Successful trials begin with discovery. Top-notch trial lawyers use discovery as a focused tool for marshalling the evidence necessary for trial success. In this installment in our trial advocacy series, Blair Jacobs and Christina Ondrick help you avoid some of the common errors often made during discovery, thereby lending efficiency to the discovery process and cost-savings for in-house counsel responsible for managing litigation. Key points: • Using a Trial Plan for efficient discovery • The importance of a discovery plan • Setting up dispositive motions through discovery • Selection and use of expert witnesses • Bolstering case themes during discovery • Realistically assessing what you can obtain through discovery • Minimizing disruption for your company during the discovery process NOTE to TX Attorneys: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1 credit hours, of which 0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.