Atty. Jeff Ray
Jeff is known as a trial lawyer who is one of the few lawyers who spends much of his time in court and in front of juries throughout the Southwest. He has tried or has been lead counsel in cases in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Ohio.
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Jeff Ray is a personal injury, business, product liability, and litigation attorney based in El Paso, Texas, practicing at Ray Peña McChristian PC. Educated at St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 1982) and St. Mary’s University School of Law (—). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2026). Serves clients in El Paso, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jeff is known as a trial lawyer who is one of the few lawyers who spends much of his time in court and in front of juries throughout the Southwest
- He has tried or has been lead counsel in cases in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Ohio
- During his career, a number of Jeff’s cases have received national recognition for defense verdicts in pipeline explosion, tire defect, automobile defect, product defect, oil field accident, refinery explosion, transportation accident, and liquor liability cases (reported by various news sources including CNN, USA Today, Business World and ABC News)
- He has also represented businesses and clients as plaintiffs and has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements on their behalf
- Some of his recent verdicts and accomplishments as lead trial counsel are set forth below
- In Fall, 2016, in Santa Fe, NM, Jeff defended a national transportation company in a multiple fatality (7 fatalities) trucking/auto accident case
- Plaintiffs’ estates alleged that our truck driver rear-ended a vehicle, causing a chain reaction of multiple accidents and deaths
- Weather and dust conditions contributed to the accident and the jury returned a complete defense verdict
- In July 2015, Jeff represented a client with property in Mexico and Texas acquired during a 19-year period
- Jeff’s client was offered virtually no business assets in a complex and high asset/business divorce case
- After a lengthy trial in the 388th District Court of El Paso County, Texas, the jury awarded $23.7 million dollars to Jeff‘s client
- In May 2014, in Santa Fe, NM, Jeff defended a regionally and nationally publicized case involving the deaths of two teenage Navajo Nation girls and serious injuries to their parents
- Jeff represented an international bar and restaurant corporation in a liquor liability case
- The bar was accused of selling over 88 ounces of beer to a patron who left the bar and later rear-ended the family at a very high rate of speed
- Plaintiffs demanded $30 million at jury selection, and a multimillion dollar offer was rejected by plaintiffs
- After a two week trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict
- In 2012, Jeff acted as Plaintiffs’ counsel for his clients
- After a two week trial, he recorded the highest fraud verdict in Texas for 2012 when a jury awarded Jeff’s clients over $20 million
- The verdict is ranked in the top 100 verdicts in the U.S. for 2012 and 2013, and has recently been recognized from 2012 to 2015 in the Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame
- From 2012 to 2016, Jeff has been the lead trial counsel for a major utility company in the largest wildfire in the history of Texas, the Bastrop Complex Fire Litigation, representing the utility against over 600 plaintiffs and 40 attorneys with damage claims totaling over $450 million
- Recently, Jeff’s client secured a substantial confidential settlement on its cross claim in the fire litigation
- The litigation is ongoing
- In 2009, Jeff represented a major pipeline company in an explosion case in New Mexico involving 27 plaintiffs
- He defended the company in a multi-million dollar 2 ½ month trial
- The plaintiffs demanded over $50 million at jury selection
- The jury returned a complete defense verdict for the natural gas corporation
- In 2008 and 2009, Jeff represented a major tire manufacturer in a multiple fatality/brain damage case in Texas
- Plaintiffs demanded $24 million
- After a two week trial, the jury returned a complete defense verdict for the corporation
- In 2007 and 2008, Jeff and his trial team represented a worldwide clothing manufacturer in over 2,000 claims and cases filed by workers who had suffered various respiratory, formaldehyde and other related injuries
- The cases were all pending in counties along the South Texas Border
- After trying and securing four straight defense verdicts over the course of two years, the remaining cases were dismissed
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jeff Ray handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Jeff Ray is one of 238,048 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in Texas →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Jeff Ray is one of 452,854 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Texas →
Jeff Ray is one of 60,257 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Texas →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Jeff Ray is one of 409,070 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Texas →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in El Paso are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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