"Great! Adverse Depositions: Principles and Principal Techniques"
Excellent seminar! Excellent speaker! And he forfeited lunch and breaks to answer questions. VERY accessible. The best seminar I've attended and I'm a CLE junkie.
Carol Anderson, 4-yr atty
An absolutely relevant and helpful seminar. Outstanding speaker…engaging and humorous at appropriate intervals. Didn't notice the time go by (as I usually do) during the CLE. This is not only the best deposition CLE seminar I've attended, but the best CLE attended in 7 years of practice.
Sean Soboleski, 4-yr atty, 5 adverse depos
Very good seminar. Excellent speaker…it's tough to keep it engaging by one person…and you did it.
Anonymous, 19-yr atty, 250 adverse depos
Seminar content goes against most of what I have been taught but is on-point in terms of what I have come to believe. Musante is an excellent teacher. Video tapes were great illustrations and were very effective.
Heath Finley, 1-yr atty, 1 adverse depo
Great seminar…great speaker.
Edward O'Neal, 20-yr atty, 50+ adverse depos
Very practical seminar…energetic, broad, entertaining and visionary. Superb seminar.
Frank Cassiano, 18-yr atty, 100+ adverse depos
Very useful, practical seminar. Very engaging and entertaining speakers…holds audience attention well. An "8" on a scale of 1-10.
Jeremy Lindsley, 8-yr atty, 60-70 adverse depos
Very helpful seminar. Musante moves a little fast, but his repetition is a good technique. First depo seminar I've been to but more enjoyable than most CLEs.
Brian Fork, 1-yr atty, 1 adverse depo
Great presentation! I have learned a great deal about depositions. Outstanding speaker!
Lena Watts-Robinson, 5-month atty, 4 adverse depos
Very useful seminar…great teacher. Best depo seminar I've attended.
Tom Gray, 7-yr atty, 2 adverse depos
Good seminar…good speaker. Much more practical seminar compared to others, based on my 20 years of practice.
Mark Tempest, 26-yr atty, 50+ adverse depos
Highly practical seminar. Wish I had been taught this in law school. Very informative.
Ken Davies, 22-yr atty, 75 adverse depos
The course has significant practical application to every day litigation practice. Excellent speaker…very passionate about his subject.
Anonymous, 23-yr atty, 100s of adverse depos
Musante's teaching ability is extremely captivating.
Alisa Mitchell Black, 7-yr atty, 4 adverse depos
As someone without deposition experience, it was valuable to have "traditional wisdom" debunked and common pitfalls pointed out before I even get started.
Carmen Hoyme, 1/2-yr atty
Good seminar content--somewhat convoluted. Entertaining speaker. I really enjoyed the seminar. Others are dry simply listing info. I like the examples used…very entertaining.
Frank L., 6-yr atty, 3 adverse depos
Excellent content and presentation…second to none. This is
the best I have ever attended, any time anywhere.
Edward Fiorella, 15-yr atty, 100 adverse depos, Cary |
Excellent seminar…material is organized, concise and digestible.
Musante has the ability to express his point effectively with candor
and grace. Well integrated with presentation technologies. Musante
has a particular flair for presenting and assimilating diverse categories
of information into one format without losing the value within each
category.
Chris Chleborowicz, 5-yr atty, 30+ adverse depos, Wilmington |
Superior seminar…completely turns prior seminars upside down
in terms of approach. Excellent and thought provoking seminar!
Derek Taylor, 6-yr atty, 10 adverse depos, Cary |
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This course is the best course I have ever taken! And I have been
a lawyer for 14 years! I took an intense trial advocacy course (one
year) and practiced with excellent trial lawyers, but I have never
learned the majority of the principles taught at this seminar. Excellent
seminar…excellent teacher.
Audrey Cooper, 6-yr atty, 3 adverse depos, Cary
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This seminar eclipses other seminars I have taken…Musante
has an outstanding teaching ability. On a scale of 1 to 10, with
10 being the best, this seminar is a 12!
Joe Stroud, 25-yr atty, 5 adverse depos, Jacksonville
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Excellent seminar…excellent teacher. One of the best seminars
I’ve attended. This seminar is bound to make my depositions more
effective…it raised my appreciation for the importance of depositions
vs. trial.
Michael Weddington, 29-yr atty, 75+ adverse depos, Raleigh |
This is one of the best seminars I’ve attended. It was informative,
enlightening, and provided me with useful tools to put into practice
immediately. Musante was energetic, funny, and kept my attention.
Melissa Brumback, 4-yr atty, 30 adverse depos, Raleigh |
This seminar will help to improve the quality of my depositions
and will strengthen my strategy of “laying it on the table”
during depositions. Musante was good in keeping subject focused throughout
the seminar. Excellent use of the Clinton tapes to demonstrate subject
matter. Enjoyed Musante’s good candor and humility.
Anonymous, 22-yr atty, 120 adverse depos, Cary |
Content has high practical value to my civil litigation practice,
where I consider the deposition to be where you win or lose your case.
