Sworn Oaths for Witnesses
ON SWEARING TO TELL THE “WHOLE TRUTH” Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, 512-656-0503 I’ve been bothered about this idea forever. I am also bothered by being bothered. No body else worries about it,...
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Deposition Techniques: Basic and Sophisticated
SOME EFFECTIVE DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES: Attached is a set of lecture notes for a CLE presentation for the University of Texas Law School on how to take depositions well. Veronica Czuchna and I prepared,...
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JUST DO IT AND PRAY MICHAEL SEAN QUINN* Suppose you, the Aging Lawyer, have had a good practice until recently. But you got dropped from your firm, say, you were eased out, say, the firm broke up and you didn’t get carried...
Read MoreA Representation Declination Letter: Good, Bad, Both?
A “No Thank You” Email Michael Sean Quinn* I friend of me uses various versions of this form-ish letter. I rather like it. Another friend of ours didn’t like it much. I guess that is what being controversial...
Read MoreWITNESSES AND SWEARING “THE” OATH
TRUTH, WHOLE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Michael Sean Quinn In America, and other places, just before they testify, witnesses are required to swear or affirm an oath that looks like this: “Do you swear or...
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