Strategies for Difficult Deposition Situations: Post-Break Answer Changes, Rehabilitation, Coaching, Over-Objecting

Mr. Bouchard is an accomplished trial lawyer who represents companies and individuals in complex criminal and civil matters. He has received high praise from jurors, judges, and clients for his courtroom advocacy and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and U.S. News and World Report as a premiere white-collar criminal defense and business lawyer. Mr. Bouchard has successfully defended businesses and people responding to investigations and cases initiated by federal and state law enforcement authorities. He has represented business executives and owners, public officials, lobbyists, doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers, consultants, and professional athletes in response to alleged violations of various federal criminal laws, including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, securities fraud, bribery, public corruption, racketeering, and money laundering, among others. Mr. Bouchard's practice is national, and he has handled cases in federal or state courts in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Colorado. He has represented and advised companies responding to whistleblower complaints and government investigations. As part of that work, he has conducted numerous sensitive internal investigations. Mr. Bouchard has counseled companies on how to develop and improve compliance programs on various issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also has substantial experience representing companies involved in complex business disputes. Mr. Bouchard began his legal career with a prominent international law firm, where he excelled on major commercial litigation for some of the world's largest companies, including more than ten Fortune 500 companies. 

Mr. Cochran is a Partner in the Litigation Practice of Smith Gambrell Russell LLP. During the 45 years he has been practicing law in Atlanta, Mr. Cochran has represented many individuals and businesses on a wide variety of complex matters. He has tried dozens of jury trials in many areas of the law (both civil and criminal, federal and state), bench trials (in federal and state courts), administrative and regulatory hearings (before both federal and state agencies and boards), and medical peer review hearings at hospitals. Mr. Cochran's unique experience allows him to handle parallel civil, administrative and criminal proceedings, which are common in today’s legal environment. Being able to competently handle civil, administrative and potentially criminal matters for a client simultaneously can be an enormous savings to a client by preventing duplication of effort.

Mr. Kornblum is the principal in Guy O. Kornblum, A Professional Law Corporation with offices in San Francisco, California. He has specialized in civil litigation for over 45 years. Mr. Kornblum's firm specializes in a wide range of civil litigation, including serious injury and wrongful death, medical and legal malpractice, financial and physical elder abuse, and all aspects of insurance including “bad faith” claims. Mr. Kornblum himself has handled over 4000 litigated matters to a conclusion and has several million dollars plus cases to his credit. He has represented hundreds of clients, small businesses, individuals, and large Fortune 500 corporations over his years of practice. Mr. Kornblum is highly regarded for his litigation skills, and his representation of his clients in settlement negotiations and mediations, where he has a strong track record of successful settlements.