We all remember our first deposition. Even after years of trial advocacy classes in law school and countless transcript reviews in the infancy of being an associate, nothing compares to a young lawyer's first deposition to present a witness with the training wheels off. Admittedly, depositions in 2023 have changed with the increase in remote proceedings, but there are still certain principles that apply to assist a young lawyer in successfully preparing for a deposition, executing the gameplan in the deposition, and then placing that deposition within the larger context of the case.