Witness strategy · Sample case study
Deposition-preparation review: sample workflow
A clinical exhibit brief can translate a dense inpatient record into a sequence of decisions and targeted questions.
The clinical question
This sample workflow shows how a legal team can prepare for a deposition by understanding a medical record well enough to test testimony without losing the chronology or overcomplicating the examination. It is provided for educational purposes and does not describe a client matter, patient record, or case outcome.
What the consultant should do
- Reduce the inpatient record to decision points and turning points.
- Connect each exhibit to the relevant symptom, order, result, or response.
- Identify possible inconsistencies between testimony and contemporaneous notes.
- Prepare plain-language question themes for counsel’s review.