Attorney James L. Conner II Selected for Membership in National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Fewer than 5% of the state's mediators and arbitrators are selected for membership in the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Ragsdale Liggett attorney Jim Conner is admitted into the academy.
Raleigh, NC, May 12, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Attorney James L. Conner II Selected for Membership into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
James L. Conner, II, partner at the law firm of Ragsdale Liggett PLLC has been selected for membership into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Less than 5% of professional mediators and/or arbitrators of any state may be admitted into its “by invitation only” membership. Academy members must be well established as trusted neutrals among the legal community and have been found to meet stringent practice criteria and, they are among the most “in-demand” neutrals as nominated by both local peers and litigation firms.
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is a professional association whose membership consists of attorneys distinguished by the experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution and by their commitment to methods of alternative dispute resolution.
Related websites: www.rl-law.com; www.nadn.org/jim-conner.com
About James L. Conner II:
Attorney and law firm partner at Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC, Jim Conner represents clients in environmental law, health care law, administrative law and commercial litigation using his extensive knowledge and background in litigation as well as legislative and regulatory matters. Mental health group homes, real estate developers, construction companies, professionals with licensing disputes and title insurance companies are among his clients. Jim recently won a decision from the Court of Appeals that will fundamentally change the way Medicaid mental health issues are handled in North Carolina.
Jim is a former Administrative Law Judge, and uses that experience, his dispute resolution training and his years of litigation to fight for clients in courts at every level. He brings this experience to bear for the benefit of his environmental law, administrative law and litigation clients. Perhaps most significantly, Judge Conner brings his time on the bench to his mediation practice, understanding not only the law but the judicial perspective, and using that knowledge to help parties find negotiated solutions. Jim has been a certified mediator since 1994 and is also a certified arbitrator. He was inducted into the North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators and has membership in the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
Judge Conner received his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law after earning a bachelor’s degree cum laude in botany from Duke University. A member of the NC Bar Association, Jim is serving his third term as a council member for the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the NC Bar Association. Jim is a frequent speaker at NC Bar Association CLEs and other professional events.
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. Ragsdale Liggett 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. 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, accountant’s liability actions, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes, Ragsdale Liggett also maintains a well respected lobbying government relations and mediation groups.
For further contact:
Jim Conner, jconner@rl-law.com; 919/881-2218
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James L. Conner, II, partner at the law firm of Ragsdale Liggett PLLC has been selected for membership into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Less than 5% of professional mediators and/or arbitrators of any state may be admitted into its “by invitation only” membership. Academy members must be well established as trusted neutrals among the legal community and have been found to meet stringent practice criteria and, they are among the most “in-demand” neutrals as nominated by both local peers and litigation firms.
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is a professional association whose membership consists of attorneys distinguished by the experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution and by their commitment to methods of alternative dispute resolution.
Related websites: www.rl-law.com; www.nadn.org/jim-conner.com
About James L. Conner II:
Attorney and law firm partner at Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC, Jim Conner represents clients in environmental law, health care law, administrative law and commercial litigation using his extensive knowledge and background in litigation as well as legislative and regulatory matters. Mental health group homes, real estate developers, construction companies, professionals with licensing disputes and title insurance companies are among his clients. Jim recently won a decision from the Court of Appeals that will fundamentally change the way Medicaid mental health issues are handled in North Carolina.
Jim is a former Administrative Law Judge, and uses that experience, his dispute resolution training and his years of litigation to fight for clients in courts at every level. He brings this experience to bear for the benefit of his environmental law, administrative law and litigation clients. Perhaps most significantly, Judge Conner brings his time on the bench to his mediation practice, understanding not only the law but the judicial perspective, and using that knowledge to help parties find negotiated solutions. Jim has been a certified mediator since 1994 and is also a certified arbitrator. He was inducted into the North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators and has membership in the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
Judge Conner received his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law after earning a bachelor’s degree cum laude in botany from Duke University. A member of the NC Bar Association, Jim is serving his third term as a council member for the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the NC Bar Association. Jim is a frequent speaker at NC Bar Association CLEs and other professional events.
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. Ragsdale Liggett 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. 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, accountant’s liability actions, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes, Ragsdale Liggett also maintains a well respected lobbying government relations and mediation groups.
For further contact:
Jim Conner, jconner@rl-law.com; 919/881-2218
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