Transforms deposition transcripts into topic-organized narrative memoranda with page-line citations, flagged admissions, contradictions, and credibility issues. Use when summarizing depositions, condensing transcripts for trial prep, or building case strategy during discovery or pre-trial phases.

Creates topic-based deposition summaries with exhibit-to-transcript citation mapping for U.S. commercial litigation. Use when a user provides a deposition transcript and requests a witness summary, deposition digest, exhibit index, cross-examination prep, or discovery-analysis packet.

Produces a topic-based U.S. deposition summary with page/line citations and a keyed exhibit index linking testimony to documents. Use when creating deposition digests, exhibit-linked summaries, key document indexes, or discovery testimony maps in commercial litigation.

Summarizes deposition transcripts with precise page:line citations. Supports sequential, topic-based, and strategic deep-analysis formats. Use when a user provides a deposition transcript and requests a summary, depo digest, testimony analysis, or impeachment identification.

Drafts U.S. federal deposition notices and subpoenas under FRCP 30(b)(1), 30(b)(6), and 45. Trigger when the user needs a deposition notice, 30(b)(6) topic list, Rule 45 subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, or discovery enforcement package. Also trigger on mentions of AO 88A/88B, witness fees, motion to compel, or deposition scheduling.

Generates deposition question sequences using six core examination techniques (Funnel, Boxing-In, Looping, Three C's impeachment, evasive witness handling, admission ladders). Use when preparing deposition outlines, building question sequences for specific topics, impeaching with prior inconsistent statements, or controlling evasive witnesses.

Produces a comprehensive deposition preparation package for taking or defending depositions in U.S. civil litigation. Use this skill whenever the user mentions deposition prep, depo outlines, witness examination planning, deposition strategy, cross-examination preparation, 30(b)(6) witness prep, expert deposition planning, impeachment materials, or asks for help preparing to take or defend any deposition. Also trigger when the user references FRCP 30, deposition notices, deposition exhibit strategy, witness profiling for depositions, or asks about deposition time allocation. Even if the user just says "I have a depo next week" or "help me prep for questioning this witness," use this skill.

Creates strategically organized deposition outlines for examining HR managers in employment litigation. Covers hiring practices, personnel files, complaint investigations, termination procedures, comparative treatment, policy compliance, and impeachment preparation. Use when deposing an employer's HR representative or preparing for HR manager examination.

Provides deposition objection reference under FRCP 30(c)(2) covering form objections, substantive objections, instructions not to answer, and strategy for taking and defending depositions. Use when preparing for depositions, making or responding to objections during testimony, defending witnesses, handling 30(b)(6) corporate representative depositions, or drafting deposition-related motions.

Provides a quick reference for deposition objections under FRCP 30(c)(2), including form objections, substantive objections, waiver rules, and the three exclusive grounds for instructing a witness not to answer. Use when preparing for depositions, assisting during live depositions, conducting witness prep, or analyzing deposition transcripts for objection issues.

Drafts U.S. deposition notices (party, non-party subpoena, Rule 30(b)(6)), cover letters, scheduling letters, and proofs of service. Use when preparing or serving deposition notices or subpoenas in federal or state court. Triggers: deposition notice, notice of deposition, 30(b)(6), corporate representative, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, AO 88A, witness fee, proof of service, scheduling letter.

Drafts federal civil deposition notices (FRCP 30(b)(1), 30(b)(6)) and Rule 45 subpoenas for testimony and/or documents. Use when the user mentions deposition notice, 30(b)(1), 30(b)(6), Rule 45, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, nonparty deposition, Schedule A, AO 88A/88B, 30(b)(6) topic lists, witness fee tenders, Rule 45(c) location limits, or pre-service notice requirements. Also trigger for "I need to depose someone" or "draft a subpoena for documents."

Supplements general deposition preparation with IP-specific examination frameworks for patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases. Covers witness strategies for inventors, accused infringers, licensing witnesses, and experts. Use alongside @deposition-preparation and @deposition-expert-witness when planning IP depositions, drafting outlines, or analyzing witness strategy.

Provides IP-specific deposition examination frameworks for patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases. Covers inventor, infringer, licensing, and expert witnesses with question maps for claim construction, prior art, willfulness, Georgia-Pacific factors, likelihood of confusion, and trade secret identification. Use when preparing IP litigation depositions alongside @deposition-preparation and @deposition-expert-witness.

Drafts deposition-ready impeachment sequences using the Commit–Credit–Confront (CCC) method. Use this skill when the user mentions impeachment preparation, prior inconsistent statements, Commit-Credit-Confront, CCC method, deposition cross-examination, FRE 613, witness contradictions, impeachment scripts, prior testimony conflicts, or asks for help building impeachment sequences. Also trigger when the user references creating transcript clips for summary judgment, preparing confrontation questions, or analyzing contradictions between deposition testimony and prior documents. Even if the user just says "this witness changed their story" or "build me an impeachment sequence," use this skill.

Guides the FRCP 30(e) errata sheet process — submitting corrections for your witness and challenging improper opposing corrections. Covers change permissibility, jurisdictional splits, errata formatting, motions to strike, and impeachment use. Use when reviewing a deposition transcript for corrections, responding to an opposing errata sheet, or preparing cross-examination on changed testimony.

Supplies claim-specific deposition frameworks for employment litigation (discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage/hour). Triggers when preparing or conducting depositions in employment cases under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, or state equivalents. Use alongside @deposition-preparation.

Assembles and organizes documents for deposition preparation, producing a document inventory, exhibit list, impeachment index, and gap analysis. Use before building a deposition outline for any deponent type (fact witness, party, corporate rep/30(b)(6), expert) in US federal or state litigation.

Guides strategy for apex witness depositions of C-suite executives and senior government officials. Covers asserting and overcoming the apex doctrine on both plaintiff and defense sides. Drafts motions to compel, protective orders, objection letters, examination outlines, and witness prep plans. Use when seeking or defending a deposition of a CEO, CFO, board member, agency head, or other apex witness.

Produces litigation-grade U.S. deposition summaries with exact page-line citations, topical organization, and strategic analysis of admissions, inconsistencies, objections, and exhibits. Use when asked for deposition summaries, page-line or P&L citations, depo analysis, impeachment review, cross-exam prep, or motion-support summaries.

Generates behavioral coaching materials for deposition witnesses, covering the SHAQ method, golden rules, difficult question handling, composure techniques, and phrase scripts. Use when preparing a witness for deposition, running a witness prep session, or creating take-home coaching materials. Companion to deposition-witness-prep-session. Applies to U.S. federal and state civil litigation.

Generates a strategically sequenced deposition outline for examining a defendant's HR Manager in employment litigation, covering witness background, policy compliance, employment history, termination pretext testing, document authentication, and comparator analysis. Use when preparing HR manager deposition, employment discrimination discovery, wrongful termination deposition prep, or structuring employment case examination.

Compiles pre-suit or pre-settlement demand packages for U.S. commercial litigation plaintiffs. Assembles demand letter, damages calculation, and exhibit set. Use when drafting demand packages, pre-litigation settlement demands, or breach-and-cure notices.

Compiles pre-suit and settlement demand packages for U.S. commercial litigation plaintiff matters. Assembles demand letter with chronological facts, liability theories, itemized damages, and indexed exhibits. Use when drafting pre-filing demand packages, settlement demand letters with exhibit bundles, or structured pre-litigation claim presentations.