Mr. John H. Ray III
Experience:
24 years
Language(s):
English
John Ray, III | Chicago Lawsuit & Dispute Lawyer
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About John
John H. Ray, III is the Managing Member and principal of Ray & Counsel, P.C.. He is an experienced Harvard Law School graduate and Harvard Law Review editor with over 20 years of complex business and class action litigation, as well as appellate experience, with special expertise in securities litigation, officer and director liability, closely held corporation shared hold disputes, First Amendment and intellectual property/media litigation, discrimination and substantial practice in labor and employment class actions. He served as a law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and worked in large national law firm environments for over 10 years, at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Jenner & Block LLP.
His complex business litigation experience is extensive. Mr. Ray has defended large corporations against securities class action litigation and other contracts and fraud cases, including in government enforcement and Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour actions, and litigated significant issues representing plaintiffs before the federal courts in Ponzi scheme class action litigation, including in the Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford scandals, and helped lead an associate team in representing in Enron CEO Kenneth Lay's post-conviction appellate proceedings. He has represented whistle-blowers in corporate securities fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley, transfer pricing, and government False Claims Act cases. He has been the lead attorney in jury trials on complex litigation cases before the state, federal and appellate courts in Illinois, New York and Massachusetts, and in arbitration proceedings. Mr. Ray has practiced in state and federal courts across a broad spectrum of areas including securities fraud, Medicaid healthcare fraud, intellectual property, antitrust, products liability, and employment law.
Mr. Ray has also represented individual clients in civil rights and discrimination cases, alleging race, sex and disability discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), as well as in federal courts and in private negotiated settlements. He has negotiated substantial settlements, for instance in excess of $725,000, for professional clients in discrimination cases. Among his notable civil rights accomplishments, as an attorney in large law firm practice, Mr. Ray filed appellate briefs on behalf of a death row inmate, whose death sentence was reversed on his ineffective assistance of counsel arguments, in Harris v. State, 947 So.2d 1079 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). Mr. Ray also argued before the Seventh Circuit an appeal challenging summary judgment in a civil rights case, and secured reversal, in Brengettcy v. Horton, 423 F.3d 674 (7th Cir. 2005).
Mr. Ray is also a certified mediator, and has mediated a range of private party disputes, including family law disputes and matters.
His complex business litigation experience is extensive. Mr. Ray has defended large corporations against securities class action litigation and other contracts and fraud cases, including in government enforcement and Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour actions, and litigated significant issues representing plaintiffs before the federal courts in Ponzi scheme class action litigation, including in the Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford scandals, and helped lead an associate team in representing in Enron CEO Kenneth Lay's post-conviction appellate proceedings. He has represented whistle-blowers in corporate securities fraud, Sarbanes-Oxley, transfer pricing, and government False Claims Act cases. He has been the lead attorney in jury trials on complex litigation cases before the state, federal and appellate courts in Illinois, New York and Massachusetts, and in arbitration proceedings. Mr. Ray has practiced in state and federal courts across a broad spectrum of areas including securities fraud, Medicaid healthcare fraud, intellectual property, antitrust, products liability, and employment law.
Mr. Ray has also represented individual clients in civil rights and discrimination cases, alleging race, sex and disability discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), as well as in federal courts and in private negotiated settlements. He has negotiated substantial settlements, for instance in excess of $725,000, for professional clients in discrimination cases. Among his notable civil rights accomplishments, as an attorney in large law firm practice, Mr. Ray filed appellate briefs on behalf of a death row inmate, whose death sentence was reversed on his ineffective assistance of counsel arguments, in Harris v. State, 947 So.2d 1079 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). Mr. Ray also argued before the Seventh Circuit an appeal challenging summary judgment in a civil rights case, and secured reversal, in Brengettcy v. Horton, 423 F.3d 674 (7th Cir. 2005).
Mr. Ray is also a certified mediator, and has mediated a range of private party disputes, including family law disputes and matters.
Fee structure depends upon the complexity and location of the matter, but generally range on an hourly basis from $350-$475/hour. I also provided blended and/or capped fee and contingency fee structure based upon need and case evaluation. Litigation financing options also available.
Experience
Managing Member
The Ray Law Firm, P.C.
Present
Chicago, IL
Associate
Jenner & Block LLP
2005
Chicago, IL
Associate
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
2000, 2002-2004
New York, NY
Law Clerk
Judge Ann C. Williams, 7th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
2001
Chicago, IL
Admission
U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.
2017
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
2010
U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
2010
Federal Court of Claims
2005
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
2005
U.S. District Court, D.Mass.
2005
U.S. District Court, N.D. Ill.
2004
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
2001
Massachusetts
2005
Illinois
2004
New York
2001
Education
University of Minnesota
B.S.B. (Corporate Finance) (Finance and Corporate Equity Valuation)
1997
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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Illinois State Bar Association | Member
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Chicago Bar Association, Federal Civil Practice and Securities Law | Committee Member
Honors / Awards
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Notes Editor Harvard Law Review1998-2000
Notable Work
Additional Info
Ray & Counsel, P.C. Highlights
Lawsuit & Dispute, Business, Intellectual Property, Employment, Civil & Human Rights
Firm Size:
1
Firm Locations:
1
Languages:
English