Ragsdale Liggett PLLC Partner Appointed General Counsel For North Carolina Jaycees

RALEIGH, N.C. – Ragsdale Liggett PLLC has announced that Melissa Dewey Brumback, a partner in the firm’s litigation department, has been appointed as the general counsel to the North Carolina Jaycees. In this role, Brumback will advise the Jaycees’ state president, vice presidents, and staff on legal issues that involve the organization.

Brumback’s involvement in the Jaycees dates back to 2002 when she re-chartered the Chapel Hill chapter, resurrecting what had been a dormant organization. Since then, she has served in several Jaycees leadership positions. Through her involvement in the organization, Brumback has raised funds for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC and has led and participated in fund-raising efforts for the Duke Cancer Center, Lake Waccamaw Boys’ and Girls’ Home, the victims of Hurricane Katrina and other worthy causes. For these outstanding efforts, the Jaycees awarded Brumback with their North Central Region Membership Award in 2003 and their “All-Star Team” award in 2004.

Related Links:
http://www.rl-law.com
http://www.ncjaycees.org

News Facts:
· Melissa Dewey Brumback, partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, has been appointed as the general counsel to the North Carolina Jaycees.
· In this role, Brumback will advise the Jaycees’ state president, vice presidents, and staff on legal issues that involve the organization.
· Brumback’s involvement in the Jaycees dates back to 2002 when she re-chartered the Chapel Hill chapter, resurrecting what had been a dormant organization. Since then, she has served in several Jaycees leadership positions.
· Through her involvement in the organization, Brumback has raised funds for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC and has led and participated in fund-raising efforts for the Duke Cancer Center, Lake Waccamaw Boys’ and Girls’ Home, the victims of Hurricane Katrina and other worthy causes.
· For these outstanding efforts, the Jaycees awarded Brumback with their North Central Region Membership Award in 2003 and their “All-Star Team” award in 2004.

Quotes:
“I am delighted to use my skills in a way that will further the mission of the North Carolina Jaycees” said Brumback. “This organization has established itself as a driving force in the community, and I’m honored to continue my affiliation with them in this new role.”

“I am absolutely thrilled to appoint Melissa as Legal Counsel for the N.C. Jaycees,” said Sharon Worthington, 2007 president for the NC. Jaycees. “I have valued her guidance and counsel dating back to our shared service as officers of the Chapel Hill Jaycees. Melissa’s broad knowledge of the law and keen desire to learn in new areas will be a great asset to our organization.”

About Melissa Dewey Brumback:
Melissa Dewey Brumback is a partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, where she practices in the litigation department, concentrating on complex commercial, business and construction litigation. The bulk of Melissa’s practice consists of representing architects and engineers in construction-related claims, including construction administration and management, plan defects, testing failure claims and delay claims. Melissa has represented design professionals in State and Federal courts as well as in binding arbitration, when the parties wish to avoid the formality, time, and expense of a trial. Her practice includes the defense of all sizes of claims, from residential homeowner cases to private commercial construction to multi-prime public construction projects. Melissa also heads the creditor’s rights/collections practice group at Ragsdale-Liggett.

About The North Carolina Jaycees:
The purpose of the Jaycees is to become a force for good in the community, determining community needs and providing solutions by planning and facilitating community service projects. In the act of serving, members receive hands-on experience, which translates to the enhancement of personal growth and the development of valuable leadership skills. For more information visit www.ncjaycees.org or call (336) 625-6101.

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 implications, 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 http://www.rl-law.com.

Keywords:
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, North Carolina Law, Raleigh Attorneys, Corporate Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Construction Litigation, Employment Law, Commercial Real Estate Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Liggett, George Ragsdale, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Network, Melissa Dewey Brumback, N.C. Jaycees, Sharon Worthington

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

(end)