www.pr.com "Ragsdale Ligget" "press release", Jul 12, 2006

Raleigh, NC, July 10, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Ragsdale Liggett PLLC has announced that Melissa Dewey Brumback, a partner in the firm’s litigation department, recently spoke at the National Business Institute’s seminar entitled “Resolving Problems and Disputes on Construction Projects” on two separate occasions in Raleigh and Greensboro. Brumback’s topics included “Understanding the Construction Contract Before You Sign It,” “Managing Contract Changes,” and “Handling Threats of Contract Termination.”

“This seminar provided important legal information to professionals including the knowledge to handle various construction projects and disputes,” said Brumback. “It was a great opportunity for professionals to network with one another and continue to make an investment in their careers.”

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. Admitted in all State and Federal Courts in North Carolina, Melissa is a member of the American, North Carolina, and Wake County Bar Associations, as well as the 10th Judicial District. She maintains memberships in Wake Women Attorneys, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, and the Defense Research Institute.