Robert J. Ramseur, Jr. Named President-Elect Of Theatre In The Park

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Robert J. Ramseur, Jr. Named President-Elect Of Theatre In The Park
Ragsdale Liggett Partner To Lead Local Community Theatre

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ragsdale Liggett PLLC has announced that Robert J. Ramseur, Jr., partner at the firm, has been named president-elect of the board of directors for Theatre in the Park (TIP), the largest community theatre in North Carolina. In this position, Ramseur will serve as a liaison between the TIP and the community to sustain and further develop community relations. The Theatre is located in the northern end of Raleigh’s scenic Pullen Park and is internationally acclaimed for its outstanding theatrical achievements.

“It is an honor to be named president-elect of the Theatre in the Park,” said Ramseur. “Originally chartered almost 60 years ago, the TIP is now recognized as the premier theatre art center in the state of North Carolina, offering ground-breaking and original performances in a wide variety of genres. I look forward to witnessing the growth and prosperity of this fantastic community organization.”

About Robert Ramseur, Jr.
Robert J. Ramseur, Jr. is a partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, where he heads the residential real estate department. Licensed to practice law in North Carolina in 1996, Ramseur practiced solo in Raleigh for five years before joining Ragsdale Liggett. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in North Carolina. Ramseur serves on the Wake County Bar Association Facilities Committee and is a member of the American, Wake County, 10th Judicial District and North Carolina Bar Associations, and is active in the Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association. In 2005, Ramseur was elected to the board of directors for the Theater in the Park (TIP), a local nonprofit organization and the largest community theatre in North Carolina. In this position, Ramseur serves as a liaison between the TIP and the community to sustain and further develop community relations. Ramseur has provided pro bono legal advice on housing issues and landlord-tenant disputes to low-income citizens in North Carolina. He serves on the Board of the Rotary Club of the Capital City, a nonprofit civic club, as the Chair of Club Service. He volunteers and does fund-raising for Camp Sea Gull and Seafarer, which are camps owned by the Raleigh YMCA.

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. 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 implication, such as insurance/reinsurance coverage disputes, shareholder derivative actions, ERISA disputes, professional negligence defense, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes. For more information please call (919) 787-5200 or view the firm's Web site at www.rl-law.com.

About Theatre In The Park
Theatre In The Park is located in the northern end of Raleigh’s scenic Pullen Park and is internationally acclaimed for its outstanding theatrical achievements. With more than 40,000 people attending programming last year, Theatre In The Park is the largest community theatre in North Carolina, as well known as one of the state’s most exciting and innovative theatre arts centers, earning it the prestigious Medal of Arts award from the Raleigh Arts Commission for “extraordinary achievement.” Theatre In The Park was the very first area theatre to receive this distinctive honor. Theatre In The Park was originally chartered in 1947 as The Children's Theatre of Raleigh, Inc. During the early 1970s, its name was changed to Theatre In The Park in order to reflect its expanded programming, location and new "home" in The National Guard Armory building. The renovated facility now includes a beautiful garden, Season Member Lounge, administrative offices, costume shop, technical workshop, dressing rooms, lobby and totally flexible performance space. The theatre is indoor, air conditioned and has a seating capacity of approximately 250. Year-round programming includes no less than four mainstage productions, classes, workshops and independent productions. For more information, please visit http://www.theatreinthepark.com.


Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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