Shook, Hardy & Bacon has long been recognized as one of the premier litigation firms in the country. For more than a century, the firm has defended companies in their most substantial national and international products liability, mass tort and complex litigation matters.
The firm has leveraged its complex product liability litigation expertise to expand into several other practice areas and advance its mission of “being the best in the world at providing creative and practical solutions at unsurpassed value.” As a result, the firm has built nationally recognized practices in areas such as intellectual property, environmental and toxic tort, employment litigation, commercial litigation, government enforcement and compliance, and public policy.
In a Law360 article titled "4 Simple Rules for Witness Note Taking," Shook Partner Matt Keenan explains his strategies for using witnesses' notes to advance his case.
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In a Law360 article titled "4 Simple Rules for
Witness Note Taking," Shook Partner Matt Keenan explains his
strategies for using witnesses' notes to advance his case.
"There are really only two kinds of witnesses," he
states. "Those who ask permission to take notes in advance of
the deposition, and those who don't but do anyway. With proper
safeguards, it's my experience that witness notes created
during deposition preparation are the witnesses' best
friend."
Keenan describes each rule, including the document preparation
and the implementation of quality oversight. "Witnesses who
are preparing to give testimony in litigation deserve counsel who
can give them the most effective tools to make the endeavor
successful," he concludes. "Recognizing that allowing
witnesses the freedom to create a road map to become prepared, and
then using their documents as a bedrock as needed, has worked very
well."
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Shook, Hardy & Bacon has long been recognized as one of the premier litigation firms in the country. For more than a century, the firm has defended companies in their most substantial national and international products liability, mass tort and complex litigation matters.
The firm has leveraged its complex product liability litigation expertise to expand into several other practice areas and advance its mission of “being the best in the world at providing creative and practical solutions at unsurpassed value.” As a result, the firm has built nationally recognized practices in areas such as intellectual property, environmental and toxic tort, employment litigation, commercial litigation, government enforcement and compliance, and public policy.
