VIDEO DEPOSITIONS

The most common use of video in the legal profession today is the documentation of depositions for use in court.

If a witness needs to testify in court, but cannot attend for any number of reasons, the next best choice is a video deposition. No other media offers the capability of effectively presenting the communication cues of the unavailable witness as can the video-taped deposition. The judge and jury are able to observe the actual deposition testimony of the witness and is the next best thing to their appearance in person.

Expert depositions are an ideal candidate for a video deposition. Video taping the experts deposition favors the well-prepared examiner

The effectiveness of their testimony suffers because of the artificial atmosphere imposed on them. In the search for truth and justice, valid argument exists on both sides of the issue. For the trial strategist, the decision is easy: use the media that most effectively and persuasively presents the witness to the jury!