Alfred Ray English - Goodyear, AZ

Ray English is a seasoned trial attorney with more than three decades of experience representing individuals, businesses, and government entities in complex litigation and contested legal matters. His practice has included criminal defense and prosecution, business and commercial litigation, employment disputes, administrative proceedings, insurance defense, government contracts, and military law. Throughout his career, Ray has developed a reputation for thorough preparation, strategic legal analysis, and effective advocacy in high-stakes matters.

Ray began his legal career as a Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force, where he gained extensive trial and litigation experience across a variety of legal forums. As an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate at Luke Air Force Base, he successfully prosecuted criminal trials and administrative discharge hearings. He also served as Chief of Claims, handling medical malpractice and tort claims against the Air Force, and as Chief of Government Contracts, where he reviewed contracts from solicitation through award and handled bid protests.

Ray later served as Area Defense Counsel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, representing military personnel in courts-martial, administrative discharge proceedings, and other adverse personnel actions. As Director of Civil Law at Robins Air Force Base, he became the principal legal advisor to the Commander of the Air Force Reserve on adverse administrative matters. In that role, he independently developed evidence and represented the Air Force in more than 40 administrative discharge hearings while providing civil-law counsel to Air Force Reserve units throughout the United States.

Following his military service, Ray continued his litigation career in private practice, handling insurance defense, commercial litigation, and business disputes while advising clients on corporate structure and transactions. He has represented clients in business litigation, EEOC matters, immigration proceedings, and criminal litigation. His practice has also included advising corporate clients on employment law, risk management, contract management and review, regulatory compliance, and employee relations. This combination of litigation experience and business counseling has provided Ray with a broad perspective on the legal, operational, and strategic considerations confronting both individuals and organizations.

In addition to his litigation practice, Ray has devoted significant time to legal education and professional leadership. He has served as a law professor teaching criminal law and litigation skills, as an assistant dean and professor of practice at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, and as a senior director at a major national law firm. He has also served as a consultant to law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies, and has held membership and leadership positions in professional and judicial organizations.

Ray’s public and professional service includes service on the Arizona Judicial Council’s Commission on Diversity, Equality and Justice. He has also held leadership positions focused on attorney development, professional education, and the advancement of the legal profession. His extensive experience in litigation, legal education, and professional leadership reflects a career dedicated to effective advocacy, practical legal counsel, and service to the legal profession.

Ray brings to each matter the perspective of a lawyer who has practiced on both sides of contested proceedings and has appeared in a wide range of litigation and administrative forums. His extensive courtroom experience, combined with his background in business, employment, government, and military law, allows him to provide clients with thoughtful, practical, and strategic representation from the initial evaluation of a matter through resolution.