Background
Chester, Ray was born on August 26, 1955 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James W. and Charlyn Ann (Traweele) Chester.
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Ray Chester
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University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, with highest honors, 1981. Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, Chancellors.
Member, Texas Law Review, 1982-1984.
Barrister, American Inns of Court, CXVIII, 1990.
Career
Greenhalgh v. Service Lloyds Insurance. Company, 787 South.W. 2d 938 (Texas 1990); Mayfield v. Hartford Life Insurance Company, 699 F. Supp. 605 (West.D., Texas, 1988); Doe v. Kerwood, 969 F.2d 165 (5th Circuit, 1992).Worked at Chester & Allen (Austin, Texas) specializing in Personal Injury, Nursing Home Negligence, Bad Faith Insurance Claims, General Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Texas. 1986, United States. District Court, Western District of Texas.
1991, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Order of the Coif. Member, Chancellors. Member, Texas Law Review, 1982-1984.
Barrister, American Inns of Court, CXVIII, 1990.
Author: "First Party Bad Faith: How to Spot lieutenant and What To Do With lieutenant," 22 Trial Lawyers Forum 2, 1988. "Evaluating The Potential Foreign Extracontractual Damages in Insurance Claims," Texas Torts and Remedies, Matthew Bender, 1991 Supp.
"Adverse Effects of Tort Reform on Settlement In Multi-Party Cases," 10 Texas Review of Litigation, 1990.
"Nursing Home Update Plaintiff"s Perspective," State Bar of Texas, Advanced Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Course, March 1996.
Member: Travis County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Austin Young Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
With United States Air Force, 1974-1978. Member Texas Bar Association (member medical/legal issues committee)., American Inns of Court (barrister Austin chapter), Order of Coif.
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Married Loraine Ondrej, 1981 (divorced January 1987). Married Hallie Dewar Ferguson, August 20, 1988.
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American
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1984