Jessica Everett-Garcia and Geof Vance were quoted in the Law.com* article, "The Law Firm Disrupted: Remote Depositions Are Here (and They're Cheaper)," regarding how cost-effective remote depositions can be.

“The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have allowed remote depositions for as long as I can remember,” Geof said. “But it was always strange to me historically that no one really took advantage of the technology, especially when the technology involved videoconferencing.” Let’s look at the price of traditional depositions. There’s the air travel across the country, the hotel rooms, the rental of a conference room, the catering. Then add in hiring the videographer, and anyone else necessary to the set up. In comparison, the investment in video deposition technology is far cheaper.

“The cost effectiveness of it is compelling,” Jessica added. Up until now, that hasn’t been a sufficient incentive. But now that in-person work of all sorts is off limits, litigators have been forced to adapt, particularly as courts and clients seek to keep cases moving forward. Jessica even has a bench trial scheduled for early May, and she’s using videoconferencing software to prepare her witnesses.

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