Ragsdale Liggett PLLC , based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has announced that Sandra W. Mitterling, an attorney in the firm’s litigation department, has been elected a new partner in the firm. Mitterling concentrates in the areas of insurance defense and general commercial litigation. She is admitted to practice in North Carolina state courts as well as U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Ragsdale Liggett, Mitterling practiced with both the Kilpatrick Stockton LLP and Lewis & Roberts PLLC firms in Raleigh.
Since its formation in 1972, Ragsdale Ligget has represented clients 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, accountants liability actions, catastrophic personal injury defense and complex construction disputes.
In 2008, the firm formally established a lobbying and government relations group comprised of both lawyer and non-lawyer professionals which represents client interests before the North Carolina General Assembly, the executive branch and various state agencies.