Lessons from Law School (Hamilton)

What the Rule 26(f) Conference Is For The Rule 26(f) conference is one of the most misunderstood features of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Most lawyers treat it as

The Document the Witness Had Never Seen  More than once at a deposition, I’ve handed a witness a paper document and asked a simple question: “Can you identify this document?” 

I was defending a major corporation at trial when one of my most important witnesses called me at ten o’clock at night, after the first day. He was scheduled to