Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

A typical question is 'have you ever been CONVICTED of a felony?"

Defense attorneys almost never ask if you've been arrested. They only can use CONVICTIONS against you.

However, the defense attorney DOES have the right to ask if there were any arrests at any time in the past, because the answer COULD lead to something relevant to your current claim, including possible physical altercations and treatment following that arrest.

The attorney's questions need not produce relevant information, just LEAD TO relevant information.

MORE IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE asking this question here instead of your attorney, you have an ineffective attorney and shouldn't go forward with a deposition with an attorney who has not personally prepared you for a deposition.