Attorney Ray Ferguson was born and raised in Winnebago County.  He attended Hononegah High School, Rockford University (then Rockford College) and graduated with a Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School.

He has been practicing law in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, corporation formation, divorce, administrative, personal injury, and general civil litigation for nearly forty years.

Attorney Ray Ferguson is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, National Land Institute, President of Macktown Living History and Recipient of the 2016 Seth Atwood Award for Conservation.