About Fredrick Michael

Fredrick Michael Ray is a certified attorney licensed to practice regulation within the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1993 and holds bar quantity 169063. His license is currently in lively standing. Mr. Ray is the senior companion at Ray & Bishop PLC, a law company specializing in professional license protection, located at 4100 Newport Place Drive, Suite 670, Newport Beach, California. He has been practicing law for over 30 years, serving clients throughout California.

Mr. Ray earned his Bachelor of Arts diploma from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986. He then pursued his law degree at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, graduating in 1993. During his time at Southwestern, he acquired the "e book" award for the highest grade in a class and won the Lexus/Nexus Writing Award. Prior to his professional legal career, he worked in the project capital area at Nomura Securities in Tokyo, Japan.

Mr. Ray concentrates his practice in administrative law, specializing in protecting professionals such as physicians, psychologists, nurses, engineers, architects, licensed public accountants, coverage agents, real property agents, therapists, and speech-language pathologists. He has treated over 2,000 legal matters, including investigations, administrative hearings, writs, appeals, civil lawsuits, and felony cases, from critical felonies to misdemeanors. His practice encompasses all levels of litigation, including preliminary case evaluation, evidence-gathering process, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial proceedings in each state and federal courts.

Throughout his career, Mr. Ray has appeared before a number of courts, including the Superior Court of California for the County of Orange, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is also licensed to practice law in Texas. Prior to founding his personal company, he labored within the project capital field at Nomura Securities in Tokyo, Japan.

Mr. Ray is a member in good standing of the State Bar of California and the Orange County Bar Association. He has served as a Mandatory Fee Arbitrator for the Orange County Bar Association. He is likewise licensed by the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Ray speaks Japanese and conversational Spanish, allowing him to serve a numerous clientele effectively.

Education

Univ of Illinois

Undergraduate Degree

Southwestern Univ School of Law

Law Degree

Languages

Japanese (Spoken, Written)

Accepted Jurisdictions

California

Court Admissions

Superior Court of California for the County of Orange State Trial Court · Admitted 1993
United States District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1993
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1993

Types of Cases Handled

administrative law civil litigation criminal defense

Legal Services Scope

Hearings Appeals Litigation Negotiations Trials

Office Locations

Main Office

 5000 Birch Street Suite 7000 Newport Beach CA 92660