Legal Question in Administrative Law in New Jersey

perjury while being deposed

I was deposed as a project manager working for a builder who was being sued because the building design was alledged to cause water damage to adjacent property. I lied about my education in that I did not finish county college. I lied because I did not want my employer to know I lied on my application. I told the truth about every other question with this exception. Should I further incriminate myself by telling the lawyers that I lied during disposition. How much trouble am I in ? What must I do to right this wrong. Am I over reacting. Would it be best to keep my mouth shut or should I retained an attorney. I do not want to attend any trial and my knowledge is limited inthe case. Will I have to appear if requested at trila if they do not settle out of court. I will most likely lose my job if this gets out.


Asked on 3/21/06, 10:22 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Fronczkiewicz, Jr. Miksch and Fronczkiewicz

Re: perjury while being deposed

Providing false information during a deposition can constitute perjury, potentially subjecting you to criminal charges.

However, once you are deposed you generally have the opportunity to "read and sign" the transcript of your deposition. It's at that time you make corrections to your testimony.

You should probably seek the advice of an attorney for this mater, so, that you can have all of the implications of your action explained and so you can plan a course of action.

If you would like to discuss this matter further, please feel free to contact me via email, [email protected], or click on my "Attorney Profile Page" for my phone number.

Regards.

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Answered on 3/21/06, 10:44 am


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