Deposition Tutorial, First EditionWe live in an era when most litigation parties never see the inside of a courtroom. Cases are resolved by motion practice, by informal settlement, or by formal procedures such as arbitration and mediation. Rarely does an attorney get to say, Ladies and gentlemen of the jury . . . . Does this change render deposition practice obsolete? Quite the oppositedepositions are more important than ever. Instead of a battle between attorneys who are trying to