Discovery

Discovery is the process where both sides ask for and get asked for information. Discovery is sometimes optional, but can be required by either side.

Common types of discovery include: 

• Interrogatories: Interrogatories are questions that must be answered, and also allow us to verify the information.
• Requests for Production: This allows us to get the documents and records that must be provided so that we have the information we need to make proper decisions.
• Requests for Inspection: This allows us to inspect property, including homes and computers.
• Requests for Disclosure: This allows us to obtain the other side’s case theories, facts that support the case, and witness names, among other things.
• Depositions: Depositions are oral or written questions asked by an attorney of a witness, under oath, that the witness must answer. It locks the witnesses into the truth that we can rely on, and reveals lies that we would have to disprove.