I liked the fact that Musante had new rules and lists of examples,
rather than regurgitating the usual types of a deposition CLE. This
seminar was much more practical and interesting—good use of visual
aides and sounds … kept things interesting throughout the day.
Anonymous, 10-yr atty, 75 adverse depos, Cary |
This seminar was much better than most … good, succinct rules
to live by. The quality of my depos should improve immeasurably.
Johnny Loper, 19-yr atty, 200+ adverse depos,
Womble Carlyle, Raleigh |
A fabulous seminar! Musante is engaging and extremely informative.
This is one of the 2 or 3 best I've attended.
Beth Hodges, 24-yr atty, 50+ adverse depos, Horack Talley
Pharr & Lowndes, Charlotte |
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The pratical content of this seminar is very good. Musante is very
good too. His use of powerpoints is very helpful. This seminar is
better than most!
Martin Reidinger, 20-yr atty, 800+ adverse depos, Adams
Hendon et al.
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Very good seminar...very effective and helpful. This seminar is
better than most!
Hunter C. Quick, 23-yr atty, 450 adverse depos, Cozen O'Connor. |
A very useful, effective seminar. Musante is engaging, enthusiastic...excellent!
This is one of the most valuable seminars I have ever taken.
W. Lewis Glenn, 6-yr atty, Parker Poe Adams &
Bernsteiin LLP, Charlotte |
Excellent seminar...I wish I could take the entire semester to develop
real skills. Instructor is superior. This seminar is at the very top
in content, presentation and value.
M. Clark Parker, 30-yr atty, 100+ adverse depos. |
Extremely helpful! I came looking for specific techniques, "rule,"
and lessons for how to take an adverse deposition, and Robert gave
them to us. Top-notch teaching ability. Robert kept my attention at
all times. The video expamles he used were great teaching tools. I
believe it will improve the quality of my adverse depositions tremendously.
Louis B. Meyer, III, 18-yr atty, 20 adverse depos. |
Practical content of this seminar is very high. The
seminar was presented in a way that I actually have a chance of remembering!
Musante is great...highly entertaining, kept the class engaged throughout.
Pamela Pearson, 20-yr atty, dozens of adverse depos, Wachovia
Securities |
Excellent seminar...excellent speaker. This seminar will improve
my planning, and my "trial" prep, BEFORE deposition.
Anonymous atty, Cary |
Excellent. Very practical and hands-on. Every new lawyer should
go to this before taking their first depo. Musante is very engaging.
Use of multi-media and examples des a good job of iluustrating the
points. A day well spent!
Kristin Toussaint, 6-yr atty, 5 adverse depos, Cary |
Very good practical advice. Excellent instructor.
Kirk Hardymon, 9-yr atty, 30+ adverse depos, Cary |
Best I have attended. Value of practical content: 110%. Musante
is very good; kept my interest, was understandable and concise.
Ned McNaughton, 4-yr atty, 6 adverse depos, Cary |
Excellent! Very effective, especially the use of video illustrations
of actual cross-examinations. Provides a set of rules for obtaining
benefits from depositions, other then simply discovery.
Darrell B. Cayton, Jr., 15-yr atty, 10 adverse depos,
Cary |
Much, much better than other full-day litigation seminars. Very
valuable, very useful. Musante is entertaining, alive, humorous, knowledgeable,
approachable. These rules counter several of the rules I knew, but
I am not averse to bucking the trend or learning new techniques. These
are clearer and backed up with real-world proof. This seminar should
catapult the quality of my adverse depos! Leaps and bounds forward!
Even if I don't rmember every single rule and technique, half of them
will pay huge dividends.
John-Paul Schick, 4-yr atty, 3 adverse depos, Cary |
Very useful and understandable. Musante has great ability, interesting,
keeps everyone's attention, great knowledge of subject matter; very
well prepared. Kept my attention all day and provided wonderful information.
The rules presented are better and much more effective than rules
I've been taught before.
T. Allen Gardner, Jr., 11-yr atty, 5 adverse depos,
Cary |
Excellent practical content; excellent instructor.
Edwin H. Ferguson, Jr., 28-yr atty, 100+ adverse
depos, Cary |
Best I've attended. Very useful. Musante is compelling and very
capable. Very entertaining!
Gerard A. Bos, 25-yr atty, 200+ adverse depos, Cary |
Better than any I have attended. Very practical. A lot of information!
Dayle Flammin, 21-yr atty, 400 adverse depos, Cary |
Superb public speaker. Very useful information. One of the three
best seminars I have attended.
Oliver Read, 3-yr atty, 25 adverse depos, Cary |
Best I have attended. Excellent practical content. Musante is eximious.
Will increase my vision and preparation and attention to detail.
Doug Hargrave, 25-yr atty, 100 adverse depos, Cary |
Easily the best. Musante is outstanding. Excellent practical content.
Radically different from the orthodox method I was taught. Will greatly
improve my adverse depositions.
