Good morning, Paddy -- I had to give a deposition in a business dispute between a former employer and a customer some years ago -- that was the only time -- no attorney and I had nothing on the line personally. My advice? If you trust your attorney, follow his advice and practice. He ought to give you a good idea as to what questions to prepare for.
If it were me, I’d be furious over the injustice and plain stupidity of what you are accused of and I doubt I could contain myself -- I’m not very good at calmness. And in this arena that you find yourself in, that would be the absolute worse thing to do, so I’m glad it isn’t me. The truth seems to matter some in these matters, but not much.
Thanks, Sven. I think the prep went well (about 2 hours). The main takeaways were: take your time -- don’t answer until they’ve finished asking the question (give your attorney time to object); answer only what was asked -- if it’s a yes or no question, limit your answer to that; remember what the allegations are and don’t bring in anything unrelated to those; stay calm and don’t let the attorney get you rattled; similarly, don’t get sucked in by a series of easy questions.
My homework is to thoroughly familiarize myself with the allegations. The deposition will be conducted via Zoom, but I’ll be in my attorney’s office.
At the moment I can’t afford the luxury of being furious and need to present myself with a calm, professional demeanor. Does this grate against my sense of justice? It sure does and I’m just hoping I won’t pay for suppressing these feelings, but I know I will, so I try not to let them build up.
I just read that as well. I’ve enjoyed his music over the years and been to a couple of his concerts. While I never considered myself a parrot head or a fin head, just like I would never call myself a dead head, his concerts had a relaxed, familiar feeling where everyone was welcomed as part of the family.
His music was seldom serious, yet playfully spoke about the realities of life, especially life on the road.
Light rain today in SoCal -- this has been the coolest summer I can remember and the wettest one too. Here’s hoping we catch an Autumn break from the Santa Ana winds and fires.
Happy Caturday, Gerbil Nation!
Which cat is going to get bored first?
I’m meeting my lawyer this morning to prep/practice for my deposition on Wednesday. This should be interesting -- I have no idea what to expect.
Best of luck.
Good morning, Paddy -- I had to give a deposition in a business dispute between a former employer and a customer some years ago -- that was the only time -- no attorney and I had nothing on the line personally. My advice? If you trust your attorney, follow his advice and practice. He ought to give you a good idea as to what questions to prepare for.
If it were me, I’d be furious over the injustice and plain stupidity of what you are accused of and I doubt I could contain myself -- I’m not very good at calmness. And in this arena that you find yourself in, that would be the absolute worse thing to do, so I’m glad it isn’t me. The truth seems to matter some in these matters, but not much.
Prayers, my friend.
Thanks, Sven. I think the prep went well (about 2 hours). The main takeaways were: take your time -- don’t answer until they’ve finished asking the question (give your attorney time to object); answer only what was asked -- if it’s a yes or no question, limit your answer to that; remember what the allegations are and don’t bring in anything unrelated to those; stay calm and don’t let the attorney get you rattled; similarly, don’t get sucked in by a series of easy questions.
My homework is to thoroughly familiarize myself with the allegations. The deposition will be conducted via Zoom, but I’ll be in my attorney’s office.
At the moment I can’t afford the luxury of being furious and need to present myself with a calm, professional demeanor. Does this grate against my sense of justice? It sure does and I’m just hoping I won’t pay for suppressing these feelings, but I know I will, so I try not to let them build up.
I read that Jimmy Buffett died. Much like the Grateful Dead, I never understood the hoopla surrounding him as an artist.
I just read that as well. I’ve enjoyed his music over the years and been to a couple of his concerts. While I never considered myself a parrot head or a fin head, just like I would never call myself a dead head, his concerts had a relaxed, familiar feeling where everyone was welcomed as part of the family.
His music was seldom serious, yet playfully spoke about the realities of life, especially life on the road.
Light rain today in SoCal -- this has been the coolest summer I can remember and the wettest one too. Here’s hoping we catch an Autumn break from the Santa Ana winds and fires.
Well… I tried to flip my schedule around and ended up sleeping way later than intended this Saturday.
I guess I like the cat in yesterday’s thread the best : )
I’m not having to use TOR, so I can see everything on the wheel without extra steps.