Mr. Rice has been in private practice since November 1979 as a tax professional. Prior to law school, Mr. Rice worked for the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Rice is the sole proprietor of the law firm of David Lee Rice, APLC, rated AV by Martindale & Hubbell, and is one of Los Angeles Magazine‘s Super Lawyers for 2006-Present.

Incoming Chair to the Individual and Family Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association and Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Tax Section. He was Former Chair of the State Bar Income Tax Committee, Former Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Procedure and Litigation, Former Chair of the State Bar Committee on Procedure and Litigation, Commissioner and Chair of the Board of Legal Specialization Committee of the State Bar on Taxation, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, South Bay Bar Association, South Bay Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors of the Fibromyalgia Treatment Center, Board of Director of the Wellness Center in Redondo Beach, CA, and Former Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the University of West Los Angeles Law School.

Mr. Rice is a Certified Specialist in Taxation with the State Bar of California and a Certified Elder Law Specialist. The areas of law that he practices in are: