Attorney Dorothy Burch Recognized for Extraordinary Service and Re-Elected to the Board of Directors for the NC Horse Council

Ragsdale Liggett partner, Dottie Burch has received the Star Volunteer award for extraordinary service to the North Carolina Horse Council and has been re-elected to the Board of Directors.

Raleigh, NC, November 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Dottie Burch, partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC law firm in Raleigh has been re-elected to serve a second term on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Horse Council. Ms. Burch also received the Star Volunteer award at the annual membership meeting where one Board member is recognized for extraordinary service to the NCHC.

Executive Director of the Horse Council, Sue Gray, says “We are so fortunate to have Dottie serve on this Board. She has not only the enthusiasm of a horsewoman/equestrian, but she also brings extensive experience in Equine Law. She provides abundant insight and clear thinking to a board that is often faced with complex issues. Dottie is a wonderful asset to this organization.”

Related links: www.nchorsecouncil.com; www.rl-law.com

About the North Carolina Horse Council:
The North Carolina Horse Council (NCHC) was formed in 1972 as a Non-Profit 501 (c) (5) Corporation by a group of concerned horse owners. Today the Council exists to represent and further the common interests of the entire equine industry in all 100 counties of North Carolina. Membership is comprised of volunteer individuals and groups from all breeds and types of horse activities including amateurs, professionals, hobbyists, commercial producers, riding clubs and large corporations.

The NCHC maintains effective government relations and works closely with the NC Department of Agriculture, county extension agents and higher education institutions throughout the state including NC State University and NC A&T University.

About Dottie Burch:
A partner at Ragsdale Liggett, Dorothy Bass Burch heads the law firm’s Equine Law practice. Dottie’s primary practice is in the firm’s corporate and real estate law departments with focus in business law, including day-today business counsel, business mergers and acquisitions, insurance regulatory law and commercial real estate transactions.

Dottie is an avid horsewoman with years of experience in the equine industry both from legal, business and personal perspectives. She serves on the Board of Directors and the Council’s Executive Board for the North Carolina Horse Council.

Ms. Burch is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and holds the esteemed Martindale Hubbell “AV” peer review rating. She has received numerous achievement awards which recognize her as an exemplary professional in North Carolina. She is active in several Triangle organizations that foster community relationships and professional development.

A Raleigh native, Dottie received her Bachelor’s degrees in American History and Political Science from Meredith College and received her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of 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. 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 and practices equine law as well.

For further contact:
Dorothy Bass Burch: 919-881-2206, dburch@rl-law.com
Sue Gray, Executive Director, North Carolina Horse Council: 919/854-1990, suegray@nchorsecouncil.com

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