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Fairness, Clarity, Resolution.

A trustworthy neutral who has seen these disputes from the inside.

Hallie Von Rock is a mediator and independent workplace investigator with more than 20 years of experience in complex civil litigation, including employment, class action, consumer protection, fraud, and PAGA matters. She understands the evidence, the people involved, and the pressures that shape each side’s position.

Based in Northern California | In person or via Zoom

Prefer to talk? Call (510) 780-3791

Hallie Von Rock, mediator and workplace investigator, smiling in a striped shirt — Hallie Von Rock, Esq. Mediator and Workplace Investigator

Fairness, Clarity, Resolution.

Mediation and independent workplace investigations for California employers, attorneys, and their clients. Based in Northern California, available in person or via Zoom.

Fairness, Clarity, Resolution.

Mediation and independent workplace investigations for California employers, attorneys, and their clients. Based in Northern California, available in person or via Zoom.

Contact Hallie Von Rock

Contacting Hallie Von Rock through this form does not create an attorney client, mediator, or investigator relationship, and no such relationship exists until any conflicts are cleared and a written engagement is signed. When Hallie Von Rock serves as a mediator or investigator on a matter, she acts as a neutral and does not represent or advise the parties. Nothing on this site guarantees any particular outcome.

A trustworthy neutral who has seen these disputes from the inside

Hallie Von Rock is a mediator and independent workplace investigator with over 20 years of experience as an attorney in complex civil litigation. As a partner at Aiman-Smith & Marcy, her practice has covered employment, class actions, consumer protection, fraud, PAGA actions and other complex civil matters.

That range means she understands the evidence, the people involved, the risks each side faces, and the financial, professional, and personal pressures that shape the positions parties take.

WHO SHE WORKS WITH

Two audiences, one standard

One audience needs a matter moved toward resolution. The other needs an independent review it can rely on. Either way, Hallie comes to the work as a neutral, with no side to advance.

Attorneys and their clients

A prepared, engaged neutral for a matter that needs to move. She reads the record before the session, asks useful questions, and offers a candid read when it helps.

Employers and organizations

An independent investigator for workplace complaints involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other sensitive matters, with written findings supported by the record.

SERVICES

Mediation, and independent workplace investigations

Mediation for a dispute that needs to move, and independent investigations for an employer that needs findings it can rely on. If you are not sure which one you need, describe the situation and Hallie Von Rock will tell you.

Mediation

A prepared, engaged neutral for a matter that needs to move. She reads the record before the session, asks useful questions, and offers a candid read when it helps.

Workplace Investigations

Independent, impartial investigations into discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other sensitive workplace matters. Hallie Von Rock gathers the evidence, gives everyone involved a fair chance to be heard, and prepares clear written findings supported by the record.

Why Hallie Von Rock

What She Brings To A Matter

Twenty Years Of Practice

More than twenty years handling complex civil and employment disputes across California.

Breadth, not a niche

Employment, class actions, consumer protection, fraud, family law, and other complex civil matters. She mediates inside and outside the employment context.

Investigations built to hold up

She has seen how a workplace investigation is examined after the fact, including in a published 2026 California Court of Appeal decision on privilege, and builds the process and the findings accordingly.

Prepared and impartial

She listens carefully, asks useful questions, and offers a candid read when it helps. She does not begin with a desired outcome, and stays engaged even when the parties start far apart.

Credentialed and affiliated

Hallie Von Rock holds a workplace investigations credential from the Society for Human Resource Management and serves as a court-referred mediator in California Superior Court matters through The Congress of Neutrals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers before you reach out

If your question is not answered here, describe the matter in the form at the top of this page and Hallie Von Rock will follow up.

What kinds of disputes does Hallie Von Rock mediate?

A broad range. Her background covers employment, class actions, consumer protection, fraud, family law, and other complex civil matters, and she welcomes disputes both inside and outside the employment context.

Does she only handle employment cases?

No. Employment is one area of her experience, not the limit of it. She mediates many types of civil and family disputes.

What is an independent workplace investigation?

It is a neutral review of a workplace complaint by someone outside the day to day of the organization. The investigator defines the scope, interviews witnesses, reviews the relevant documents, weighs the evidence, and prepares findings that give the organization a fair and reliable basis for its decisions.

Are mediation communications kept confidential?

Yes. Mediation is a confidential process under California law, and Hallie treats what is shared with that confidentiality in mind.

What parts of California does she serve?

Hallie serves as a court-referred mediator in California Superior Court matters through The Congress of Neutrals.

What are Hallie Von Rock’s fees?

Mediations are billed at a flat rate, and workplace investigations start with a retainer and are billed hourly. See the full fee schedule.

Does Hallie Von Rock work in person or remotely?

Both. Hallie is based in Oakland and serves clients throughout Northern California and across the state. Mediations and investigation interviews can take place via Zoom, at her office, or at a location that works for the parties. She’s happy to travel when meeting in person is the better fit.

Ready to talk through a matter?

Reach out to see whether Hallie Von Rock is the right neutral for your dispute or investigation. Share a little about the matter and the best way to reach you, and she will follow up.

Contact Hallie Von Rock