Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Jeff Ray

Albuquerque, NM

• E-Mail: jray@raylaw.com

Years of Experience: 37

Admitted

• Texas, 1982
• New Mexico, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits, 1982
• U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas
• U.S. Supreme Court

Additional Biographical Details:

Texas Super Lawyer, 10 Consecutive Years

Jeff is known as a trial lawyer who is one of the few lawyers who spends much of his time in court and in front of juries throughout the Southwest. He has tried or has been lead counsel in cases in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Ohio.

During his career, a number of Jeff's cases have received national recognition for defense verdicts in pipeline explosion, tire defect, automobile defect, product defect, oil field accident, refinery explosion, transportation accident, and liquor liability cases (reported by various news sources including CNN, USA Today, Business World and ABC News).

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of New Mexico
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute

Certifications:

• Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Education:

• The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. (with honors), 1979
• St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1982

Born: 1957

Jeramy I. Schmehl

Albuquerque, NM

• E-Mail: jschmehl@raylaw.com

Admitted

• New Mexico, 2013

Education:

• Northern Arizona University, B.A., 1998
• Texas A&M International University, M.B.A., 2000
• Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2003

Kim C. Nguyen

Albuquerque, NM

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 3

Admitted

• New Mexico
• U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Education:

• California State University, Chico, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2019
• Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2022

Parker Murphy

Albuquerque, NM

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 1

Admitted

• New Mexico, 2025

Education:

• New Mexico State University, B.A. Psychology and English, 2018
• The University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 2025

Ryan Vetter

Albuquerque, NM

• Toll Free: 1-866-832-7200

Years of Experience: 5

Admitted

• New Mexico, 2021
• U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Education:

• California Polytechnic State University, B.S. Elec. Engr., 2018
• The University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 2021