Attorney Dorothy Burch Honored by NC Lawyers Weekly as "Leader in the Law"

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sept. 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Ragsdale Liggett PLLC has announced that attorney, Dorothy Bass Burch has been chosen as a “Leader in the Law” by the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly magazine.  This is the third annual award which was created to spotlight those within the legal community who go above and beyond to better the legal profession and their community.  NC Lawyers Weekly editors state, “the honorees represent the most influential individuals within our state’s legal community.”  Only twenty-five North Carolina legal professionals are selected based on a rigorous nomination and review process.

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About North Carolina Lawyers Weekly:

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, a state-wide newspaper for attorneys, was founded in 1988.  It reports on legal decisions issued by all of the state and federal courts in North Carolina, as well as on changes to court rules, verdict and settlement reports, bar discipline and all other news vital to attorneys in the state.

About Dottie Burch:
A partner at Ragsdale Liggett, Dottie’s primary practice is in the firm’s corporate and real estate law departments with focus in business law, including day-to-day business counsel, business mergers and acquisitions, insurance regulatory law and commercial real estate transactions.  Dottie Burch is also widely recognized as the leading equine lawyer in North Carolina and heads the firm’s Equine Law practice group.

Ms. Burch has received numerous achievement awards which recognize her as an exemplary lawyer and professional in North Carolina.  She is active in many Triangle organizations that foster community relationships and professional development.  Dottie serves on several boards and an executive committee of significant state-wide and national equine organizations.

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.  Since its formation in 1972, the firm has maintained an extraordinary reputation in civil litigation and appellate practice, enjoying significant courtroom successes ranging from local state courts to the United States Supreme Court.  In addition to practicing in such areas of insurance/ reinsurance coverage disputes, shareholder derivative actions, ERISA disputes, professional negligence defense, accountants’ liability actions, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes, Ragsdale Liggett also maintains a well respected regulatory and mediation groups.  The firm is equipped to handle all of a business' legal needs, including formation, day-to-day business counseling, acquisition, disposition, merger and dissolution of companies, regardless of size.  The diverse real estate group handles a wide variety of 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.

For further information, contact:
dburch@rl-law.com; 919/881-2206
rradford@rl-law.com; 919/881-5980