About Allan J
Allan J Ray built a path to the law after an undergraduate degree in the biological sciences. He studied ecology and conservation biology at the University of Idaho before turning to legal studies at Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law. Those two fields — science and law — shape how he approaches cases. He asks detailed questions and looks for facts that matter.
He entered private practice soon after finishing law school. Early work as an associate at Dolan & Mayerson in 2012 gave him hands-on experience in client preparation and case filing. Two years later he joined Dolan Law Group, LLC as a lawyer. That move carried more responsibility. He began managing files, representing claimants, and handling hearings that required both procedural familiarity and steadiness under pressure.
Ray is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and holds memberships in several professional groups. He has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Montgomery Bar Association since 2012. Since 2013 he has also belonged to the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Those affiliations reflect the practical work he performs and the community of practitioners he consults when cases raise novel issues.
His practice has centered on disability claims and benefits work. He represents individuals pursuing Social Security disability claims and related appeals. That work often involves preparing administrative records, briefing legal issues for hearings, and arguing before administrative law judges. He has handled initial claims, reconsiderations, and hearing-level appeals, and he has guided clients through the administrative process that can be complex and slow.
Colleagues describe him as deliberate in his preparation. Clients who work with him encounter a methodical approach: review the medical record, identify legal triggers, and present the narrative of limitations clearly. He draws on both his scientific training and his legal training to examine evidence and explain it in straightforward terms during hearings.
He maintains a main office and a Berks County office in Pennsylvania. He continues to work in the state, representing claimants in disability matters and administrative proceedings. His current practice focuses on Social Security disability claims and appeals in Pennsylvania.
