Attorney Bryan Baer’s Recently Published Work is Featured Story for The Verdict Magazine

Nov. 18, 2015 - PRLog -- For those who are in the midst of a case where their important witnesses live overseas, it may seem like it should be fairly simple to obtain a deposition, as long as they are cooperative. When the witness cannot fly out to the U.S. or is unwilling to do so, you cannot simply obtain a deposition through a video conference with the witnesses’ local court.

Under Georgia State law §9-11-32(a)(3)(B), it states that if the witness lives overseas and is unavailable to appear in court, their testimony can still get in; however, you also have to make sure that it complies with Georgia Civil Practices Act. The point of these statutes is to make certain that the witnesses’ deposition is in line with international law and that their testimony is enforceable under oath, just like any other testimony in U.S. court. It is also vital that you comply with any laws of the foreign country where the witness resides.

With all of these complications, it is vital that the attorney handling your case is an experienced trial attorney.  Otherwise, important details may be missed negatively impacting your ability to recover. Attorney Bryan Baer has laid out three options for those seeking to obtain a deposition in Georgia from witnesses overseas, in his article published in The Verdict Magazine (http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/GTLQ/GTLQ0415/index.php?sta...).

Attorney Baer is a partner at the Atlanta personal injury firm, Kalka & Baer, LLC. He has obtained numerous accolades, including being listed in Georgia's Super Lawyers® Rising Star℠ for 2010-2014 and Super Lawyers® for 2015. He is a 10.0 Superb rated lawyer on Avvo, which is the highest possible ranking and he has been named to the list of Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite.