About Fredrick Michael
Fredrick Michael Ray is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1993 and holds bar number 169063. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Ray is the senior partner at Ray & Bishop PLC, a law firm specializing in professional license defense, 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 degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1986. He then pursued his Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, graduating in 1993. During his time at Southwestern, he received the "book" award for the highest grade in a class and won the Lexus/Nexus Writing Award. Prior to his legal career, he worked in the venture capital field at Nomura Securities in Tokyo, Japan.
Mr. Ray concentrates his practice in administrative law, focusing on defending professionals such as physicians, psychologists, nurses, engineers, architects, certified public accountants, insurance brokers, real estate brokers, therapists, and speech-language pathologists. He has handled over 2,000 legal matters, including investigations, administrative hearings, writs, appeals, civil lawsuits, and criminal cases, from serious felonies to misdemeanors. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout his career, Mr. Ray has appeared before various 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 own firm, he worked in the venture capital field at Nomura Securities in Tokyo, Japan.
Mr. Ray is an active member 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 also licensed by the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Ray speaks Japanese and conversational Spanish, allowing him to serve a diverse clientele effectively.
