Attorney Profile
Fredrick M. Ray, Attorney at Law
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Graduate Scholar, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia; Juris Doctor, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles. Twice received the “book” award for the highest grade in a class. Winner of Lexus/Nexus Writing Award. Former Rotary Foundation Graduate Scholar.
Memberships
State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association; Mandatory Fee Arbitrator, Orange County Bar Association.
Special Skills
Fluent in Japanese, conversational in Spanish.
Experience
Mr. Ray has eighteen years of experience as a litigator before administrative, civil and criminal tribunals. Mr. Ray has handled over two thousand legal matters, with a high success rate, including investigations, administrative law hearings, writs and appeals, civil lawsuits, and criminal matters, from serious felonies to misdemeanors; Mr. Ray has appeared in more than 40 California courts and before a number of administrative law courts and licensing boards. Mr. Ray has been counsel to licensed professionals including physicians, psychologists, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, engineers, architects, certified public accountants, insurance brokers, real estate brokers, therapists, and speech language pathologists.
Practice Areas
Administrative Law
We handle all types of administrative matters, focusing on license defense and license appeals. We defend individuals and businesses during license investigations and from accusations against their professional licenses, when typically the state government seeks to suspend or revoke a license. Administrative license suspensions often result from allegations of criminal wrongdoing or failure to follow regulatory rules. We also aid clients in applying for licenses, fight license denials, prevent license suspensions by criminal courts, and advocate during investigations of wrongdoing before the filing of a formal disciplinary case.
Administrative / Criminal Hybrid Cases
Many of our clients have criminal cases with licensing implications, or license law cases arising from criminal matters. We work in criminal courts to achieve results beneficial in licensing matters - such as early termination of probation, termination of probation supervision, reduction of felonies to misdemeanors, or expungement of prior convictions.
Other Areas of Law
If you have a legal problem in another area of law, such as a divorce, civil restraining order, defense of a lawsuit, or estate planning, we may be able to help. For those areas we do not directly handle, we can often provide a referral to a highly qualified attorney who can assist you with your legal matter.