Melissa is a construction law partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she practices in the litigation department.  She concentrates her practice on representing engineers and architects in all of their legal needs, including contract drafting, contract negotiation, and contract disputes.  When necessary, she represents design professionals in state courts, federal courts, and binding arbitration, handling construction administration and management claims, plan defects, testing failure claims, and delay claims.  

 Melissa maintains an award-winning blog on legal issues relating to construction at . 

 n addition to construction cases, Melissa handles commercial litigation, business disputes, and director and officer liability. Melissa also heads the collections practice group at Ragsdale Liggett.