When history books are written about the COVID-19 era, they will certainly contain a chapter about how the virus changed the way we communicate—and the way we litigate. Civil discovery and depositions have, by necessity, moved online, and according to one prominent court reporting service, the number of remote depositions grew 400% since March 2020.

Zoom is more than the name of the brand. It’s a metaphor for how quickly this discovery reality has hit us. In the past three weeks, we have completed several remote expert depositions. The lessons learned, we believe, are worth sharing.