In order to be considered for membership to the FORC, an applicant must be a lawyer in good standing, with at least five years of experience in insurance regulatory law, and must devote more than 50 percent of his or her time to insurance regulatory matters. Each member is recommended in writing by three insurance industry executives from unrelated companies who have attested to his or her skill and competency.
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• Ragsdale Liggett PLLC (www.rl-law.com)
• Liggett, who served six years as a member of FORC’s board of directors, recently completed a one-year term as chairman of the board and was elected vice president of the Federation during the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2008 Winter meeting in Grapevine, Texas.
• In order to be considered for membership to the FORC, an applicant must be a lawyer in good standing, with at least five years of experience in insurance regulatory law, and must devote more than 50 percent of his or her time to insurance regulatory matters.
• Each member is recommended in writing by three insurance industry executives from unrelated companies who have attested to his or her skill and competency.
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“I am proud to continue my involvement in this prestigious group of experienced regulatory lawyers,” said Liggett. “It is an honor not only for me personally but for Ragsdale Liggett as a firm to serve a multinational organization of this caliber.”
About Frank R. Liggett III:
Frank R. Liggett III is a founding member and managing partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC. A seasoned corporate lawyer in insurance law, mergers and acquisitions, Frank is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, United States District Court for Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, United States Tax Court, and all North Carolina State Courts. Frank practices in the areas of corporate and business law as well as insurance and insurance regulatory law. He is vice president of the Federation of Regulatory Counsel, an exclusive multi-national association of insurance lawyers dedicated to excellence in the practice of insurance regulatory law. He is also a member of the American, North Carolina and Wake County Bar Associations.
About Ragsdale Liggett PLLC:
The law firm of Ragsdale Liggett PLLC is comprised of lawyers with extensive legal expertise across a broad range of practice areas, as well as experienced non-lawyer professionals. Known for their innovations in the arena of corporate law, Ragsdale Liggett lawyers are equipped to handle all of a business' legal needs, including formation, day-to-day business counseling, acquisition, disposition, merger and dissolution of companies ranging in size from small local businesses to national financial institutions and large international insurance conglomerates. The diverse real estate practice group at Ragsdale Liggett handles a wide variety of real estate transactions, from residential purchases and sales to all aspects of commercial real estate development, including entity formation, final project completion, complex public and private bond financing transactions, and the privatization of university student housing. Since its formation in 1972, the firm has developed an extraordinary reputation in the area of civil litigation and has enjoyed significant courtroom successes ranging from local state courts to the United States Supreme Court in areas with far-reaching implications, such as insurance/reinsurance coverage disputes, shareholder derivative actions, ERISA disputes, professional negligence defense, accountants liability actions, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes. In 2008, the firm formally established a lobbying and government relations group comprised of both lawyer and non-lawyer professionals which represents client interests before the North Carolina General Assembly, the executive branch and various state agencies. For more information, please call (919) 787-5200 or view the firm's Web site at www.rl-law.com.
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