Hugh Massey Ray
On the New York attorney register since 1992 · office in Houston, TX
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2505881
- Admitted
- 1992 · Third Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Feb 2028
Hugh Massey Ray is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1992 in the Third Department, with an office in Houston, TX; next registration due Feb 2028. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Hugh Massey Ray has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Feb 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
42 other attorneys list McKool Smith or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1992, and 3 of the 43 give an office in Houston, TX. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1992, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Paul Johnson | 1987 | Currently registered |
| Steven Jay Rizzi | 1993 | Currently registered |
| Daniel Walter Levy | 1997 | Currently registered |
| Angela Dawn McKee | 1998 | Suspended, delinquent |
| Ayana Malene Rivers | 1999 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Hugh Massey Ray studied at Vanderbilt University Law School (the register spells it “VANDERBILT”). 192 of its 1,752 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1990s, as Hugh Massey Ray was.
- Same law school
- 1,752living graduates; 88.8% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Houston, TX
- 1,463living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 1,463 living registrants with an office in Houston, TX, 149 were admitted before 1992 and 1,302 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists McKool Smith43 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1992; 3 of the 43 give an office in Houston, TX.
- Vanderbilt University Law School graduates on the register1,752 living, 88.8% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Houston, TX1,463 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19926,498 people admitted in 1992 are on the register, 1,349 of them through the Third Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Hugh Massey Ray’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Third Department, which admitted Hugh Massey Ray in 1992. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).