Legal Compass Trial

Set up your session

Step into a live courtroom. Question and strike jurors, examine witnesses who push back, face objections, and hear the verdict.

1. Proceeding

2. South Carolina example case

Rules for this rehearsal

Court setting

Charleston County · Ninth Judicial Circuit

Circuit Court · Court of Common Pleas · Charleston County Courthouse

100 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina

Published judge reference: The Hon. Jennifer B. McCoy

Not an actual assignment. A fictional judge and fictional jurors conduct the simulation.

Official court directory

3. You represent

4. Choose opposing counsel

South Carolina attorney profiles

Public references only; these attorneys are not participating or endorsing this practice. Bar numbers below appear in a dated public filing, not a current license-status check. Simulated speech and sarcasm belong only to your fictional opponent.

Matthew T. Richardson

S.C. Bar No. 15647

Wyche, P.A.

Complex civil litigation, personal injury, business litigation and product liability

Number source: October 22, 2020 filing

Gerald Malloy

S.C. Bar No. 12033

Malloy Law Firm

Counsel for petitioners in Pinckney v. Peeler (2020)

Number source: October 22, 2020 filing

Fictional courtroom opponent

Case briefing · Civil

Use fictional names for every person, organization, county, judge and lawyer. Keep the events unchanged. Do not include confidential identifiers.