Transform difficult depositions into strategic advantages. Learn expert techniques to handle tough witnesses and counsel, ensuring you get the testimony your case needs.
Master the art of deposing challenging witnesses with this essential course, "Deposing Difficult Witnesses."
Every litigator knows not all witnesses are cooperative. Some are evasive, some hostile, others overly talkative. Effectively handling these high-friction scenarios is a critical skill that can significantly impact your case's success. This program provides the practical strategies and proven techniques you need to navigate difficult depositions with confidence and maintain control.
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Transform the challenge of difficult witnesses into a strategic advantage by gaining the skills to elicit crucial testimony, preserve the record, and strengthen your case for trial or settlement.
Attorney at Holon Law Partners, LLC
Lisa Pyle works for Holon Law Partners, LLC and handles a broad range of legal disputes in both state and federal courts, representing clients throughout the litigation process. Lisa is involved in every stage of litigation—from initial investigation, discovery, motions, trial, or appeal. She is skilled in various legal areas such as commercial disputes, contracts, defamation, and more. She has over 20 years of general litigation experience and over 15 years of employment litigation experience and has handled cases in front of both the EEOC and MSPB. Prior to Holon, Lisa worked in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in the General Law, Ethics, and Litigation Division. She also spent approximately three years as a litigator for McDermott Will & Emery and three years as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County. As an Assistant District Attorney, she handled a wide variety of criminal matters that she successfully tried to verdict. As a Litigation Associate at McDermott Will & Emery, she acted as lead counsel for a billion-dollar environmental litigation. At the TTB under the Department of the Treasury in the Chief Counsel’s Office, she primarily worked on employment, ethics, administrative law, and litigation. She handled numerous EEOC, MSPB, and FTCA claims. She also worked with the Department of Justice on federal matters relating to the industries TTB regulates. She has been licensed in New York since 2004 and is pending admission to North Carolina. Education J.D. – Fordham Law, New York, NY, 2003 B.A. – University of Vermont, 1998
