James S. Ray

James S. Ray: Attorney with The Law Offices of James S. Ray PLLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
About Attorney Awards

Biography

Listed: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2004—; Best Lawyers in America, 1993-2010. Distinguished Recipient of the John L. Lewis Award, NCCMP, 2006. Member, 1989-1991, 2000-2002, Chairman, 2002 and Vice Chairman, 1991, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, U.S. Department of Labor. Elected Charter Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1996; American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, 2000. Member: Working Committee, National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans, 1979-2000; AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 1983—.

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1996; Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, 2000.

Areas of Practice (13)

  • Employee Benefits
  • Employee Benefits Litigation
  • ERISA
  • ERISA Collections
  • ERISA Litigation
  • Multi-Employer Benefits
  • Taft-Hartley Plans
  • Labor and Employment
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Employment Litigation
  • Labor Legislation
  • Labor Relations
  • Union Labor Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Cornell University, B.S., 1974
Law School Attended:
George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1977
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
1977, Virginia; 1979, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Memberships:
The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Labor Law Section); Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member, Labor Law Section); American Bar Association (Council Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992-2000; Union Co-Chairman, Committee on Federal Legislative Developments, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1986-1989, 2000-2003; Chairman, ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 1983; Union Co-Chairman, Committee on Employee Benefits, 1980-1983). Elected Charter Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1996; American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, 2000. Fellow: Charter
ISLN:
901756105

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571-670-6054  Phone

703-836-1888  Fax

www.rayraylaw.com

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