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Butler and Kahn joined forces to write a feature article entitled \u201cTechniques for Virtual Depositions.\u201d The piece highlighted a topic that is very relevant during the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/gtla-features-attorneys\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">GA Trial Lawyers Association\u2019s Journal Features Two Articles by Butler Kahn Attorneys<\/span><\/a>","datePublished":"2021-02-01","dateModified":"2026-04-17","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/author\/butler\/#Person","name":"Jeb Butler","url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/author\/butler\/","identifier":9,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f5a02bc71d91db5fc8645f129c4424ce6ef7af7e24fe54f4a85315a9dd28f317?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f5a02bc71d91db5fc8645f129c4424ce6ef7af7e24fe54f4a85315a9dd28f317?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Butler Kahn","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Butler-Law-Firm-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Butler-Law-Firm-Logo.png","width":210,"height":93}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/gtla.png","url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/gtla.png","height":640,"width":640},"url":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/gtla-features-attorneys\/","about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":364,"articleBody":"Butler Kahn attorneys Jeb Butler and Matt Kahn were honored to author articles that were featured in the Winter 2020 edition of Verdict, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association\u2019s journal.Butler and Kahn joined forces to write a feature article entitled \u201cTechniques for Virtual Depositions.\u201d The piece highlighted a topic that is very relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 how attorneys can get the most out of depositions conducted remotely over Zoom, rather than in-person.\u201cWe have found that Zoom depositions can be more effective than their in-person predecessors, but making them more effective takes more work,\u201d Butler and Kahn wrote. Some of the advantages they cited include having the entire case file and the Internet readily available, being able to share screens with witnesses, and the ability to annotate or zoom in on evidence.Butler and Kahn discounted one of the supposed disadvantages of a virtual deposition \u2013 the fact that witnesses are less likely to be intimidated by the lawyer\u2019s physical presence. The advantages of a virtual deposition offset concerns of that sort, according to the authors.The article explores in-depth a number of tips for taking successful depositions via Zoom or similar technologies. However, the authors note that attorneys must become comfortable with technology in general. \u201cAt this point, we lawyers need to be technologically proficient\u2014the days when a trial lawyer could say \u2018I hate computers\u2019 and shrug off technological changes are long, long gone,\u201d Butler and Kahn wrote.A second feature article, written by Matt Kahn alone, was entitled \u201cUsing State Court Tools in Federal Court.\u201d The item focused on two Georgia statutes than can be particularly useful for plaintiffs in federal court: Offers of Settlement Under O.C.G.A. \u00a7 9-11-68 and Claims for Attorney\u2019s Fees Under O.C.G.A. \u00a7 13-6-11.\u201cOffers of settlement force a defendant to closely evaluate a case or risk paying the plaintiff\u2019s attorney\u2019s fees. A claim for attorney\u2019s fees based on bad faith or stubborn litigiousness can add monetary value and come along with evidentiary benefits,\u201d Kahn wrote.\u201cIt\u2019s important for all practitioners in Georgia to understand these laws and their applicability in federal court,\u201d he concluded."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GA Trial Lawyers Association\u2019s Journal Features Two Articles by Butler Kahn Attorneys","item":"https:\/\/butlerfirm.com\/blog\/gtla-features-attorneys\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]