Member Profile: William A. Ratliff

	William A. Ratliff Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt P.O. Box 530910 Birmingham, AL 35253 Email: Click for email Tel: (205) 874-0306 Fax: (205) 874-3260 Website: www.wallacejordan.com AL Chapter: www.ALMediators.org	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Med-Arb

ONLINE SCHEDULING: William A. Ratliff

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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

• Adjunct Professor of Mediation; University of Alabama School of Law
• Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
• Alabama State Bar
• American Bar Association
• Birmingham Bar Association
• Christian Legal Society
• Federal Court Neutral

ADR PANELS:

• American Arbitration Association
• EEOC
• FINRA
• National Arbitration Forum
• National Health Lawyers Association

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