His practice involves civil litigation, personal injury defense, product liability defense, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage. As lead counsel, he has tried more than 40 jury trials to verdict in the civil and criminal courts. His success includes handling matters involving personal injury defense, general litigation, debt collection, and criminal defense. Ray serves as an arbitrator in the Winnebago County mandatory arbitration program. Prior to joining SmithAmundsen, Raymond was an Assistant State's Attorney where he prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor cases. Raymond received his law degree from DePaul University School of Law in Chicago, Ill.