ABOUT JON R. RAY
EDUCATION
St. Mary’s School of Law
Juris Doctor with Distinction, 1977
John M. Harlan Society
Phi Delta Phi
Trinity University
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, 1973
LICENSURE
Admitted to practice before the Texas Supreme Court, 1977
PRIOR AFFILIATIONS
Winstead PC, San Antonio, Equity Shareholder, Energy Practice Group, 2013 - 2018
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated, San Antonio, Equity Shareholder, Department Chair, Energy and Environmental Law, 1977 - 2012
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Texas; Member of the Oil Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1977 - present
Council of the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 1987 - 1995
Chairman of the Council, 1993 - 94
San Antonio Bar Association
San Antonio Bar Natural Resources Section
San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen
American Association of Professional Landmen
Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
HONORS AND AWARDS
Best Lawyers in America, Oil and Gas Law and Natural Resources Law, 1995 - 2023
Best Law Firms in America, Metro Tier 1, Natural Resources Law, San Antonio, 2020 - 2023
Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, 2012, Oil and Gas Law, San Antonio
Texas Super Lawyers, Energy/Oil & Gas, 2018 and numerous prior years
Who’s Who in Energy, San Antonio Business Journal
Outstanding Lawyer Award, Energy, 2011, San Antonio Business Journal
Scene in SA, San Antonio’s Best Lawyers
PUBLISHED WORKS
“Buying Distressed Oil and Gas Assets,” Winstead PC Client Seminar, 2016
“Production Sharing Agreements and Allocation Wells,” Winstead PC Client Seminar, 2014
“Patents and Classification in Mineral Title Examination,” Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2001
“Operating Agreement Lessons Learned from Hard Knocks,” Cox and Smith Client Symposium, 1998
“The Mineral/Royalty Distinction,” Advanced Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1996
“Statutory Oil and Gas Lien as an Operator’s Remedy,” State Bar of Texas Section Report, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, 1987
“Common Additional Provisions to Operating Agreements,” Oil and Gas Law for Lawyers and Legal Assistants, State Bar of Texas, 1983