We understand the importance of a successful, worry-free deposition!
Kimberly Dodson, Esquire has been working in the legal field since 1986. First as a paralegal, later law clerk, then as an attorney. Throughout that time, Kimberly witnessed even the most educated CEOs mentally defeated during their depositions. Let’s face it, no one likes having their every word scrutinized, recorded and used as a potential weapon. So, GET DEPOSED™ was developed to ensure that every deponent who becomes GET DEPOSED certified is intellectually, emotionally, and physically prepared to sit in the hot seat the day of their deposition.
For attorneys, GET DEPOSED™ allows you to free up at least ten billable hours. Is a pass-through litigation cost. Provides a thorough and comprehensive depo preparation. Tests your client’s knowledge of who, when, where, how and why their deposition is being taken. Explains what to say and what not to say. Provides regular email reminders to your client of their requirements to complete the program and obtain their certification prior to the date of their deposition. Provides you real-time status of your client’s progress and an objective analysis of their knowledge of the deposition process and abilities to successfully testify.
For individuals not represented by an attorney, GET DEPOSED™ affords you the ability to learn the purpose, scope and reasoning behind why your deposition is being taken without having to hire an attorney. Provides you a thorough and comprehensive depo preparation. Tests your knowledge of who, when, where, how and why your deposition is being taken. Explains what to say and what not to say. Sends to you email reminders of the date of your deposition to encourage you to timely complete all courses. Provides you an objective analysis of your knowledge of the deposition process and your ability to testify.
GET DEPOSED™ is a multi-level course program with examinations at the end of each course level. Each examination must be passed before moving on to the next course level. This ensures that the individual, client, i.e. future deponent, has learned the information contained within the course before moving forward to the next course. There is a notes section that can be utilized to make contemporaneous notes for recall, clarification and better understanding or for future discussion with an attorney.
Prior to obtaining her law degree, Kimberly worked as a paralegal from 1986-2000 on more than fifty class actions and MDL’s. From 2000-2001, as a law clerk Kimberly worked on the Firestone and Ford roll over class actions. In 2004, Kimberly established her own law firm, Meelheim & Dodson, LLC, and in 2005 changed the name of the firm to the Law Offices of Kimberly R. Dodson, LLC. Kimberly’s firm is based on helping victims of civil rights violations, product defects, unscrupulous fraud, personal injuries, and labor/employment in state and federal courts throughout the country.
She is admitted to the following courts:
- United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Michigan
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- United States District Court for Arkansas
- United States District Court for Arizona
- United States District Court for Nebraska
- United States District Court for Colorado
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Alabama Supreme Court
In 2007 and 2009, Kimberly assisted in a class action against county tax collectors resulting in the recovery of more than $30 million for the plaintiff classes. In 2011 and 2012, Kimberly assisted in the Compucredit class action that was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. In February 2014, Kimberly solo tried and was awarded a $5 million verdict on a class action, which comprised of two classes with 9,000 class members against the State of Alabama. In 2015-16, Kimberly worked with a national firm as their lead federal litigator and argued Americans with Disability Act and Medicaid cases throughout the country. In 2021, Kimberly began working with a firm handling FDCPA cases in federal courts in New Jersey and Indiana. In 2022, Kimberly began working with a national firm handling civil rights cases with an emphasis on employment and education law. Kimberly has worked on individual and class action cases involving constitutional law, contract disputes, product liability, Medicaid statutory compliance, Title VII, Age Discrimination, Family Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Americans with Disabilities, ERISA, RICO, pregnancy discrimination, §1983, §1981, worker’s compensation, veteran’s disability, and administrative personnel. Kimberly’s current focus is on servicing clients of GET DEPOSED™.
GET DEPOSED™ provides you with a list of resources for all your discovery needs. Need a court reporter, private investigator, expert witness, accident reconstruction, forensic accountant, copying, evidence materials and more…. GET DEPOSED™ is compiling a complete list containing contact information and reviews so that all your discovery needs are centrally located at your disposal.