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Ray maintains a trial and office practice, which is focused on civil business disputes, employment law, and the protection of confidential and proprietary information.
Ray represents individual and corporate clients in lawsuits involving general business disputes, breach of contract claims, employment issues, confidential and proprietary information, copyrights and trademarks, leases, environmental issues, and creditor's bankruptcy rights. In addition, he advises business clients in a wide variety of areas designed to prevent litigation and protect a client's proprietary information. These preventive measures include working with clients to draft and implement employee handbooks, non-solicitation agreements, confidentiality agreements, covenants-not-to-compete, and other similar agreements. In addition to his main focus areas, Ray also represents clients in the following areas: construction litigation, insurance coverage and defense, school and public law, estate planning and probate law.
Ray was born in Galveston, Texas and raised in Houston. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1986, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Houston in 1990.
Representative Experience:
- Represented regional distributor of construction and building products in defense of suit alleging theft of trade secrets.
- Represented local chain of restaurants in prosecution of suit alleging trade name and trade dress infringement.
- Assisted local chain of restaurants in taking measures to protect trade name, trade mark, and trade dress.
- Represented developer in defense of copyright infringement action.
- Assisted local non-profit in drafting agreement to protect confidential information.
- Assisted local medical supply company in drafting agreement to protect confidential information and proprietary designs and innovations.
- Assisted local manufacturing company in drafting employee handbook, including drug testing policy.
- Represented 401k plan in prosecution of suit for mishandling of securities purchases.
- Represented regional real estate management companies in prosecution of suits for breach of lease.
- Represented national truck rental company in prosecution of suits for damages to leased vehicles.
- Represented majority shareholder of bankrupt company in defense of suits brought under guarantee agreements.
- Represented local music retailer in defense of suit alleging breach of contract.
- Represented creditor in defense of bankruptcy preference action.
- Represented international oil field company in prosecution and defense of suits alleging breach of contract.
- Represented international oil field company in renegotiation of equity investment agreement.
Publications, Seminars and Speeches:
- Commentary: Rowinsky, Leija, and Rosa H.: The Fifth Circuit Does the Texas Three-Step and Limits a Student's Right to Recover for Sexual Harassment, 121 Ed. Law Rep. 881 (1997)
- Raymond L. Gregory, Sexual Abuse or Harassment of Students, in TEXAS SCHOOL LAW: A PRACTICAL GUIDE 331 (NOLPE 1996)
Selected Speeches:
- Labor and Employment Issues in Education, SCHOOL LAW IN TEXAS (National Business Institute) (Houston, Texas) (March 2003)
- Competitive Bidding/Proposal Issues, SCHOOL BUSINESS ISSUES IN TEXAS (Lorman Education Services) (Houston, Texas ) (August 2001)
- Everything You Have Ever Wanted to Know About Mold Litigation and Sick Buildings, SCHOOL BUSINESS ISSUES IN TEXAS (Lorman Education Services) (Houston, Texas ) (August 2001)
- Computers, Software, The Internet, and Other High Tech Issues, SCHOOL BUSINESS ISSUES IN TEXAS (Lorman Education Services) (Houston, Texas ) (August 2001)
- Litigation Over School Facilities: How to Avoid It and, if You Can't Avoid It, How to Win, 38TH ANNUAL TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS/TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS CONVENTION (EARLY BIRD SESSION) (Houston, Texas) (September 1998)
- Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act: Should You Be Paying Your Athletic Trainers Overtime?, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING, 66TH ANNUAL COACHING SCHOOL OF THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION (Houston, Texas) (July 1998)
- Sexual Harassment/Abuse of Students by School Employees, 43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE EDUCATION LAW ASSOCIATION (Seattle, Washington) (November 1997)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee 4E13, 1998-2002 (Chairperson 2002)
- 'AV' rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Practice Areas:
- Civil Business Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Insurance Coverage and Defense
- Creditor's Bankruptcy Rights
- Construction Litigation
- School and Public Law
Education:
- J.D., 1990, The University of Houston Law Center
- B.A., 1986, The University of Texas at Austin
Admitted:
- Texas, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois (inactive)
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Raymond L. Gregory II