John D. Bishop

As a partner at Ray & Bishop, PLC, Mr. Bishop has represented hundreds of licensed professionals throughout California, including more than 100 individual administrative proceedings as lead counsel. He serves as Ray & Bishop’s primary attorney and litigator on cases in administrative litigation before the Office of Administrative Hearings in Los Angeles and San Diego. In 2018, Mr. Bishop was named to Orange County’s Super Lawyers and recognized as a Rising Star in the Orange County legal community.  He also serves as an Adjunct Professor and as the Assistant Director of Bar Services at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law in Orange, California.

Since 2011, Mr. Bishop has served as a judge at regional and national high school, undergraduate, and law school mock trial and moot court competitions throughout the year.  He is a member of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys and the Orange County Bar Association, where he teaches volunteer workshops for the Legal Skills for Teenagers program.  When not in the office or the classroom, Mr. Bishop enjoys city league recreational sports, where he has won championships in softball in Newport Beach, Orange, and Irvine, basketball championships in Anaheim and Orange, and a volleyball championship in Brea.

Mr. Bishop received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law.  His advocacy was nationally recognized during his academic career, receiving multiple awards for oral and written advocacy as a member of Chapman’s Moot Court and Mock Trial Boards. He also served as Submissions Editor for the Chapman Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a television producer for Fox Sports West in Los Angeles, California.