Attorney John Bowen Walker Joins Ragsdale Liggett Law Firm

RALEIGH, NC, January 25, 2012 (Press-News.org) John Bowen Walker has become a member of the Ragsdale Liggett law firm in the litigation department. The attorneys at Ragsdale Liggett are experienced in working on sophisticated legal matters that typically require the attention of large law firms, yet bring their expertise to bear in a mid-sized firm environment enabling the firm to deliver cost-effective, quality results.

Bo previously practiced at Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog in Raleigh. Mr. Walker's litigation practice includes construction law, products liability, premises liability, commercial litigation and insurance fraud.

"We are pleased to have Bo join our team," says David Liggett, managing partner. "His experience fits well with our litigation practice, particularly in the construction and insurance sectors."

About John Bowen Walker:
During his law career, Bo Walker has represented insurance companies and businesses of all sizes. These matters include representation of insurance companies in worker's compensation premium fraud, defense of contractors and landowners in a variety of alleged defect claims and actions involving allegations of product defects. He has represented insurers involving wrongful death claims and has defended a variety of businesses in liability issues.

Mr. Walker is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys and the Wake County Bar Association. He is a Youth Leader at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church.

Bo graduated from Wake Forest University and received his Juris Doctor from Campbell University 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. 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 and reinsurance coverage disputes, shareholder derivative actions, ERISA disputes, professional negligence defense, accountants' liability actions, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes, Ragsdale Liggett also maintains well respected lobbying and mediation groups. The firm 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 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.

For further information, contact:
John "Bo" Walker, bwalker@rl-law.com; 919/881-2221
David Liggett, dliggett@rl-law.com; 919/881-2209