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Phillip Miller's Advanced Deposition College

The Founders and Faculty of the AAJ Advanced Deposition College introduce the newest, best, and most advanced deposition training in North America with programs presented at Trial Lawyers' University (national, regional, and online).

Dates

February 18–21, 2027

Location

Huntington Beach, California

Venue

Pasea Hotel & Spa

Pasea Hotel & Spa — Huntington Beach, California

Faculty

Ed Ciarimboli

Ed Ciarimboli

Fellerman Ciarimboli

When I was fifteen, I met the love of my life. As most high school romances go, we dated, broke up, dated again, broke up again etc. Then at 20 the love of life moved to Florida. I thought we were just on a break. She didn’t. She got married and had three kids. I was very single. We didn’t see or talk for twelve years. She got divorced. I had never dated anyone with children. And then she googled me and we started talking. She came back home for a family wedding, and we decided to meet for coffee. That was seventeen years ago. I was lucky to get a do over with the one true love of my life and I was going to make damn sure that I didn’t lose her again. With the addition of our daughter, we now have four beautiful children that are as close as close can be, a grandson who lights up all of our lives, two dogs, two cats and some wild animals on our farm in Northeast Pennsylvania. 

Phillip Miller

Phillip Miller

Miller Law

I am an army brat. Both of my parents served in WWII, my mother as a nurse in the Pacific and my father ran a combat ambulance company in Sicily and then Italy. I went to elementary school in 5 different states and high school in 3. By the time I was 22, I had finished college and a masters’ program. Although I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, I had to make some decisions quickly; both of my parents died that same year. I took on the task of raising my baby sister, working full-time, and going to law school at night. It sounds awful now, but at the time I didn’t know any better. I started my practice by joining a group of 3 other lawyers who were reputable, but not so much looking for an associate as someone that would rent an office from them. I paid $500/month for the space with “light” secretarial help. It was “eat what you kill” and I was able to get by and start my own firm within 6 years. I’ve never been on a payroll. I am admittedly an un-medicated obsessive-compulsive, workaholic, control freak. I work constantly.

About the Program

Advanced Deposition College is the next generation of the AAJ Advanced Deposition College — rebuilt, reimagined, and delivered through Trial Lawyers University. It brings together the original founders and faculty to teach the most current, most effective deposition techniques being used in courtrooms today.

The February 18–21, 2027 program will be held in Huntington Beach, California at Pasea Hotel & Spa. Attendees will work directly with leading trial lawyers in an immersive, small-group format designed to sharpen the skills that drive case value: taking and defending expert depositions, controlling difficult witnesses, building themes, and converting depositions into trial-winning evidence.

Full program details and faculty roster open on the full site launch. Registration is open now — reserve your seat below.