How to Rock Your First Deposition

1. Appear young and inexperienced (not hard) so that opposing counsel has low expectations.
2. Attempt to knock those low expectations out of the water.
3. Have the rules down cold so that when opposing counsel objects to the form of your questions you can direct him to the applicable statutory scheme and make him look like a jackass in front of his client.

I'm sure it wasn't great. But hopefully it was decent enough that when my boss reads the transcript he can mix praise with constructive criticism and not totally break my spirit.

I'm defending a deposition tomorrow, handling a criminal appearance on Wednesday, files are piling up on my desk, and I'm starting to feel slightly overwhelmed. Which is why I'm drinking wine.

By the way, getting my diplomas and licenses professionally framed is going to cost me several hundred dollars. I'm tempted to just buy cheap frames, but then again, the blood, sweat and tears that went into earning these pieces of paper deserve something permanent and special, right?

Ok, one more glass of wine. And dinner. And 24. Jack needs me.