Taking Depositions and Handling Expert Witnesses
- Semester: Spring 2026
- Course ID: 296V
- Credit Hours: 2
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Unique: 29810
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
- Experiential Credit: 2 credit hours
- Short course: Jan 14 - Mar 26, 2026
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
| Day | Time |
|---|---|
| WED | 1:05 - 3:05 pm |
| THU | 1:05 - 1:55 pm |
Evaluation Method
| Type | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other |
Description
In Taking Depositions and Handling Expert Witnesses, students will learn how to prepare for, take and defend depositions of lay and expert witnesses. This is a skills-based course where students will actually take depositions and work with experts. This is a short course and will move quickly and have strict attendance policies.
Three key components of the class are:
- Prepare and evaluate expert reports;
- Preparing and presenting expert witnesses in hearings, depositions, and trial
- Taking depositions of “real” expert witnesses (psychiatric residents at Dell Medical School; non-law students)
Suggested prerequisites or concurrent: Evidence, Advocacy Survey, ADR courses.
Santos, Mark A.
Panzer, Jason M.