The Compass Academy
The video library that walks you into court prepared.
One low monthly membership unlocks every bite-sized lesson — from entering exhibits into evidence to cross-examining witnesses — plus the member toolkit and community.
- Entire streaming video library
- Guides, checklists & worksheets
- Community Hub access
- Member pricing on webinars
Basic Subscription
$29/month
or $290/year — two months free
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The Video Library
Bite-sized. Court-ready.
Short, focused lessons on the exact skill you need next — each one built around a single courtroom milestone.
Keeping Your Cool Under Questioning
How to structure your notes so you can respond in the moment instead of freezing.
What to Expect on Hearing Day
A minute-by-minute walkthrough of a typical hearing day so nothing surprises you.
Service of Process Basics
How to serve papers correctly in New Hampshire and prove it to the court.
Reading the Other Side's Objections
Hearsay, relevance, speculation — a plain-language tour of the objections you'll hear most.
Filing Your First Motion Without a Lawyer
The anatomy of a motion: captions, numbered paragraphs, requests, and proposed orders.
Court Etiquette: Small Things That Matter
Standing, addressing the judge, interruptions, and the small habits that quietly win credibility.
How to Question Witnesses on Direct Examination
Organizing your direct examination: open questions, pacing, and bringing out your witness's story.
How to Cross-Examine Witnesses
The rules every self-represented cross-examiner needs: leading questions, scope, objections, and composure.
How to Enter Exhibits into Evidence
A courtroom demonstration of laying foundation, marking exhibits, and getting your documents admitted.
Identifying Helpful or Harmful Evidence
Learn to sort your documents, messages, and records into what strengthens your case and what quietly undermines it.
Dismissing Civil Cases: When and How
Understanding the standards and procedures for getting a civil case dismissed — and the steps to do it right.
Motions Hearings: What to Expect and How to Argue
What a motion actually is, how it gets filed, what a motion hearing looks like, and how to argue one clearly.
Upcoming Webinars
Live sessions, scheduled through the season.
Periodically scheduled live webinars on focused topics — individually priced, with member pricing for Academy subscribers.
Preparing for Your Final Hearing
A live, interactive walkthrough of a final hearing: order of events, marking exhibits, testimony, and closing argument — with your questions answered live.
Evidence Bootcamp: Getting Documents and Messages Admitted
From screenshot to exhibit: identifying, organizing, preserving, and presenting digital and documentary evidence so it actually gets admitted.
Cross-Examination Clinic
A live clinic format: watch demonstrations of effective cross-examination, then practice the patterns yourself in breakout scenarios.
Navigating Temporary Orders Hearings
How temporary orders shape the rest of your case, what to file, and how to argue them when everything is on a short timeline.
The Member Toolkit
Tangible tools for the hearing ahead.
Every membership and full course includes downloadable guides and checklists — the paperwork side of preparation, handled.
Guides
Landlord-Tenant Guide
Included with Landlord-Tenant: Rights, Evictions, and Defense
Evidence Preparation Guide
Included with Criminal Defense for the Self-Represented
Small Claims Guide
Included with Small Claims Court, Start to Finish
Child Support Guide
Included with Child Support from Calculation to Modification
Domestic Violence Guide
Included with Defending Against a Domestic Violence Petition
Evidence Preparation Guide
Included with Defending Against a Domestic Violence Petition
Domestic Violence Guide
Included with Domestic Violence Petitions: Filing for Protection
Evidence Preparation Guide
Included with Domestic Violence Petitions: Filing for Protection
Parenting Plan Guide
Included with Parenting Plans That Hold Up
Divorce Guide
Included with Divorce in New Hampshire: The Complete Path
Temporary Orders Guide
Included with Divorce in New Hampshire: The Complete Path
Checklists
Eviction Notice Checklist
Included with Landlord-Tenant: Rights, Evictions, and Defense
Habitability Documentation Checklist
Included with Landlord-Tenant: Rights, Evictions, and Defense
Court Prep Checklist
Included with Landlord-Tenant: Rights, Evictions, and Defense
Arraignment Prep Checklist
Included with Criminal Defense for the Self-Represented
Trial Preparation Checklist
Included with Criminal Defense for the Self-Represented
Small Claims Filing Checklist
Included with Small Claims Court, Start to Finish
Evidence Binder Checklist
Included with Small Claims Court, Start to Finish
Child Support Calculation Checklist
Included with Child Support from Calculation to Modification
Modification Request Checklist
Included with Child Support from Calculation to Modification
Response Preparation Checklist
Included with Defending Against a Domestic Violence Petition
Witness List Checklist
Included with Defending Against a Domestic Violence Petition
Petition Filing Checklist
Included with Domestic Violence Petitions: Filing for Protection
Safety Planning Checklist
Included with Domestic Violence Petitions: Filing for Protection
Final Hearing Evidence Checklist
Included with Domestic Violence Petitions: Filing for Protection
Parenting Plan Drafting Checklist
Included with Parenting Plans That Hold Up
Holiday Schedule Worksheet
Included with Parenting Plans That Hold Up
Divorce Filing Checklist
Included with Divorce in New Hampshire: The Complete Path
Financial Affidavit Checklist
Included with Divorce in New Hampshire: The Complete Path
Final Hearing Prep Checklist
Included with Divorce in New Hampshire: The Complete Path
Members also gather in the Community Hub.
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