Today i helped on a deposition which is a sworn statement given under oath and questioning by an attorney. The deposition had a stenographer at one end of the table and the lawyer from the other side on one side.and Mr. Stanton on one side of a long table with the City employee next to him. The lawyer asked question about a vacant lot in the City and the City worker who was a department head had to answer the questions truthfully. What i noticed was that the City worker only answered the question asked and never elaborated on it. The lawyer told me that is important because if you try and do more than the question asked you usually say something you regret. The Deposition took about an hour and the lawyers were respectful to each other but during the deposition they often said things on the record to preserve their rights.I helped in preparing the witness, drove to the deposition and reviewed when we got back.
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