JAY K. GRAY
PARTNER
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
Baylor University School of Law – 1990
Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction, with Honors
The University of Hawaii, Honolulu – 1986
Jay K. Gray is an aggressive, skilled trial lawyer with a reputation for winning difficult trials. What distinguishes Mr. Gray from other lawyers is his sincerity and his belief in the case. Most importantly, the other side will know from the very beginning that Mr. Gray will go the distance. Mr. Gray has been awarded the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating for the Highest Level of Professional Excellence. Mr. Gray has obtained nine verdicts in excess of a million dollars and still holds the right to the claim of one of the largest jury verdicts in history against a nursing home for patient neglect.
Texas Courts Admitted to Practice:
All State District and Appellate Courts
Federal Courts Admitted to Practice:
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Professional Associations:
Dallas Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors
2000-2001
Charter Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Roscoe Pound Institute
Million Dollar Advocates
The College of Master Advocates & Barristers
Notable Papers:
Establishing Liability or Violations of State and Federal Regulations
Presented at the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) National College of Advocacy’s Program “Litigating Nursing Home Cases,” Las Vegas, Nevada
Nursing Home Liability in Texas: A Plaintiff’s Perspective
Presented at the National Business Institute’s Program “Nursing Home Malpractice in Texas: Successful Case Management From Investigation to Trial,” Dallas, Texas
Published Works:
“A Case About Care”
Trial, June 1999 (American Trial Lawyers Association’s national journal for trial lawyers June 1999 issue.)
Speaking Engagements
National Business Institute’s Program “Nursing Home Malpractice in Texas: Successful Case Management From Investigation to Trial,” Dallas, Texas
American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) National College of Advocacy’s Program “Litigating Nursing Home Cases,” Las Vegas, Nevada
Texas State Bar Convention: Bad Faith: Insurance Claims Handling Practices
Tarrant County Probate Bar Association: Intermediate Guardianship Seminar: Nursing Home Litigation: What Constitutes Abuse, Fort Worth, Texas