Member Profile: Robert W. Hassold Jr.

	Robert W. Hassold Jr. Mediator and Counselor at Law Post Office Box 8882 Greenville, SC 29604-8882 Tel: (864) 370-1070 Fax:	View Printable Resume View Available Dates Calendar

ADR Services Include:

Mediation

Automotive Aviation Banking & Finance Commercial/Business Condominiums Construction Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure Eminent Domain Employment Engineering Environmental Family Businesses

Franchise Insurance Intellectual Property International Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Libel & Slander Medical Malpractice Nursing Homes Partnerships Personal Injury Premises Liability Probate

Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Liability Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Real Estate Religious Institutions Securities Torts Trusts / Estates Workers' Compensation Wrongful Death

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Before deciding to limit his practice to mediation and neutral services in 2000, Mr. Hassold's prior legal practice focused on contracts and mediation, arbitration, and litigation of civil disputes in all forums. Extensive prior experience as arbitrator, American Arbitration Association Blue Ribbon Panel, in commercial and construction disputes including large, complex and international disputes. He is a former chair of the South Carolina Supreme Court's Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, former chair of the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court's Joint Commission on ADR, former chair of the South Carolina Bar's ADR Section and former chair of the Bar's Construction Law Section. Mr. Hassold received the Dean's Award from Clemson University's College of Architecture for his role as a lecturer on "Team Approach:Reducing Adversarial Relationships in Construction".

Mr. Hassold has conducted over 1900 mediations in his state-wide mediation practice focusing on the mediation of State Court, Federal Court, pre-lawsuit, complex and multi-party disputes involving a wide range of issues. Mr. Hassold also offers mediation services for contract negotiations and other neutral services.

EDUCATION:

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 1976
• University of South Carolina, J.D., 1979
• Harvard Law School, Negotiation Workshop,1995
• American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator Training, 1987 and 1988, Mediator Training, 1990 and 1993

Memberships & Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, 2004 -
• Chair, 1996 to 2002, South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification;
• Member, 1994-2002, South Carolina Supreme Court Joint Commission on ADR (Chair, Rules Committee);
• Member, South Carolina Bar Association (Chair, 1994-1995, 2009-2010, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)(Chair 1992-1994, Construction Law Section);
• Member, Greenville County Bar Association, (Chair, 1993, Settlement Week);
• Member, American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution Section and Forum Committee on the Construction Industry);
• Dean's Award, 1995, Clemson University, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities;
• Listed in Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America and in Law & Politics South Carolina Super Lawyers for Alternative Dispute Resolution;
• Martindale Hubbell (AV Rating).

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