Rob Hassold

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 Dispute Resolution 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" and received the C.C. "Cotton" Harness III "Peace Award" from the S.C. Bar's Dispute Resolution Section.

Mr. Hassold has conducted over 3000 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.