Some may say that, when in depositions, defending lawyers generously voice “form” objections, “concisely in a nonargumentative and nonsuggestive manner,” of course, to preserve them under FRCP 30(c)(2) while the witness provides an answer.  This rule demands a more exacting approach, however, when lawyers assert an evidentiary privilege and instruct

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Todd Presnell is a trial lawyer licensed in Georgia and Tennessee who represents major corporations, small businesses, governmental entities, tax-exempt organizations, and individuals in litigation matters. His experience includes product liability cases in the automotive, equipment-manufacturing, food-product, and manufactured housing industries; employment-discrimination cases…

Todd Presnell is a trial lawyer licensed in Georgia and Tennessee who represents major corporations, small businesses, governmental entities, tax-exempt organizations, and individuals in litigation matters. His experience includes product liability cases in the automotive, equipment-manufacturing, food-product, and manufactured housing industries; employment-discrimination cases for small, privately held companies and multinational corporations; disputes over non-compete and non-solicitation agreements; litigation over trade-secrets violations, contract and other disputes involving healthcare companies; fiduciary-duty disputes involving corporate directors and officers; trust-related litigation; and business tort claims