Professional of the Year - Law/Civil Trial and Litigation

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Robert H. Hood

Title: Founder/Senior Partner
Industry: Legal
Type of Organization: Law Firm
Major Product/Service: Civil trial practice
Expertise: Mr. Hood specializes in both civil trial and litigation including complex cases in product liability, professional negligence, construction and employment. He taught at IADC's Civil Trial Advocacy at the University of Colorado.
Geographic Area of Distribution: International
Affiliations: Past Chairman, Ethics Advisory Committee, South Carolina Bar Association; American Bar Association; Charleston County Bar Association; International Association of Defense Council; Past President, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Executive Committee, Past President, South Carolina's Defense and Trial Attorneys Association; Board of Directors, The Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Diplomate, President, Charleston Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
University/Degree: B.A., Political Science, The University of the South, Tennessee, 1966; J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law
Born: October 5, 1944, Charleston, South Carolina
Hobbies/Sports: Hunting, fishing, tennis
Honors & Awards: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1977-present
Published Works: Speaker at, South Carolina Bar Continuing Education Seminars, DRI's Asbestos and Medical Malpractice seminars, annual meetings of A.D.T.A., Southeastern Claims Executives, Quad State Defense Attorneys Associations, A.B.T.A., S.C.T.L.A., South Carolina and Charleston County Medical Associations
Career Accomplishments: Mr. Hood has tried to verdict hundreds of civil cases in South Carolina and throughout the U.S.