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Law Practice

Nov. 5, 2021

Tips for new litigators: practical discovery rules

James D. Crosby

James D. Crosby, Attorney at Law

Email: crosby@crosbyattorney.com

Univ of San Diego SOL; San Diego CA

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TIPS FOR NEW ATTORNEYS

I prefer getting documents and taking depositions as the principal means of discovery in most cases. If done right, the documents-then-depositions, with limited written discovery, approach is more cost-efficient and effective than any written discovery. Litigators spend far too much time fighting over written discovery. We get locked in time-consuming discovery sideshows which cost the client money, delay resolution of the matter, and ofte...

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