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Dale C. Ray, Jr.

Partner
dale@carllp.com
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Phone: 404-253-7869
Fax: 404-253-7875

One Midtown Plaza
1360 Peachtree Street, Suite 910
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Dale Ray has a general civil litigation and trial practice with an emphasis on medical negligence and professional liability, serious bodily and personal injury and tort litigation, and insurance law and litigation, including bad faith in claims handling. He has extensive trial and appellate practice experience in the Georgia state and federal courts. Dale's current personal injury and medical negligence practice is limited to representing the victims of wrongful conduct and their families but past experience has included substantial criminal defense work, business and construction litigation and over ten years of insurance defense litigation and related representation of liability and casualty insurance carriers.

Education

Juris Doctor, University of Georgia, School of Law, 1982
Graduated with Honors, cum laude

B.S., Georgia State University, 1979
Graduated with Honors, magna cum laude
Roy B. Sewell Award Recipient
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

State Bar of Georgia, 1982
Supreme Court of Georgia, 1982
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1982
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1982
United State District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 1996
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2000

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

State Bar of Georgia
Member Since: 1982

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 1984

American Association for Justice
Member Since: 1989

Publications

"Bad Faith in Insurance Claim Handling in Georgia - An Overview and Update,"
Georgia Bar Journal, Volume 9, Number 2, October 2003.

This article provides a detailed primer on First and Third Party Insurance Negligence and Bad Faith claims, lawsuits and procedures in Georgia, including a discussion of pertinent recent developments in Georgia statutory and appellate case law.

Non-Legal Activities

Dale lives with his wife, son and daughter in Forsyth County, Georgia. He is an active member of his neighborhood association and the Cumming First United Methodist Church. His hobbies and interest include work and play with his family and pets, playing the guitar, computers and technology, and enjoying northeast Georgia's many natural resources.