Barbra I. Black has been practicing law for over twenty-eight years and is a founding member and the managing partner of The Black Law Group, LLC. Attorney Black was a former partner at the Boston, MA law firm of Burns & Levinson, LLP, where she practiced for over eight years in the firm's Divorce and Family Law group.
Jonathan Meidanis joined The Black Law Group, LLC as an Associate in February of 2018. He is a graduate of the Southern Methodist Dedman School of Law, where he served as a staff editor on the SMU Science and Technology Law Review.
Live Video-Broadcast: April 14, 2023
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Depositions are a crucial discovery tool in family law litigation, which can be an invaluable resource in settlement negotiations and/or for preparation for a trial. In this webinar, Attorney Barbra Black and her associate, Attorney Jonathan Meidanis, will outline important factors to consider when deciding whether or not a deposition is beneficial to your client’s case, tips on preparing to take a deposition, techniques that may be used to maximize the realization of the goals of the deposition and the information obtained from witnesses, while also providing tips for effectively responding to objections and utilizing exhibits during a deposition. Additionally, they will discuss the best methods to prepare your client to testify before defining a deposition, as well as understanding what, if any, documents the client should review in advance, typical deposition stipulation and tips on appropriate objections to raise during your client’s deposition. Lastly, they will discuss general strategies in taking and defending depositions and the common challenges faced during the process.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
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Date / Time: April 14, 2023
Closed-captioning available
Barbra Ilene Black | The Black Law Group LLC
Barbra I. Black has been practicing law for over twenty-eight years and is a founding member and the managing partner of The Black Law Group, LLC. Attorney Black was a former partner at the Boston, MA law firm of Burns & Levinson, LLP, where she practiced for over eight years in the firm’s Divorce and Family Law group. Prior to that, she was a solo practitioner for several years, focusing her practice in the area of domestic relations litigation.
Attorney Black concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce & family law in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Attorney Black has extensive litigation and trial experience and handles a variety of family law cases involving complex and diverse issues. Attorney Black’s divorce & family law practice includes, but is not limited to, prenuptial & postnuptial agreements, joint petitions for divorce, contested divorce actions, same sex divorce actions, custody and or child support cases and modification and contempt cases. Ms. Black is a member of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations and the Massachusetts Family and Probate Inns of Court. She is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and Brandeis University.
Attorney Black has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” for the past several years, as published in Boston Magazine.
Jonathan Meidanis | The Black Law Group LLC
Jonathan Meidanis joined The Black Law Group, LLC as an Associate in February of 2018. He is a graduate of the Southern Methodist Dedman School of Law, where he served as a staff editor on the SMU Science and Technology Law Review.
Prior to joining The Black Law Group, LLC, he clerked for the New Hampshire Ninth Circuit-Merrimack where he observed family law cases and rulings. He was also a contract attorney for American Tower Corporation where he practiced real estate representing American Tower in multi-million-dollar real estate transactions and in the successful integration of a billion-dollar portfolio. Additionally, he practiced real estate and probate and estate planning in his solo practice.
Attorney Meidanis focuses his practice primarily in the area of family law, including divorce and post-divorce matters involving custody, child support, parenting time, alimony, and modification of existing judgments.
Attorney Meidanis is an active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the New Hampshire Bar Association and regularly attends Continuing Legal Education classes to stay current on best practices and trends in the law.
I. Depositions in general | 1:00pm – 1:15pm
II. Preparing for a deposition you are taking | 1:15pm – 1:30pm
III. Taking depositions | 1:30pm – 1:45pm
IV. Defending depositions | 1:45pm – 2:00pm
Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm
V. Post-deposition strategies | 2:10pm – 2:25pm
VI. General discussion re: depositions | 2:25pm – 2:40pm