Atty. John D. Ray
John D. Ray is the owner of The Ray Firm, LLC and he has over 19 years of experience in Workers Compensation and Personal Injury.
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John D. Ray is an Owner based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, practforg at The Ray Firm, L.L.C.. They haand 27+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1999. Admitted to practice in Louisiana (1999), U.S. District Court, Eastern Districts of Louisiana (1999), U.S. District Court, Western and Middle District of Louisiana (inactive) (1999), and U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal (inactive) (1999). Educated at Southern University Law Center (J.D., 1997) and Northwestern State University (B.S. Psi, 1993). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Baton Rouge, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- John D. Ray is the owner of The Ray Firm, LLC and he has over 19 years of experience in Workers Compensation and Personal Injury
- He served as a mediator for the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC)
- John has also worked for both New Orleans and Lafayette-based defense firms representing various employers and workers’ compensation insurers
- For most of the last eleven years, John served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Louisiana Department of Justice, where he specialized exclusively in representing and defending all state agencies and institutions in workers’ compensation suits
- For the last seven and a half years of that time, he served as Section Chief of the Workers’ Compensation Section of Louisiana Department of Justice’s Litigation Division
- As Section Chief, he was the supervisor of all workers’ compensation litigation handled by the Louisiana Office of the Attorney General statewide
- In addition, as Section Chief, he served as an in-house legal advisor to the Office of Risk Management and the Louisiana Department of Justice regarding legal matters relating to workers’ compensation
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Louisiana
Practforg law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Baton Rouge are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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