The Trial Academy is currently full - anyone wishing to send a registration form in may do so and will be put on a waiting list.

This three-day advocacy course is designed for practitioners with up to five years of experience in jury trials. The course will focus on the successful handling of all major aspects of a trial from opening statements to closing argument, as well as trial preparation and post-trial matters. There will be demonstrations and lectures by experienced defense trial attorneys. However, the majority of time will be spent on reviewing and critiquing the performance of the participants in break out sessions and in their conduct of a mock trial. Eighteen hours of CLE credit is anticipated.  

The mock trials will be held on June 4th and will take place at the Charleston County Courthouse.

We expect that we will again have an outstanding faculty. Enrollment will be limited to 24 students. In addition, Federal and State Court Judges have volunteered their time to preside over the mock trials to be held on June 4th.

The registration fee is $950.00, exclusive of room and board.  We have reserved a block of rooms at the Mills House at a rate of $142.00 single/double.  Room charges will be paid directly by the participants to the hotel upon checkout.  If you need a room at the Mills House, you must call the Mills House Reservation Department 843-577-2400 Monday-Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm and identify yourself as being with our group to get this special rate.  Reservations should be made by May 1, 2010 to ensure this rate.

• Checks for registration and a completed registration form should be made payable to the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association and mailed to SCDTAA Headquarters, 1 Windsor Cove, Suite 305, Columbia South Carolina 29223.
• Registration fee includes a $100.00 non-refundable processing fee.

Registration Form