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Deposition Do’s and Don’ts and Cross Examination Tips from Vinny Gambini
Deposition Do’s and Don’ts and Cross Examination Tips from Vinny Gambini
1.0 Ethics & 2.0 General CLE Credits – CLE #2019-017
Registration fee: $115
Featuring: Joel Oster, The Comedian of Law
Deposition Do’s and Don’ts
Every litigator has witnessed it: attorneys who insists on abusing every ethical rule in depositions. Overly aggressive paper shuffling and foot-nudges? Check. Coaching a witness with objections such as “my client can answer … if … he … knows”? Check. But believe it or not, being a class-A jerk is not only bad for your health, it is also unethical! Joel Oster, the Comedian of Law, has accumulated the best, and worst, deposition practices from around the nation and will present them using comedy. After this class, you will know not only how to spot unethical attorney conduct during a deposition, you will get an easy to use guide on the best, and worst, deposition practices from around the country.
The Art of Cross Examination by Vinny Gambini
It’s nearly unanimous: everyone’s favorite legal movie of all time is My Cousin Vinny. So who better to learn the dynamics of a killer cross examination than Vinny Gambini himself! This class is for the experienced attorney looking to brush up on cross examination techniques and the “yutes” of the legal profession just starting out. You will be given, and shown, 5 essential cross examination techniques as exemplified in Vinny’s cross of Mr. Tipton and others from the movie. And who knows, maybe Mona Lisa Vito will make an appearance!
Joel Oster, Comedian of Law
Joel Oster, Esq.,
Joel is a seasoned litigator and regular speaker to attorneys and non-attorneys alike. He currently is in private practice in Kansas City, specializing in constitutional litigation, campaign finance, sports law and appellate advocacy. He previously served as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom at its Kansas City Regional Service Center. While at ADF, he was counsel for the Town of Greece, New York in the landmark case Galloway v. Greece. Joel argued the case before the United States District Court for the Western District of New York and the Second Circuit, and was part of the legal team presenting the case to the U.S. Supreme Court where they successfully defended the Town against a challenge to its practice of opening its sessions with an invocation.
Oster regularly litigates First Amendment issues. As lead counsel in Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Obama, Oster skillfully defended the constitutionality of the National Day of Prayer against an Establishment Clause challenge. Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, he successfully defended the right of an organization to have a pro-life specialty license plate in Missouri in Roach v. Stouffer. In Wigg v. Sioux Falls School District, he successful represented an elementary school teacher in obtaining equal access to school facilities after contract time after she was denied that right based on the viewpoint of her speech. In addition, Oster has defended various churches based on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, against discriminatory zoning codes and regulations. Oster also has defended various individuals, corporations, and political committees against discriminatory and unconstitutional campaign finance regulations.
Joel has also spoken to thousands of attorneys across the United States and has learned from their successful and unsuccessful legal practices. Joel brings this practical perspective to all his seminars.
Oster earned his J.D. in 1997 from the University Of Kansas School Of Law. Oster is admitted to the bar in Kansas, Missouri, Florida, and numerous federal courts.
Joel is a seasoned litigator and regular speaker to attorneys and non-attorneys alike. He currently is in private practice in Kansas City, specializing in constitutional litigation, campaign finance, sports law and appellate advocacy.
