Hon. Elizabeth Ray
Houston, Texas
Education + -
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Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified, Civil Trial Law 1993 -
Attorney’s Mediation Institute
Mediation Training 1992 -
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
J.D. 1978 -
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
B.A. 1975 - American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of International Arbitrators
Experience + -
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Elizabeth Ray, P.C.
Mediations, Arbitrations, Trial Consulting 2015 to present -
165th Judicial District Court, Houston, Texas
District Judge 1992 to 2009 and 2013-2015 -
Arbitrations, Mediations
Visiting Judge (State of Texas), Private Judge 2010 - 2012 -
Water Standard (CI) GP, Inc
General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary 2009 to 2013 -
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas Pre-trial Advocacy
Adjunct Professor 1997 to 1999 -
Dillard & Ray, Houston, Texas
Partner 1987 to 1992 -
Calvin, Dylewski, Gibbs, Maddox, Russell & Verner, Houston, Texas
Senior Associate 1984 to 1987 -
Hirtz & McDonough, Houston, Texas
Senior Associate 1982 to 1984 -
Civil litigation practice in state and federal courts
Sole Practitioner 1981 to 1982 -
United States Magistrate Alex McGlinchey, Ft. Worth, Texas
Law Clerk 1979 to 1981 -
Cotton Club, Lubbock, Texas
Owner and Manager 1974 - 1975 -
Lubbock State School for the Mentally Retarded
Music Supervisor 1974 - 1975
Memberships & Affiliations + -
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Texas Association of Attorney Mediators
Current -
Texas Mediator Credentialing Association
Current -
Texas Bar Foundation
Member Current -
Houston Bar Association
Fellow Current -
Social Motion Skills
Board of Directors Current -
Baylor University Alumni Association
Board of Directors 2009-2010 -
Association of Women Attorneys
Board of Directors 2013 - 2014 -
Texas Appleseed
Board of Directors 2010-2012 -
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Board of Directors 2005 -
Association of Women Attorneys
Board of Directors 2015-2016 -
Houston Bar Association Section of Litigation
Chairman 1991 to 1992 -
Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Gender Fairness
Member 2006 to 2008 -
Judiciary Legislative Relations Committee
Member 1996 to 2002 -
South Texas College of Law
Planning Committee for advanced Civil Litigation Seminar 1998 to 2000 -
Board of Civil District Judges
Committee Member ADR 1995-1996 -
Member, Houston Bar Association Combined Committees
Administration of Justice / Appellate, Judiciary and Courts and Courthouse Facilities 1989 to 1991 -
Houston Livestock and Rodeo
International Committee 1992-2017
Honors & Awards + -
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Rated “AV” by Martindale – Hubbell
for over 35 years -
Selected as 1 of 10 "Women on the Move" by the Texas Executive Women
1999 -
Trial Judge of the Year, Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
2006
Speaking / Authoring / Seminars + -
- Speaker, Association of Attorney Mediators, “Highly Effective Opening Statements”, 2017
- Speaker, State Bar of Texas- “Handling Your First Arbitration”, 2017
- Speaker, University of Houston continuing legal education, “After Voir Dire – The Opening – The Real Rules for Getting off the Island”, 2007
- Speaker, South Texas College of Law, “A True Story About Sanction and its Evil Twin Mandamus” 1994 – 1996
- Speaker, Houston Bar Association Ad Litem Seminar 1995 – 1998
- Planning Committee, “Motion Advocacy – “Trial and Techniques” South Texas College of Law, 1991
- Speaker, Conoco Oil, Inc. “Trial Tactics” 1991 and “How to Deal Effectively with Outside Counsel” 1989
- Speaker on behalf of Houston Bar Association on Business and Consumer Law 1989 – 1992
- Speaker, Aramco Oil Co. Legal Staff – “How to Deal Effectively with Outside Counsel” 1989
- Speaker, South Texas College of Law, Women’s Legal Forum, 1988 – 1990
- Over 50 speeches in Harris County during 1998 and 1999 civic clubs, legal organizations and various public forums regarding the construction of the new civil courthouse.