An ESI focused Rule 30(b)(6) deposition is a critical legal tool. Executed well, it can resolve tricky data situations, strengthen your team’s confidence in its valuations, increase recoveries for your clients, and significantly reduce the cost of generating damages and exhibits.

However, these depositions can be extremely challenging, especially in large cases. The software is complicated, the deponents are at the top of their field, and they aren’t going to offer up anything you don’t specifically ask for. Productive questioning requires confident use of highly specific jargon that most people without a technical background wouldn’t know. Opposing counsel relies on this, hoping your team misses critical details or gets steered away from an important corner of the software, simply because the right followup question never gets asked.

Fortunately, Fair Value Metrics offers a unique deposition support service that helps your team make the most of your limited time with the witness. We have participated in dozens of successful 30(b)(6) depositions against some of the largest companies and law firms in the country.

We will work closely with your team to review the state of the data in your case, identify the issues that are critical to resolve, and triage the ones worth pursuing if time and circumstance permit. Together we will create a productive means of communication during the deposition itself, so you can address issues in real time without missing a beat.

Beyond the confidence it gives your legal team, our experience is that once the deponent and opposing counsel realize your team has a full mastery of their data systems, you encounter less resistance when digging for evidence and get much more straightforward answers. We identify specific data sources, prove they can be produced in a usable format, and get them defined on the record in ways you can rely on at trial. All of that translates into lower case costs on data analysis, less time arguing over data formats, increased recoveries for your clients, and confidence when presenting your exhibits to a judge or jury.

Deposition support is just one of the unique consulting services we offer. Visit our website at fairvaluemetrics.com (or damagecalcs.com if that is easier to remember) or send us an email at info@fairvaluemetrics.com to discuss how we can help with your data needs. While we offer full service expert witness work for wage and hour matters, we love working behind the scenes in support roles without a major commitment. We are excited to hear from you.

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