I am a construction law and business dispute attorney (partner) at Ragsdale Liggett in Raleigh, North Carolina. The bulk of my construction law practice consists of providing legal advice, construction contract review, and litigation defense services to architects &engineers in construction-related legal matters, including construction administration and management claims, plan defect claims, testing failure claims and delay claims. I have represented design professionals in State and Federal courts as well as in binding arbitration. I also represented various contractors, subcontractors, and owners on construction law-related disputes. My practice includes the defense of all sizes of claims, from private commercial construction to multi-prime public construction projects. In addition to construction cases, I handle commercial litigation, business disputes, product liability defense, director and officer liability, and creditor’s rights matters. I am admitted in all State and Federal Courts in North Carolina as well as the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. I am a member of the American, North Carolina, and Wake County Bar Associations, as well as the 10th Judicial District Bar. I maintain membership in the Wake Women Attorneys, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, and the Defense Research Institute. I have been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating level of that attorney-rating service.Specialties: Disclaimer: These are focus areas; I am not claiming a "Specialty" as that term is defined by the NC State Bar: Construction law, Construction Litigation, Business Disputes, Commercial litigation, Civil Litigation, Professional Malpractice defense, Creditors' rights litigation, Product Liability Defense, Insurance Defense.Other: Common misspellings, here for "search" reasons: Melissa Brumbach , Brumbeck, Brumbaugh