Attorneys Behaving Badly: Speaking Objections
When I work with law firms around the country on deposition training, there is one question I get repeatedly from new attorneys and veteran lawyers alike: How do you stop an attorney from making speaking objections? Speaking Objectors -- "S.O.'s" as I refer to them -- are essentially deposition bullies. They do whatever they can to muck up your record and coach their witnesses so they'll perform better than they otherwise would. S.O.'s become more obstructive the closer you get ...