ATLANTA, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amy E. Loggins, assistant vice president and
corporate counsel for Crawford & Company, recently was
appointed as a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Law &
Judiciary Committee.
The committee monitors Georgia's judiciary and laws and regulations
affecting business in the state to ensure a competitive economic
climate for businesses and individuals. Some of its work includes
efforts to protect and enhance the fairness of the state's judicial
system, protect private property rights and create a statewide
business court network that specializes in hearing business
disputes. A number of major businesses and law firms, including The
Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines, Georgia Power and UPS, are
represented on the committee.
"Amy has effectively guided employment law issues for our global
company for a number of years and also has been very active in both
state and national organizations," said Allen W. Nelson, general counsel and chief
administrative officer for Crawford. "The Georgia Chamber is gaining a
skilled new committee member who I'm sure will make a great
contribution to the group. I congratulate her on this
appointment."
Loggins serves as vice president for the Association of
Corporate Counsel (ACC) - Georgia
chapter and in a leadership role on the ACC's Employment and Labor
Law Committee. In addition to community volunteer work, she is a
pro-bono mediator for the EEOC and represents Crawford on the Labor Relations committee of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She speaks frequently on employment
law issues at legal industry conferences and has contributed to the
ACC Docket, the law journal for the ACC.
In 2010, Loggins was presented with the Jonathan A. Silber
Outstanding Committee Member of the Year Award from the ACC for
individual excellence, leadership and major contributions made by a
member of an ACC committee. The ACC is the world's largest
organization of in-house counsel, with more than 26,500 members in
75 countries.
Loggins joined Crawford in 2004
after serving as a trial attorney with the EEOC in Atlanta and an associate at the law firm of
Seacrest, Karesh, Tate & Bicknese, also in Atlanta. She received her law degree from the
University of Georgia School of Law and
a bachelor of science degree with honors from the University of Georgia.
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford
& Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's largest
independent provider of claims management solutions to the risk
management and insurance industry as well as self-insured entities,
with an expansive global network serving clients in more than 70
countries. The Crawford System of Claims Solutions(SM) offers
comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process
outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines
including property and casualty claims management, workers
compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement
administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under
the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE Crawford & Company