Background
Purdy, William R. was born on May 3, 1946 in Statesville, North Carolina, United States.
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William R. Purdy
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, 1972. Juris Doctor, 1975).
Career
Worked at Ott & Purdy, A Professional Association (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in Federal Government Contracts, Construction Claims, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Georgia and United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
1980, Mississippi and United States.
District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi. 1982, United States. Court of Federal Claims, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1974-1975.
Author: "Representing the General Contractor," Mississippi Construction Law Seminar, University of Mississippi, 1987. "The Surety in Federal Government Contracts," Surety Law Institute, Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1984. "Liability Insurance: The Movable Link Between Coverage Denial and Settlement Offers," 52 North Carolina Law Review 703, 1974.
Editor and Company-Author: 1996 Contractor"s Desk Book on Mississippi Law.
Equitable Adjustments in Federal Government Contracts (1996). "Mississippi Construction Law: What Do You Do When.?" National Business Institute, 1987, 1988, 1992.
Lecturer: "Representing the General Contractor," Best of Continuing legal education Seminar, University of Mississippi, 1987. "Choosing Between Arbitration and Litigation," Mississippi Arbitration Seminar, 1986.
"Mississippi Construction Law Update," 1984-1996.
Member, American Arbitration Association National Panel of Construction Arbitrators. Member: American Bar Association (State Company-Chairman, Public Contract Law Section, 1980-1983. Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry).
Mississippi Bar.
American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Charles Clark Chapter). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Military: Infantry Company Commander, United States.
Marine Corps, 1968-1971.
Achievements
Membership
Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1974-1975. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Military: Infantry Company Commander, United States.
Marine Corps, 1968-1971.
