let it be your guide as you explore the expert’s case file

[Dylan Dordick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dylan-dordick "Dylan Dordick")

From Issue: [2022 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may)
