Professional License Defense

As a licensed professional, your license represents your livelihood, future and status within your field of practice. When a licensing board signals a potential suspension or even termination of that license, it is not a matter to be taken lightly. By taking a few...

Teachers clearly need to have a license if they want to do more than substitute teaching. But do they need to have that license in California if they want to teach here, or is a license from another state good enough? For instance, say you went to school in Texas and...

You worked hard to become a physical therapist -- but all of that energy, time and money toward your degree can be lost if you lose your license to practice. Understanding more about what can cause a physical therapist to lose their license can help you avoid...

There are numerous professional licensing boards that operate in California. Professionals ranging from building contractors and teachers to medical professionals and accountants have to maintain state licensing in order to work in their preferred profession....

Working as a pharmacist, you are responsible for caring for many different people. You fill their medications and give them the advice they need about the pills and drugs they may buy over the counter. Getting your license was difficult, and the last thing you want is...

The American historian Henry Adams once said, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” It can be hard to tell where a teacher’s responsibility ends, too. In many ways, teachers are never off duty. Even though the school day has...

It can be sobering to find out you have to face the Medical Board of California. All those years of studying and training... All those exams you had to pass, and all that money you invested to attain your medical license hangs in the balance. Imagine having to tell...

You made a mistake while working as a medical professional, and now you are about to be told off. Public reprimands are a disciplinary procedure that the Medical Board of California (MBC) or Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) could choose to use. They can only be used...

You do your best to carry out building work in a safe, professional manner, unlike all those rogue companies that continuously undercut you. Then one day, you find out your contractor's license has been suspended. You may wonder why the authorities are targeting you...