A partner at King & Spalding LLP, Zachary Andrew McEntyre focuses his legal practice on commercial litigation, consumer class action suits, and insurance recovery disputes. Recently named one of Atlanta’s 40 lawyers under 40 On The Rise, Zachary Andrew McEntyre is experienced in preparing and taking witnesses to depositions. Depositions are carried out as part of pre-trial discovery. An attorney who wants to find out more about a specific case may call a witness to a deposition so that he/she makes an oral statement on oath as to the facts of the case. The purpose of a deposition is to uncover what a witness knows and to preserve the testimony in case he/she will not be attending a court hearing because of illness or travel. Depositions are not carried out in the courtrooms but rather in attorneys’ offices in the presence of a court reporter. The attorney asks the witness questions on the facts of the case and the witness responds. The court reporter is required to record the responses word for word. All parties to the suit can attend the deposition. Attorneys in depositions are encouraged to ask open-ended questions so as to bring out as much detail as possible ahead of the trial. They generally have more lee-way in depositions than in court proceedings and can ask both open and close-ended questions. The witness is required to answer truthfully since he/she is under oath.
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AuthorAn experienced commercial litigator, Zachary Andrew McEntyre currently serves as a senior associate in King & Spalding’s Atlanta. Archives
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