{"id":5075,"date":"2004-10-19T12:48:32","date_gmt":"2004-10-19T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/10\/19\/expert-deposition\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:20","slug":"expert-deposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/19\/expert-deposition\/","title":{"rendered":"expert deposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2521'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">On this chilly autumn morning, I&#8217;m in the mood for some work product from &#8220;Recovering lawyer&#8221;, <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">professor and poet <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/08\/21#a1995\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#ff0000\"><STRONG>Barry George<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">:<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">expert deposition&#8211;<BR>folding and unfolding<BR>his surgeon&#8217;s hands<\/FONT>&nbsp; <BR><BR><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><BR><BR><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">after the verdict<BR>the tireless lawyer speaks<BR>in falling snow&nbsp; <BR><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><BR><BR><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">first murder trial&#8211;<BR>the D.A. arrives<BR>in new gloves&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><FONT face=\"Arial\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/redchecker.gif\" alt=\"checker red\" \/><\/FONT><\/DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\"><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"left\"><FONT><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">by&nbsp;<EM><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$379\"><FONT color=\"red\">dagosan<\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><\/EM>:<\/FONT><FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">alongside<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">the silent crew scull &#8211;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">coach&#8217;s&nbsp;angry bullhorn<\/FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT>[Oct. 19, 2004]<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/27#a1700\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><EM>one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><\/FONT><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><A href=\"http:\/\/www.lessig.org\/blog\/archives\/002230.shtml\">whose economy is it?<\/A>&nbsp; Another great post by Granny D over at Lessig&#8217;s place.&nbsp; After<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">enthusing, &#8220;<FONT size=\"2\">I love this blog world&#8211;you make a general statement and then some people <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"2\">write&nbsp;a <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">book for you about it.,<\/FONT>&#8221; Granny opines on protectionism, Economists and &#8220;their<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">hunchbacked evil blogger assistants.&#8221;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/spotlight.gif\" alt=\"spotlight\" \/>&nbsp; <A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/crime_federalism\/\">Fed84<\/A> has shone his bright light of truth on the Judge Bauer story <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$2519\">we<\/A>&nbsp;covered yesterday. Do <FONT size=\"2\">not miss it.&nbsp;(<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/crime_federalism\/2004\/10\/how_to_keep_you.html\"><FONT color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">How to keep your docket cleared<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\">)&nbsp;<\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/talkleft.com\/new_archives\/008348.html#008348\"><FONT size=\"2\">TalkLeft<\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"2\"> has also featured Judge Bauer&#8217;s dis-<\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">benchment today.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><A href=\"http:\/\/myshingle.com\/article.pl?sid=04\/10\/19\/0343221\">MyShingle is wondering<\/A> how any self-respecting young lawyer would accept a life of<br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">humiliating grunt work as a &#8220;contract&#8221; lawyer for Big Law rather than solo practice.&nbsp; I bet <\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\">there are a lot of sad <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">stories (financial need, misguided dreams, etc.) behind the phenomenon.<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\">Meanwhile, in Mad. County, <A href=\"http:\/\/www.legalunderground.com\/\">Evan Schaeffer<\/A>&nbsp;is wondering just <A href=\"http:\/\/www.legalunderground.com\/2004\/10\/lincoln.html#more\"><FONT color=\"black\">How Abe Lincoln finds the time?<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV>See our related post <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/09\/04#a2111\"><FONT color=\"black\">ATLA, Lincoln and Tort Reform<\/FONT><\/A>.<\/DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<P><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;FYI: you can find the <IMG height=\"70\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/noW.gif\" width=\"70\" border=\"0\"> sticker <A href=\"http:\/\/www.outspokenclothing.com\/cgi-bin\/cpshop.cgi\/political?target=prod&amp;page=9&amp;trail=&amp;st=&amp;p=anyonebbush04,impeachdubya,electjohns,kerryon04,stopw,bushnotbombs,endwar,corporatestates,gotpot1,nosweat,kerryhope,330billion,bushidiot04,,amendment1,dogblessamerica,goddessusa,any1butbush,kerryon,kerryedwardsprz,kerrybaseball,dubyaforrent.5860846\"><STRONG><FONT color=\"#42aac8\">here<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this chilly autumn morning, I&#8217;m in the mood for some work product from &#8220;Recovering lawyer&#8221;, professor and poet Barry George: &nbsp; expert deposition&#8211;folding and unfoldinghis surgeon&#8217;s hands&nbsp; after the verdictthe tireless lawyer speaksin falling snow&nbsp; first murder trial&#8211;the D.A. arrivesin new gloves&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by&nbsp;dagosan:&nbsp; alongside the silent crew scull &#8211; coach&#8217;s&nbsp;angry bullhorn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2926],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-06-2006"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kP1R-1jR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13573,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5075\/revisions\/13573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}