$ 500-600 per hour
Michael E. Ray
About Michael
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Litigation
30%
48 years | 1,500 cases
Business
20%
27 years | 20 cases
Trademark Infringement
20%
31 years | 10 cases
Corporate and Incorporation
10%
14 years | 10 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Pro bono
10 %
Retainer
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Check
- Credit Card
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Georgia for 8 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 2017
No misconduct found
Licensed in South Carolina for 47 years
State: South Carolina
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Licensed in North Carolina for 47 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Location
Brightwork Law Group, LLC
5139 Pine Branch Point, Atlanta, GA, 30338
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Michael E. Ray's Lawyer Endorsements
"Mike has a mind well suited to mapping out all the moves before they happen and plotting a course for a client that has the best chance at a positive outcome. Top notch."
Robert Hartsoe
Family lawyer
Experience
Honors
2014
Best Lawyers - Intellectual Property & Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine
2014
Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who
2014
Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who in American Law
2014
Who's Who in the Southeast, Marquis Who's Who
2011
Top Lawyers Commercial Litigation, American Lawyer/Corporate Counsel
2006
William F. Womble Award for Service to the Bar, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
1999
Distinguished Service Award, Lex Mundi, Inc.
1997
Distinguished Service Award, Federal Circuit Bar Association
1982
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
1977
Editor in Chief, South Carolina Law Review
1972
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, Furman University
Work Experience
2017 - Present
Managing Member, Brightwork Law Group, LLC
1986 - 2017
Member, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
1978 - 1986
Associate, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
1976 - 1977
Research Assistant, Prof. William McAninch, University of South Carolina School of Law
1975 - 1976
Law Clerk, University Counsel, University of South Carolina
1973 - 1975
Office Manager, Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A.
1969 - 1972
President, Liberty Legal Service, Inc.
Associations
2011 - Present
Lex Mundi Pro Bono FoundationBoard of Directors and Secretary
2010 - Present
Winston-Salem State UniversityBoard of Advisors, International Studies
1978 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1978 - Present
North Carolina Bar AssociationMember
1978 - Present
South Carolina Bar AssociationMember
1978 - Present
Forsyth County Bar AssociationMember
2007 - 2012
Wake Forest University School of LawBoard of Advisors, Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal
2000 - 2005
Licensing Executives SocietyMember
1998 - 1999
Lex Mundi, Inc.Chair, Board of Directors
1996 - 1998
Piedmont Opera Theatre, Inc.Board of Directors
1995 - 2000
Furman University Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors
1995 - 2000
Lex Mundi, Inc.Board of Directors
1994 - 2006
International Bar AssociationMember
1994 - 1997
Federal Circuit Bar AssociationBoard of Governors
1990 - 2013
Federal Circuit Bar AssociationMember
1987 - 2012
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
1986 - 1988
National Association of Law PlacementMember
1984 - 1986
National Association of College and University AttorneysEditorial Board, Journal of College and University Law
1980 - 1986
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Fidelity and Surety Law CommitteeMember
1978 - 1986
North Carolina Association of Defense AttorneysMember
1973 - 1975
Association of Legal AdministratorsMember
1971 - 1972
South Carolina Student Body Presidents AssociationChair
1971 - 1972
South Carolina Manpower Planning CouncilMember
Sample of Legal Cases
American ORT v. ORT Israel
Preliminary Injunction granted against defendant
American ORT v. ORT Israel
Refused to modify preliminary injunction
Analog Devices, Inc. v. Christopher Michaelski, et al.
Set terms for e-discovery
Edward Schell v. James C. Coleman
Affirmed summary judgment for attorney-defendant
Robert Yale v. National Indemnity
Affirmed summary judgment
Hester v. Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.
Affirmed summary judgment for defendant
Education
1978
University of South Carolina School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
Furman University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2011
Noerr Litigation Conference 2011
Litigation: Rethinking Value
2011
In-House Counsel Global Symposium
Lawyers Reaching Out Internationally
2008
Womble University
Patent Lawsuits in the U.S. Federal Courts
2008
Lex Mundi 2008 Annual and Latin America/Caribbean Regional Conference
The Global Financial Crisis: Government Intervention and What It Means for Lawyers and Their Clients
2000
Levick Roundtable on Multi-Disciplinary Practices
Australian-American MDP Confab Shows US Lawyers in No Hurry to Turn Hybrid
2000
LES Scandinavia Annual Meeting
Using Technology to Manage IPR Disputes
1997
Legal Times Round-Table
The State of Patent Litigation: A Round-table Discussion
N/A
Annual Meeting
North Carolina Business Torts
Publications
2000
Advokaatti (Publication of Finnish Bar Society)
Tietotekniikkaa Kaytettava Harkiten Oikeudenkaynnissa
1998
The Brief (publication of NC Trial Lawyers' Association)
Duties in the Corporate Context
1997
The American Lawyer's Corporate Counsel Magazine
Whither Patent Disputes
Languages
English