What to expect at a deposition? I would say about half of our cases our clients have to give a deposition which is at a room similar to this one. It’s usually held in an office. It’s not in a courtroom setting where there’s a court reporter that will put you under oath and then the attorney from the other side, they’ll ask you a series of questions. They’re going to ask about the accident, how you were doing before the accident, how you have been doing since medical treatments, how your life has changed, things along those lines.
Usually there aren’t too many surprises at depositions because we’ve been through hundreds of them here and the insurance companies attorneys tend to ask very similar questions in every case. So, what we do is we have a short meeting with you before and we’ll sit down in our office and we’ll go through everything just so you know what to expect.
It’s common for depositions the last from, anywhere from an hour to a couple hours. It’s pretty rare they go over that. And it’s important to remember that it’s your deposition so you’re in-charge, you’re in-charge of the pace. If you don’t understand any questions, you can have them repeated. If you want to take any breaks, it’s completely up to you. And it’s also important to remember that we’re going to be sitting by you the entire time to make sure the other side is playing by the rules and that you understand everything that’s going on and that you’re comfortable through the whole process.
Once again, I’m Zachary Cole. If you have any questions about depositions or anything else, feel free to call our office at 941-371-8800 or you can email me directly at Z.COLE@Probinskylaw.com.
If you have legal questions and your matter happened here in Florida and you’re thinking about bringing a lawsuit, I invite you to pick up the phone and call me at (844) 335-4667. This is what we do every day and I’d be happy to chat with you.
