About
Ray turned into admitted to the bar in 1979 and is a member of the bars of the Oregon State and Federal courts. He acquired his J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School in 1979.
Before going to law college, Ray labored as a non-public investigator and in quite a few manual trades including equipment operator, welder’s apprentice, janitor and group manager. Ray has centered his practice on damage cases which include personal harm and product liability. He has supplied academic seminars on insurance and personal damage topics, and has organised and supplied seminars for Oregon and countrywide gatherings of attorneys. He is a regular commentator on pedestrian and bicycle regulation and protection.
His past positions consist of years on the board of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, years at the board of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA), club at the BTA Legislative Committee, and 7 years as chair of the National Lawyers Guild Litigation Committee.
He started a series of free criminal clinics for bicycle riders in 1994, and gives ordinary motorcycle and pedestrian law and safety presentations. His ebook Pedal Power: A Legal Guide for Oregon Bicyclists is now in its 8th edition, and he is the author of Oregon Pedestrian Rights: A Legal Guide for Persons on Foot (2007).
He loves to row and race his motorcycle up hills. He and his regulation companion, Jim Coon, have led (these days they normally observe) the Monday/Thursday Noontime Lawyers Bike Rides considering 1991. Ray has 4 children and is active in Oregon’s bicycle, traffic, and work safety groups as an activist, commentator, and speaker.
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- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Legal Malpractice
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Bicycle Law
- Construction Accidents
- Car Accidents
- Wrongful Death
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