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The Art of Objections at Depositions and Trials

Category: On Demand

Member Price: $208

Non-Member Price: $260

Product Code: ON175726

Areas of Law: Civil Trial Bar

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CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ Civil Trial Attorney Credit: 4.0, NJ General: 4.0).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 4.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 3.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.
Faculty

Featured Speaker

Moderator

Hon. Darren Del Sardo, P.J.Cv.
Passaic County Superior Court

Presenters

Victoria A. Lucido, Esq.
Aloia Law Firm LLC, Bloomfield
Edward McElroy, Esq.
Epstein Ostrove LLC, Edison
James A. Paone, II, Esq.
Certified By the New Jersey Supreme Court As a Civil Trial Attorney
Davison Eastman Muñoz Paone, P.A.

Mastering the art of objections is a crucial component of civil litigation. A distinguished panel, including a presiding judge of the New Jersey Superior Court Civil Division and experienced litigators, present effective strategies on when and how to use objections at depositions and trials. Learn how to recognize when testimony or physical evidence are objectionable. Discover strategies to quickly identify the basis for an objection, to properly make an objection, and to defend an objection. Register today!

Program Agenda:

  • 9 | Introduction

  • 9:05 | Section1: Overview of objections

    • Depositions
      - Rules – R. 4:14. Depositions upon oral examination
    • Trials
      - New Jersey Rules of Evidence (N.J.R.E.)

        Section 2: Theories, rules, how and why to object

    • Depositions
      - Permissible objections during depositions
      - Instructions not to answer
      - Speaking objections
      - Miscellaneous topics
    • Trials
      - Relevance objections - N.J.R.E. 401 / 402
      - N.J.R.E. 403
      - Hearsay objections - N.J.R.E. 801–808
      - Leading questions
      - Scope of cross
      - Argumentative
      - Asked and answered
      - Assumes facts not in evidence
      - Non-responsive answer
      - Objections to expert testimony
    • Motions in limine

  • 10:50 | Break

  • 11 | Section 3: The art form of objections
    - Depositions
    - Trial
    - When not to object
    - Objecting without alienating the jury
    - Using objections offensively
    - Preserving the record (for appeal)

  • 12:35 | Adjourn