Constance L. Rice

Quick Facts

Full Name	Constance L. Rice
Occupation	Lawyer
Date Of Birth	Apr 5, 1956(1956-04-05)
Age	68
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Constance L. Rice Biography

Constance L. Rice is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on April 5, 1956 in Washington, D.C., United States. Constance L. “Connie” Rice (born 5 April 1956) is an accomplished American civil rights lawyer and activist. She is also co-founder and director of the Advancement Project in Los Angeles. She has been awarded more than 50 major awards in recognition of her work in expanding opportunities and advancing multi-racial democratic principles. She is the second cousin to the former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

In 1998 in 1998, the Los Angeles Times designated her as one of the twenty- four leaders who were that are considered to be as the “most experienced, civic-minded and thoughtful people on the subject of Los Angeles.” In the month of October, California Lawbusiness named her together with California Governor Gray Davis and Warren Christopher as among California’s the top 10 influential attorneys. On May 3, 2003 Rice earned an honorary doctorate in law diploma at Occidental College. She received her honorary doctorate in May

2014. received an honorary doctorate of law award in the form of Pepperdine University.

In 2013, Rice participated in an internal review of the Los Angeles Police Department’s firing of Christopher Dorner (who cited racism as the basis of his termination, and subsequently the reason for his shootings). After a lengthy review of the LAPD’s firing of Dorner, Rice concluded that the firing was justified and that Dorner’s allegations of racism were unfounded.

Following the law program, Rice was a law clerk for the Honourable Damon J. Keith, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and worked at Morrison & Foerster as a litigation associate. In 1991 Rice was a part of in the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was appointed co-director of the Legal Defense Fund’s Los Angeles Office in 1996.

Constance L. Rice Net Worth

Constance L. Rice is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Constance L. Rice 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rice is a native of Washington, D.C. She completed her undergraduate studies at Harvard College in 1978. She was awarded the Root Tilden Public Interest Scholarship to New York University School of Law which is where she received the title of Juris Doctor in 1984.

In her non-litigation activities throughout the 1990s Rice was counsel for the Watts truce between gangs and led an all-state campaign to protect equality programs. Cities Tom Bradley and Richard Riordan appointed Rice to the managing board of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power which she was president. She implemented contracting reforms as well as environmental advancements. The year 1998 was the time that Rice led a campaign that was successful to get the most ardent reformers of public schools on the governing board of Los Angeles’ public schools.

As a litigator, Rice has filed class action civil rights cases redressing police misconduct, race and sex discrimination and unfair public policy in transportation, probation and public housing. She filed a landmark case on behalf of the Bus Riders Union that resulted in a mandate that more than $2 billion be spent to improve the Los Angeles bus system. In 1999, Rice launched a coalition lawsuit that won $750 million for new school construction in Los Angeles – money previously slated for less crowded, more affluent suburban school districts. In these and other cases, Rice has led multi-racial coalitions of lawyers and clients to win more than $4 billion of injunctive relief and damages.

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Constance Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Constance L. Rice celebrates birthday on April 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Constance L. Rice

1. Constance L. Rice is an American civil rights activist and lawyer.
2. She was born on September 17, 1956, in New York City.
3. Rice graduated from Harvard Law School in 1980.
4. She co-founded the Advancement Project in Washington D.C.
5. Rice served as a special advisor to the LAPD after the Rodney King riots.
6. She has worked to reform policing practices and improve community relations.
7. Rice received numerous awards for her work, including a MacArthur Fellowship.
8. In 2019, she joined the board of directors for the ACLU of Southern California.
9. Rice continues to advocate for social justice and equality today.
10. Her work has had a significant impact on civil rights in America.