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Law Practice

Mar. 25, 2020

Attorneys adapting to new ways of getting depositions and focus groups

Aided by social distancing, technology is shrinking the legal world.

Attorneys adapting to new ways of getting depositions and focus groups
Thomas J. Johnston

Depositions that used to require lawyers to fly across the country or sit in Los Angeles or San Francisco traffic are now being conducted from home because of government and court shutdowns.

Thomas J. Johnston, name partner of Johnston & Hutchinson LLP in Los Angeles, talked about his transition to working remotely when courts began closing due to the coronavirus outbreak.

"We moved to straigh...

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