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You be the judge.

You're wearing the robe and holding the gavel for this courtroom evidence game. Make the right call and justice is fairly dispensed. Make the wrong call and you'll be embarrassed when the Supreme Court reverses your ruling.

Facts: Ronald "Pee Wee" Haskins, accused of carrying out a hit in the Old Village of Mount Pilot, is on trial for murder. The prosecutor elicits testimony from Aunt Bea that moments after the shooting she saw Otis running down the street screaming "I saw Pee Wee shoot him! I saw Pee Wee shoot him!".

Objections: The Defense lawyer says, "Objection, your honor. That's hearsay. If the prosecutor wants to get that testimony in, he will have to call Otis as a witness. The Defendant moves this Court to instruct the jury to disregard that part of Aunt Bea's testimony."

"Sustained" or "overruled", Judge? The parties are waiting on your ruling. Visit our facebook or twitter page for the answer.

Meet Your Attorney

Ladson F. Howell, Jr., Esquire

Ladson F. Howell, Jr., a senior partner at Howell & Christmas, LLC, concentrates his practice in general plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation. His practice is concentrated on representing client’s seriously injured in automobile and motorcycle wrecks, tractor trailer wrecks, slip and falls, and medical malpractice. He received his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1993 and his B.A. degree from Wofford College in 1990. He is a former law clerk to the Hon. C. Victor Pyle, Jr., trial judge. He began his practice defending lawsuits and conducting jury trials on behalf of insurance companies before becoming Plaintiffs’ counsel and concentrating in real estate.

Mr. Howell is a member of the Charleston County and South Carolina Bar Associations, the South Carolina Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. He serves on the Executive Committee for the Charleston County Bar Association, and serves as Secretary of the Executive Committee of the CCBA. He is admitted to the South Carolina Bar and is licensed to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Reported cases include: Moore v. North American Van Lines, 319 S.C. 446, 462 S.E.2d 275 (1995); Walker v. The Bluffs Apartments, 324 S.C. 350, 477 S.E.2d 472 (Ct. App. 1996); Padgett v. Mercado, 341 S.C. 229, 533 S.E.2d 339 (Ct. App. 2000); Hurd vs. Williamsburg County, 353 S.C. 596, 579 S.E.2d 136 (Ct. App. 2003); and Hurd vs. Williamsburg County, 363 S.C. 421, 611 S.E. 2d 488 (2005). Mr. Howell’s clients have prevailed in every appeal he has handled. The firm’s practice areas also include residential and commercial real estate closings, §1031 tax exchanges, real estate agent and broker representation issues, developer and builder services, real estate investor services, title examinations, and title insurance.

Mr. Howell is a member of Sertoma International, and attends Hibben United Methodist Church. He has been married to his wife, Galen, for 17 years, and they have three children: Meredith, 11; Ladson, 9: and Henry, 6.

North Charleston Office
1495 Remount Rd.
N. Charleston, SC 29406
p: 843.566.8030 | f: 843.308.0337
toll free: 877.849.4455 | 843.LAW.0123

Mount Pleasant Office
250 Mathis Ferry Rd. Ste. 102
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
p: 843.849.2800 | f: 843.884.2007
toll free: 877.849.4455 | 843.LAW.0123

Office Hours
Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Attorneys principally practice in Mt. Pleasant office, but we will meet you at the time and office most convenient to you.

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