Stress Truthfulness to the Witness When Preparing for the Deposition Permissibility of Conferences With Witnesses in Deposition Hall v. Clifton Precision Changing Answers When Necessary EBC v. Clark Bldg. Systems Elisea v. CFC Stillwater Elisea Alanna G. Clair is a partner at Dentons US in Washington, D.C., and focuses on professional liability defense. Shari L. Klevens is a partner at Dentons US in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., and serves on the firm's U.S. board of directors. She represents and advises lawyers and insurers on complex claims and is co-chairwoman of Dentons' global insurance sector team. Klevens and Clair are co-authors of “The Lawyer's Handbook: Ethics Compliance and Claim Avoidance.”