Dan Basnight, 4-yr atty, 25 adverse depos, Cary |
Very good usable material. Musante is excellent: vivid illustrations,
energetic presentation. Best use of powerpoint that I've seen.
Jim Dorsett, 25-yr atty, "many" adverse
depos, Cary |
Very practical. Well worth the time and money. Gives a new perspective
and approach in the "tool kit."
John Britton, 8-yr atty, 4 adverse depos, Cary |
Great! I was awake, tuned-in, and only wantng to hear more, more,
more! Very useful tools that I look forward to practicing. Musante
is fantastic -- able to convey comlex ideas in an accessible and entertaining
way. With practice, I will be able to master the skills presented
so I just may turn out to be a great deposition taker.
Greta Katz, 4-yr atty, 2 adverse depos, Cary |
Most useful I've been to. Excellent practical content; outstanding
instructor.
James F. Jordan, 15-yr atty, 20 adverse depos, Cary |
Completely practical. Superb teacher. Will certainly give me logical
basis to take chance on techniques.
Walter W. Baker, Jr., 37-yr atty, 100s of adverse
depos, Cary |
Excellent practical content; specific examples very helpful. Musante
is a great speaker, very animated, good sense of humor ... I could
easily imagine a 2-3 day workshop.
Amy Bonifield, 4-yr atty, 4 adverse depos, Cary |
The content is extremely useful, very concrete suggestions for quality
questions. Excellent instructor.
Lee Hogewood, 13-yr atty, 30-50 adverse depos, Cary |
Excellent practical content. Wonderful instructor. I hd to get in
CLE hours --- tried to pick one to keep me awake --- I succeeded marvelously!
Sandra Herring, 5 adverse depos, Cary |
Superior seminar...superior speaker. This seminar is the best I've
ever taken.
Anonymous, 12-yr atty, 80 adverse depos,
Cary |
The seminar's verbal and printed information are excellent. Musante
was well-prepared, well-informed and enthusiastic in his delivery.
The creative video presentation added interest. Musante's humor was
refreshing! This seminar is much more helpful and informative than
other seminars I have attended.
Anonymous, 6-yr atty, Cary |
Excellent seminar...good ideas and format for effective strategy
in taking depositions. It provides me with a different approach to
planning a deposition. Musante is very humorous, and he's very effective
in his use of video in his presentation.
Anonymous, 35-yr atty, 75+ adverse depos,
Cary |
"The
25 Credibility Arguments for Deposition and Trial"
Excellent seminar. Excellent speaker. Musante presents his material in a cogent and entertaining manner.
Anna Osborne
Considerable practical content. I expect materials to be very useful and help me to prepare for the next deposition and trial. Musante is impressive…entertaining, engaging, infectious humor. Seminar delivered as promised…very practical.
G. Osborne, 20-yr atty, 25-40 adverse depos
Very practical suggestions. Very engaging and focused speaker. The seminar gave definition to a lot of techniques I had used previously on an intuitional level. It will help me apply these techniques in a more effective, consistent way.
Anonymous, 20-yr atty, 100s of adverse depos
Seminar content is extremely entertaining and informative. The most enjoyable seminar I've been to.
Brian Hochman, 10-yr atty, 40-50 adverse depos
Great seminar…imperative. Excellent speaker.
Luke Barra, 5-yr atty, 30 adverse depos
Excellent seminar…everything is based on reality. Excellent speaker…almost like a stand-up comedian. Moves so rapidly and entertainingly that there is no time to be bored.
Phillip Wright, 6-yr atty, 10 adverse depos
Seminar an "8" out of 10. Musante is very energetic and knowledgeable of the subject matter and does a great job teaching the material.
Anonymous, 10-yr atty, 50 adverse depos
Outstanding speaker! Video clips made my attention span more durable. I am hopeful that my skills to take effective depositions will extend my success rate in settlements and/or at trials.
Lena Watts-Robinson, 5-month atty, 4 adverse depos
Excellent speaker. Wonderful, entertaining method of teaching the theorms.
Kerry Everett, 2-yr atty, 2 adverse depos
Outstanding seminar…great principles taught through concrete examples. Excellent speaker…engaging, knowledgeable with good humor mixed in. Great examples...very helpful and entertaining.
Jon Adams, 10-yr atty
Great seminar…excellent speaker…clear, logical, and entertaining. Videos provided context with concrete examples…very illustrative of concepts.
Rosemary J., 21-yr atty, many adverse depos
Very practical information. One of the best CLE teachers I've heard. Great combination of entertaining style and practical information. Excellent examples…information would not have resonated so forcefully without the video clips.
Teresa Thomas, 8-yr atty, 25 adverse depos
A really great seminar…excellent speaker.
Sharpe, 21-yr atty, 100s of adverse depos
Good, useful practice tips. Lots to make you think about critically. Musante has a solid command of the subject matter. Good communication skills.
Mark Kinghorn, 5-yr atty, 20 adverse depos
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