ADR Services Include:Mediation; Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Med-Arb


William A. Ratliff has substantive case experience in the following areas...
Agricultural |
Appellate |
Automotive |
Banking & Finance |
Commercial/Business |
Community Associations |
Condominiums |
Construction |
Consumer Fraud |
Contract Disputes |
Debt Collections |
EEOC |
Eminent Domain |
Employment |
Environmental |
Family Businesses |
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Franchise |
Health Care |
Industrial |
Insurance |
Intellectual Property |
Land Use/Planning |
Landlord/Tenant |
Legal Malpractice |
Lemon Law |
Libel & Slander |
Medical Malpractice |
Nursing Homes |
Partnerships |
Personal Injury |
Premises Liability |
Probate |
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Product Liability |
Professional Fees |
Professional Liability |
Professional Malpractice |
Professional Negligence |
Real Estate |
Religious Institutions |
Securities |
Shareholder Disputes |
Software |
Title Disputes |
Torts |
Trusts / Estates |
Wrongful Death |
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BIOGRAPHICAL:Bill Ratliff's law practice has been principally in the area of commercial litigation and insurance defense. He now focuses exclusively on alternative dispute resolution, both as a mediator and an arbitrator.
Bill was one of the first attorneys in the state of Alabama to be approved for appellate mediation appointments. Bill is a certified mediator with the American Arbitration Association, and he is on the roster for the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. He serves as a federal court neutral.
A wide variety of trial experience serves Bill well as a mediator and arbitrator. He has represented individuals, financial institutions, automobile dealerships, manufacturers, construction companies, insurance companies, and other types of corporate clients, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in both state and federal court. He also has extensive experience representing creditors in workouts and in bankruptcy proceedings under Chapters 7 and 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
EDUCATION:
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, J.D., 1981
- The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, B.S, Corporate Finance, 1978
Memberships & Affiliations
ADR PANELS:
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American Arbitration Association
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EEOC
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FINRA
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National Arbitration Forum
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National Health Lawyers Association
Rates$350 per hour
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