Gibson, Michael P.

Jeffrey W. Ray is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC and a member of the firm’s Corporate & Business and Real Estate & Commercial Lending Teams. He has over 26 years of experience handling complex legal matters in the areas of business, real estate development, commercial lending and banking. Attorney Ray’s legal experience also includes work as an Assistant Town Solicitor for North Kingstown, Rhode Island where he served primarily as legal counsel to the North Kingstown Zoning Board of Review and the North Kingstown Planning Commission.
 
In May of 1994, Mr. Ray moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he served as counsel to both lenders and developers during the greatest period of expansion in the history of Las Vegas, including his representation of the largest hard money lender in the State of Nevada. Mr. Ray returned to Rhode Island in August of 2009 to join the firm in the capacity as Senior Counsel. Prior to his move to Las Vegas, Mr. Ray spent over nine years with the Rhode Island law firm of McGovern, Noel & Benik Ltd.

As a leader in the nonprofit community, Mr. Ray has devoted significant time to volunteering for several organizations, including his representation of the Rhode Island Dream Center through the Pro-Bono Collaborative Project sponsored by Roger Williams University School of Law, and serving as a board member for The Sunrise Children's Hospital Foundation and The Rudy Ruettiger Foundation in Nevada.

Mr. Ray served as President of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Las Vegas from 1998-2002. He earned his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and his undergraduate degree from Niagara University. He is also a graduate of the American Arbitration Association's Mediation & Arbitration Advocacy Program. He is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island and is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association.