Paul Chastain Ray
Associate
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Lending & Secured Transactions
- Loan Workouts
- Mortgages & Foreclosures
- Business & Commercial Law
- Commercial Leasing
- Contracts
- Debtor/Creditor
- Franchising
- Joint Ventures
- Secured Transactions
- Transactions
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Warranties
- Business Organizations
- Closely Held Businesses
- Formation & Business Planning
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnerships
- Collections
- Constitutional Law
- Eminent Domain
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Liens
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
- Whistleblower -- Employer
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Wills
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Ethics
- Professional Responsibility
- Insurance Law
- Title Insurance
- Intellectual Property Law
- Trade Dress
- Trade Secrets
- Trademarks
- Labor Law
- Collective Bargaining
- Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Litigation & Appeals
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Claims Court
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US Supreme Court
- Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
- Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Estate Administration
- Other Professionals Malpractice
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate
- Condemnation
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Conveyancing
- Land Use & Zoning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Residential Real Estate
- State, Local & Municipal Law
- Whistleblower/Qui Tam
Litigation Percentage
- 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Nevada, 1991
- Georgia, 1991
- U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- J.D. - 1991
- Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Student Writing Editor, Editorial Board, 1990 - 1991
- Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Contributing Editor, Communique, 1997 - 1998
- Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
- B.A. - 1983
- Major: Economics
Published Works
- "Computer Viruses and the Criminal Law: A Diagnosis and a Prescription", 7 Georgia State University Law Review 455, 1991
- "Ethics in Government: Amendment of Campaign Contribution and Disclosure Provisions", Legislative Review, 7 Georgia State University Law Review 279, 1990
- "Vehicle Registration and the Protection of Consumers, Security Interest Holders and Lienholders", 7 Georgia State University Law Review 329, 1990
- "Save Money by Getting Legal Counsel Before a Problem Arises", Las Vegas Business Press, September 18, 2000
- "Getting More Bang for Your Counsel's Buck", Nevada Business Journal, April, 2000
- "History in the Making at the Supreme Court of Nevada Huder Chief Justice Robert Rose", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, March Edition, 1999
- "Life After Death for the Attorney Client Privilege in Swidler & Berlin v. United States", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, December Edition, 1998
- "When Less Oral Argument is More", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, November Edition, 1998
- "Future Eligibility [by the William S. Boyd School of Law] in the American Association of Law Schools", Communique, Clark County Bar Association, September Edition, 1998
- "An Interview with Chief Judge and Probate Judge Myton Leavitt", Communique, Clark County bar Association, May Edition, 1998
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- Judgement Enforcement in Nevada, Lorman Education Services, 2008
- Jury Selection in Nevada, Lorman Education Services, 2006
- An Advanced Look at Nevada Real Estate Law, National Business Institute, 2005
Honors and Awards
- Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1989 - 1991
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Howard W. McKibben Inn of Court, Master, 2006 - Present
Ancillary Businesses
- Arbitrator
Languages
- German
