Hugh M. Ray, Houston Attorney - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law for Ten Years
October 22, 2002HOUSTON -- The American Board of Certification announced that Hugh Ray, an attorney with the Houston, TX law firm Andrews & Kurth L.L.P., has been certified by the organization for ten consecutive years. Mr. Ray was in the first class of attorneys certified by the organization in 1992. This first class consists of eighty-eight attorneys nationwide.
Board certification is the mark of a true insolvency professional. To become certified, Mr. Ray passed a comprehensive examination and satisfied extensive practice, substantial involvement, educational and peer review requirements. In addition, Mr. Ray has maintained considerable continuing legal education hours in the specialty area.
The American Board of Certification (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy and creditors' rights bar. The rigorous ABC certification standards are designed to encourage bankruptcy practitioners to strive toward excellence and to recognize those attorneys who are experts in the bankruptcy field. ABC offers separate certification programs in business and consumer bankruptcy and creditors' rights. All three ABC certifications programs are accredited by the American Bar Association.
ABC is sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. ABC's Board of Director's consists of many of the nation's finest bankruptcy and creditors' rights lawyers and law professors. For a complete listing of certified attorneys, visit the organization's web page at: http://www.abcworld.org. A complete list of the first class of certified attorneys is found on the website under "Press Releases."
