[blindlaw] Conducting Depositions

Nicole Askins njaskins at gmail.com
Wed Jul 26 23:13:29 UTC 2017


I agree, very helpful information. Thanks for sharing Scott

On Jul 26, 2017 1:42 PM, "Angie Matney via BlindLaw" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> This is a fascinating thread. I learned a lot from Scott's article. I
> have never wanted to be a litigator. I expressed this to my current
> firm when I summered with them during law school. Perhaps they thought
> it was because of my blindness, but blindness actually has nothing to
> do with it. I am certain that if I wanted to litigate, I would find
> alternative techniques that worked, just as Scott has described. I
> have done this in the context of my transactional practice. The common
> scenarios might be a bit different, but the principles are the same.
> Also, Luis's comments on nonverbal communication are excellent.
>
> On 7/26/17, Elizabeth Rene via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Dear colleagues,
> > I want to complement Scott and Luis on their excellent posts.
> > I have tried and argued cases at every level of my state's courts and
> have
> > presided at administrative hearings and settlement conferences.
> Currently, I
> > chair my state bar association's Character and Fitness Board, where I
> > preside at hearings to determine whether certain applicants for
> admission to
> > the bar should be recommended to the Supreme Court and submit and oversee
> > the drafting of our Board's written findings and conclusions. These
> hearings
> > involve evidentiary records and transcripts amounting to thousands of
> pages.
> > The proceedings themselves can be complex and intense. The observations
> and
> > suggestions made by Scott and Luis are right on point. The only thing I
> > would possibly add to them is to encourage blind lawyers to participate
> > actively in their state and local bar associations and to not shrink from
> > the possibility of serving as a judge or judicial officer. Nothing should
> > prevent us now from serving as law clerks in the appellate courts, from
> > serving as court commissioners, referees, arbitrators, or mediators, from
> > serving on rules committees, disciplinary boards, or task forces formed
> to
> > improve access to justice, or from seeking elective or appointive seats
> on
> > the trial and appellate bench. I think we need to claim these
> opportunities
> > and to encourage one another to do so. Having faced our own struggles as
> > blind people, we have a first-hand understanding of the impact and
> dynamics
> > of implicit and explicit bias and can make significant contributions in
> > these troubled times toward securing justice for everyone.
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Elizabeth M René
> > Attorney at Law
> > WSBA #10710
> > KCBA #21824
> > rene0373 at gmail.com
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