Charlie Lawrence

Charlie Lawrence is a major character in Acquittal: Induction. He is Storm's mentor and assists him in his first trial.

Career
Charlie Lawrence works as both a defense lawyer and a professor at the The Femley School of Law, where he would soon become the mentor of Storm Sente. While he's successful as both, his tactics in the courtroom earned him a sinister reputation, which lead to him being suspended from the bar by the day of the Femley Convention. This turned out to have saved his life, as it meant he wouldn't become the 9,840th victim of a terrorist attack.

Storm's first trial

 * Main article: The First Daybreak

As Lawrence had been placed under investigation at the time, he was unable to defend Richard Kingsley himself when he was arrested for murder. Despite this, he stood by Storm's side when he lead the defense instead. During the trial, Lawrence advised Storm on how to present his case. While he had figured out much of the case in advance, he only vaguely guided Storm to let him piece everything together himself.

Fan theories

 * Main article: Lawrence FemCon Theory

Many believe that Charlie Lawrence is the true culprit behind the FemCon Incident. It's believed that he was enraged by his slanderous reputation and sought to kill every lawyer in the country so that he and Storm would face no competition in the battle for fame and glory. His suspension from the bar likely fueled his ambition further.

This also explains certain unusual aspects of the incident. Storm's alarm clock breaking down would not have been a coincidence if Lawrence had simply tampered with it. Furthermore, Lawrence could have easily not shown up for the convention for any reason; his suspension from the bar was a convenient excuse.

Lawrence is seen to be incredibly insensitive regarding the incident. When Storm expresses shock at seeing him alive for the first time, Lawrence simply smirks as if they weren't talking about 9,839 humans that had been murdered just a few hours prior.