Background
Ragland, Junior, William M. was born on February 12, 1960 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
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William M. Ragland, Junior.
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Woodberry Forest School (Diploma 1978); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Career
Worked at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Civil, Business, Commercial, Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Entertainment, Product Liability, Real Estate Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Georgia, United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
1987, District of Columbia, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals. 1988, United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1990, United States. Supreme Court, United States.
Court of Appeals, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma.
Senior Editor, Journal of Law and Politics, University of Virginia, 1984-1986. Author: Comment, "McIntyre v.
O"Neill: The Political Question Doctrine and Judicial Review of Congressional Action Under the Election Clause," 3 Journal of Law & Politics 355 (1986).
Company-Author: "Recent Statutory Developments in Georgia Trial Practice and Procedure," The Litigator, Atlanta Bar Association, January, 1990. Note, "Ex Parte Communications with an Opponent"s Employees and Expert Witnesses: Which Potential Witnesses Can a Lawyer Talk to Without Breaking the Rules?" 27 Georgia State Bar Journal 6, August, 1990. "Statutory Developments in Georgia Trial Practice and Procedure from the 1990 Legislative Session," The Litigator, Atlanta Bar Association, October, 1990.
Staff Assistant, United States.
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 1982-1983. Legislative Assistant to United States.
Representative Jim Cooper, 1983. Barrister, Logan East. Bleckley American Inn of Court, 1991-1993.
Faculty, Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy, 1994.
Faculty, TechLaw Group Conference on Information Technology, Multimedia and Interactive Technology Law, 1995. Company-Chair, Atlanta Bar Association Accountant and Attorney Symposium, 1993. Company-Chair, Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section Calendar Clerk and Attorney Conference, 1995.
Chair, Atlanta Bar Association Conference on Avoiding and Litigating Legal Malpractice Claims, 1996.
Company-Chair, Atlanta Bar Association Conference on Judges and Lawyers: Improving the Relationship, 1997. Member: Atlanta (Vice Chair/Chair Elect, 1997-1998, Secretary, 1996-1997 and Director, 1993, Litigation Section.
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Litigation Section, 1995. Company-Chair, Section Sponsorship Committee, Litigation Section, 1996).
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Community Outreach Committee).
American Bar Association (Member: Sections on Litigation and Intellectual Property. Federal Practice and Procedure Committee). State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Patent, Copyright and Trademark.
General Practice and Trial.
Entertainment and Sports Law. Younger Lawyers Section.
Founding Member, Products Liability Section). The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.
Litigation); Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Atlanta (Vice Chair/Chair Elect, 1997-1998, Secretary, 1996-1997 and Director, 1993, Litigation Section. Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Litigation Section, 1995. Company-Chair, Section Sponsorship Committee, Litigation Section, 1996).
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers Community Outreach Committee).
American Bar Association (Member: Sections on Litigation and Intellectual Property. Federal Practice and Procedure Committee).
State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Patent, Copyright and Trademark. General Practice and Trial.
Entertainment and Sports Law.
Younger Lawyers Section. Founding Member, Products Liability Section). The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.
Litigation).
Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
