Robert H. Hood
Partner
Email: bobby.hood@hoodlaw.com
Direct Dial: 843.577.1201
Robert H. “Bobby” Hood founded the Hood Law Firm, LLC in 1985. He focuses his practice exclusively in civil litigation, concentrating on commercial and corporate litigation including products liability, as well as professional malpractice. Bobby has tried hundreds of cases to verdict, including a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bobby has earned a reputation for excellence among clients and peers. He holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive. Bobby has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for more than 25 years, since its first publication, and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and in South Carolina Super Lawyers. Bobby was also listed in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA, an elite listing of the country’s top attorneys. Bobby has tried hundreds of cases to verdict.
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1969
- B.A., University of the South, 1966
COURT ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of South Carolina
- United States District Court, District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
PRACTICE AREAS
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Litigation
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
- Charleston County Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar
- Chairman, Ethics Advisory Committee, 1983–1990
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
- President, 1980–1981
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- President, 1985–1986
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- President, Charleston Chapter, 1997
- Defense Research Institute
- Board of Directors, 1987–1990
- Network of Trial Law Firms
HONORS
- Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Law, Healthcare Law, Insurance Law, Medical and Legal Malpractice, Products Liability
- The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Best’s Guide to AAA Insurance Firms
- South Carolina Super Lawyers (2008–2010)
