Author: Keltie L. Lambert

Pre-trial discovery and questioning are essential tools in advancing clients’ interests. A well prepared, focused and strategic questioning will reveal the strengths and weaknesses of both parties’ cases allowing for well-informed settlement discussion or the clarification of issues for determination by the Court. While there is no singular method to plan for and execute questioning, this paper explores useful questions that lawyers should consider in every case.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Civil Litigation: Practice Essentials for Lawyers in the First 10 Years program in Edmonton on September 26, 2024.