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Richard L. Hinson, Mediator & Arbitrator, Florence, South Carolina.

Richard L. Hinson

Richard L. Hinson, LLC
P.O. Box 6163
Florence, SC 29502
Tel: (843) 799-5599
Website: www.rhinsonlaw.com
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Recognized to South Carolina Chapter for Mediation & Arbitration Other ADR Services: Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Early Neutral Evaluation
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  • Practice Commenced1996
  • # of MEDS (as of 3/12/24)3000
  • # of ARBS (as of 3/12/24)25
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
  • AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY
  • CHARLES-N. CHARLESTON
  • CHARLOTTE-CONCORD
  • COLUMBIA
  • FLORENCE
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG
  • HILTON HEAD
  • MYRTLE BEACH

Biographical

Richard maintains an exclusive statewide dispute resolution practice.  He also has extensive experience in civil litigation and trial practice as an attorney, and has served as mediator, arbitrator, and special referee in approximately 3,000 matters.  Richard is a certified mediator in both the state and federal courts in South Carolina.  


Case Experience

  • Agricultural
  • Appellate
  • Automotive
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Dissolution
  • Civil Rights
  • Commercial/Business
  • Community Associations
  • Construction
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Contract Disputes
  • Debt Collections
  • Discrimination
  • Education
  • Elder Abuse
  • Eminent Domain
  • Employment
  • Family Businesses
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Libel & Slander
  • Local Govt./Municipalities
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Mortgage Foreclosure
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Nursing Homes
  • Partnerships
  • Personal Injury
  • Police
  • Postal
  • Premises Liability
  • Probate
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Fees
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Railroad & Trucking
  • Real Estate
  • Religious Institutions
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Title Disputes
  • Torts
  • Transportation
  • Trusts / Estates
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Wrongful Death

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1990
  • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, B.A., cum laude, 1987

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution (2009 - 2015)
  • South Carolina Bar Dispute Resolution Section Council (2001 - 2003; 2014 - 2016)
  • South Carolina Bar Resolution of Fee Disputes Board (2008 - 2023)
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association Executive Committee (2001-05)
  • Florence County Bar Association (President, 2001)
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Mediation (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • The Best Lawyers in America© Lawyer of the Year Award for Mediation in Columbia, SC for 2022
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating - AV
  • National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (2012 - present)

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