Discrediting Deceptive Witnesses for In-House Counsel
Monday, May 8th • 12:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
At some point, every attorney will face a witness who willfully makes sworn statements without a sincere belief in their truth. When this happens, counsel may not know whether or how to confront the witness during the deposition.
Reliable “tells” that a witness is lying do not exist. When encountering false testimony from a witness, counsel must develop a thorough line of attack to expose the lie and the choices, motives, and decisions leading to the creation of the lie. In doing so, counsel can go beyond simply getting the trier of fact to disbelieve the witness but to reject the adversary’s case altogether.
Join on May 8, at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the next edition of our IHC Fundamentals Series as Sean Callagy and Michael Smikun of Callagy Law PC, will teach us how to expose the witness who is putting forth half-truths and lies.
Michael will discuss these and other pivotal questions:
What are the signs a witness is not telling the truth?
What are the three stages of a deposition that expose a dishonest witness?
How should attorneys prepare for depositions where false testimony is expected?
Does exposing falsehoods or inconsistency during deposition give opposing counsel time to create a response?
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for all levels of in-house counsel who engage in litigation, investigations, or other fact-finding related matters for their organization.
