Professional License Defense

Being faced with an investigation in front of a medical board is stressful. You don't know what to expect or maybe even why you are facing a review. It's likely that you have received a letter from the board stating you are under review. You absolutely must respond to...

Working as a real estate agent comes with a lot of excitement, responsibility and stress all at once. Agents are required to be licensed in order to legally help clients buy or sell property. Some agents find themselves defending their license due to issues that crop...

You've spent thousands of hours studying and practicing to become a pharmacist. Despite the amount of time spent, an issue can still arise that jeopardizes your license to operate as a pharmacist. There are quite a few things you can do to protect your pharmacist...

What do you do? People tend to make one of two mistakes.Mistake #1: They fail to take the situation seriously. This is something that happens in many legal cases. The consequences of a real investigation leading to real discipline are too much to think about, so...

A former medical school dean at the University of Southern California (USC) has been accused of seeing patients while on drugs. A report states that for more than one year, the former dean of the USC medical school used drugs while working as an eye doctor on campus....

In the last several months, I have represented several registered nurses who was expecting the worst after being arrested, charged and convicted for Driving Under the Influence (DUI).Nurse A had a BAC of .20, Nurse B had a .16 BAC, and Nurse C had a .17 BAC and drove...

If you are headed for an administrative hearing to defend your professional license in California you might not know what to expect. It's likely you don't even know someone who has appeared at one of these hearings. So, what can you expect in an administrative...

In California, the Medical Board is inundated with more than 8,000 complaints per year. These complaints are submitted by patients, other medical professionals, insurance companies and family members of patients. There is an Enforcement Program in place that utilizes...

An investigator from a licensing board just contacted you or you have just been served with an Accusation. You decide to consult with an Attorney to discuss your options.Whether you are a Pharmacist, Physician, Registered Nurse, or any other licensed medical...

Holding a professional license is an important part of life for a variety of different professions. There are just some jobs you cannot hold without first earning a license. Because the license is so important, you will want to protect it as much as possible. Here's...