The lawyer was making those objections because that's how these things work, for better or worse. In these situations, lawyers attend depositions assigned specifically to object to anything remotely objectionable in order to preserve their objections in the future (because otherwise they are lost). If something really damaging happened in one of the answers to an objected question, those lawyers could then bring up the fact that they objected at the time and wouldn't be hosed by failure to preserve the issue. In many cases it's just wasting time, but in the event something goes ill in your deposition, you'll thank your lawyers for so protecting you.
