Ray is an associate in the regional admiralty practice group in the New Orleans office. From 2000 to 2004, he served in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer with the rank of Lieutenant (O-3), and he is now a Lieutenant Commander (O-4) in the United States Navy Reserve.

• Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 2007; Trial Team, Moot Court; Senior Articles Editor, Maritime Law Journal
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in Political Science and Psychology, magna cum laude, 1999

• Member: Louisiana State Bar Association

• "Cargo Law: Recent Developments in the Law," Benedict's Maritime Bulletin Vol. 8, No. 1 (First Quarter 2010). 
• "Maritime Law Update," New Orleans Bar Association's Procrastinator's Programs CLE Series (2009).
• "Recent Developments in the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits," Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (SEALI) (2009).
• "Carmack Gets Sea Legs - The Widening Gap in the Carmack/COGSA Circuit Split," ABA Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee Newsletter (Spring 2009).
• "Piloting in Post-Kirby Waters: Navigating the Recent Circuit Court Split Over Whether the Carmack Amendment Applies to the Land Leg of an Intermodal Carriage of Goods on a Through Bill of Lading," 34 Transp. L. J. 113 (Summer 2007).