2025 TADC Deposition Bootcamp

7.00 hours CLE, including 1.0 hour ethics

Program Chairs: Tyler Henkel, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, L.L.P., Houston
Avery Sheppard, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, L.L.P., Houston

8:55am Welcome & Introductions
Russell Smith, President, Fairchild, Price, Haley & Tyler Henkel, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill,
Smith & Barrow, L.L.P., Houston, Co-Chair
Avery Sheppard, Fairchild, Price, Haley & Tyler Henkel, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill,
Smith & Barrow, L.L.P., Houston, Co-Chair

9:00-9:45am MECHANICS OF PREPARING TO TAKE A DEPOSITION
Mary Byars Bailey, Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP, Austin

9:45-10:30am DEPOSING THE PLAINTIFF
Wade Flasowski, Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, L.L.P., Nacogdoches

10:30-10:45am B R E A K

10:45-11:30am DEPOSING EXPERTS
Tyler Henkel, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, L.L.P., Houston

11:30-12:15pm DEFENDING AGAINST THE REPTILE
Anna Dodds, Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Houston

12:15-12:30pm B R E A K – GRAB YOUR LUNCH

12:30-1:15pm MENTALLY PREPARING KEY WITNESSES FOR DEPOSITIONS
Jason Bloom, Bloom Strategic Consulting, Dallas

1:15-2:00pm ADVANCING YOUR TRIAL THEME IN DEPOSITIONS
Avery Sheppard, Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, L.L.P., Houston

2:00-2:15pm B R E A K

2:15-3:00pm TAKING AND DEFENDING CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE DEPOSITIONS
Bryon A. Rice, Hicks Davis Wynn, PC, Houston

3:00-3:45pm CIVILITY IN DEPOSITIONS
Tal DeBauche, Dobrowski Stafford & Pierce LLP, Houston

3:45-4:30pm PANEL DISCUSSION: EFFECTIVE USE OF DEPOSITIONS AT TRIAL
Cassie Maneen, Beck | Redden, Houston (moderator)
Judge Christine Weems, 281 st District Court, Harris County
Nick Ware, Kherkher Garcia LLP, Houston
Chaz Klaes, Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, Houston

4:30pm ADJOURN

Registrants must be members of TADC.

• Registration for TADC Member $400.00

Register ONLINE at www.tadc.org or scan/return this form via email to the TADC (tadc@tadc.org)

Registration Fees will be refunded ONLY if a written cancellation notice is received at least SEVEN (7) business days prior (OCTOBER 6, 2025) to the meeting date. A $75.00 Administrative Fee will be deducted from any refund. Any cancellation made after October 6, 2025 IS NON-REFUNDABLE.