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Hugh M. Ray

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 1989.
One Manhattan West, 395 Ninth Avenue, 50th Floor New York, New York 10001
(212) 402-9400
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Firm: McKool Smith PC
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Phone Number (212) 402-9400
Hugh Ray is a Principal in McKool Smith's Houston and New York offices and head of the firm’s national Bankruptcy practice. During more than 40 years as a practicing attorney, he has played a lead role in many of the country’s most recognizable bankruptcy proceedings. In addition to making several appearances before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to testify on proposed amendments to the Federal Bankruptcy Code, Mr. Ray has served in leadership positions with several notable bankruptcy and business groups and co-authored three books on bankruptcy, including Last Rights(Oxford University Press) and Creditor’s Rights-Texas Practice Guide, (Thompson Reuters). 

Mr. Ray is the former chair of both the American Bar Association (ABA) Bankruptcy Committee and the Bankruptcy Committee of the State Bar of Texas and a former member of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Tenure and Compensation; a member of the American College of Bankruptcy and a Life Member of the American Law Institute.  He is also former chair of the ABA Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Bankruptcy Court Structure. Prior to his work in private practice, Mr. Ray served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Houston.  He is consistently recognized as a top lawyer in his field by leading legal publications and directories, including Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, and The Best Lawyers in America, among others.
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Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bankruptcy Chapter 12
Commercial Bankruptcy and Reorganization
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards
  • Ranked as a Bankruptcy "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation
  • Named #1 in Texas in Bankruptcy Law, Texas Lawyer - Go To Guide, October 2002
  • Named by his peers to the list of Texas Super Lawyers in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2003-2009
  • Featured in America's Leading Business Lawyers - Insolvency/Corporate Recovery, Chambers USA
  • Profiled as one of the leading Bankruptcy lawyers in the Southwest, The US Legal 500, 2009
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (212) 402-9400
Office: (713) 485-7300
One Manhattan West, 395 Ninth Avenue, 50th Floor
New York, New York 10001
New York, New York 10001
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600 Travis Street, Suite 7000
Houston, Texas 77002
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