Attorney Melissa Brumback Invited Into Claims & Litigation Management Alliance Membership

RALEIGH, N.C. - Oct. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Raleigh – Ragsdale Liggett PLLC attorney Melissa Dewey Brumback has been invited to join the prestigious Claims & Litigation Management Alliance.  Membership is extended to select attorneys “by invitation only” from current CLM fellows.  The organization is comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys who promote the highest standards of litigation management in the defense of clients.

Related links:  www.theclm.org; www.rl-law.com

About the CLM Alliance:

The Claims & Litigation Management Alliance is an inclusive, collaborative organization that elevates the high standards of claims and litigation management, and brings together thought leaders in both industries.  The CLM sponsors educational programs, provides resources and fosters communication among those in the industry.  The group is dedicated to furthering the practice of Litigation Management.  Membership consists of risk and litigation managers, insurance and claims professionals and corporate and outside counsel.

About Melissa Dewey Brumback:

Melissa Brumback is a litigation partner whose practice is focused on construction law and business disputes. She represents architects and engineers in construction related claims, including construction administration and management, plan defects, testing failure claims and delay claims. Melissa earned the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Associate certification in 2011.  She is a respected author and presenter in the construction industry.  A dozen of her articles have been published and she is a frequent lecturer to construction, engineering, design and legal audiences. She also authors an award-winning construction blog www.ConstructionLawNC.com.

In addition to construction cases, Melissa handles commercial litigation, business torts, contract negotiation, medical negligence claims, product defect liability, premise liability, title insurance litigation, and director and officer liability.

Ms. Brumback holds the esteemed LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent peer review rating and, among other numerous legal and leadership awards, she was named North Carolina Legal Elite in Construction Law.

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 and 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 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 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:

Melissa Brumback, mbrumback@rl-law.com; 919/881-2214

Rose Radford, rradford@rl-law.com; 919/787-5200