Stephen W. Ragland Elected to Memphis Bar Association Board
Memphis, Tenn., December 7, 2009 – Attorney Stephen W. Ragland, member at Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, has been elected to the Memphis Bar Association’s 2010 Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Peabody Hotel.
Ragland's practice concentrates in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, creditor's rights and uniform commercial code. He has extensive experience in business and consumer bankruptcy cases, commercial loan workouts and creditor enforcement actions, including pre-bankruptcy planning and foreclosures on behalf of large financial institutions.
Ragland is a member of the Memphis Bar Association's Bankruptcy Section, the Tennessee Bar Association's Business Law and Litigation Sections, the American Bar Association, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He recently completed terms on the University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Advisory Council and the UT Alumni Association Board of Governors, and is a past co-chair of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee for the Western District of Tennessee.
Ragland received his law degree with honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was a member of Phi Alpha Delta and was named to the Dean's List. He received a B.S. degree in business administration with a major in accounting with highest honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. While in undergraduate school, he was active in Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key, Phi Eta Sigma and was named to the Dean's List.
About the Memphis Bar Association
In existence since 1874, the Memphis Bar Association is a voluntary association of attorneys and judges whose purposes are to:
- Uphold high standards of integrity and honor in the legal profession.
- Encourage and assist lawyers in maintaining and improving their competence so they can better serve their clients and the public.
- Assist in making legal services available to all in the community who need such services.
- Aid and educate the public with reference to the law and the administration of justice.
- Exert the Association's influence in connection with issues involving the profession of law and the administration of justice to the end that it will enhance the quality of life in the community.
- Cultivate a spirit of good fellowship among members of the legal profession.
About Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
With more than 200 attorneys representing numerous publicly-traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, Bass, Berry & Sims has been involved in some of the largest and most significant business transactions and litigation matters in the country. For more information, visit www.bassberry.com.
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