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For the professional, I counsel Pennsylvania doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and all other licensees facing disciplinary actions before Pennsylvania's twenty six different state regulatory boards. My clients live both in and outside Pennsylvania and face disciplinary actions against their Pennsylvania professional license. My website and blogs discuss my professional license defense strategies. From criminal convictions that affect a license to work place employment investigations and client based complaints to the licensing boards, I handle all types of disciplinary actions. In this age of hightened scrutiny of all professionals regarding their personal or professional conduct, Pennsylvania's licensing Boards take any complaint or behavioral misteps seriously. Please visit my web site and blogs at .
I also represent individuals in a wide variety of criminal prosecutions. My experience includes defending clients in state and federal grand jury proceedings, perjury and obstruction charges, health care and tax fraud claims, robbery and drug related crimes, gun violence cases, and computer and internet crimes. I counsel clients in connection with grand jury investigations and prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice and various U.S. Attorney’s offices across the country, and the Pennsylvania and New Jersey offices of the Attorney General.
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State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1993
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State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1993
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186 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 21 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes
Posted by Perri | September 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
A great help!
Richard was helpful in successfully fighting a specialty board organization from conducting unfair and improper examination standards and getting us our specialty board credentials.
Drs. Wiggin and Tyson and two other specialty veterinarians were improperly denied their expert certifications through a faulty board exam process. Without going to deep into this contested appeal process, we were able to show the Board the statistically improper testing process, secured a re-scoring, and all four vets are now Board Certified Avian Specialists! Dr. Wiggin and Dr. Tyson, thanks for letting me help.!
Posted by anonymous | August 13, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
10/10
I had a case involving my medical license, which Richard quickly helped resolve. He was professional, reassuring, and always available within minutes. Not only did he successfully fix my licensing issue, but he also went above and beyond by recovering the money I had paid to my previous lawyer. I hig...
The big issue here was the prior lawyer took this client's money and had no idea what to do. The prior lawyer, Joseph Lento, was disbarred and still took this fee. I had to contact the disciplinary board, I had to threaten to sue him and only then did the disbarred attorney's law firm return the money. Then, I turned my attention to the client and correctly handled his case! Thanks for letting me help! Moral of this story -- Joey Lento is disbarred and never knew how to handle a healthcare license case. He is a fraud. DO NOT USE JOEY LENTO OR HIS OFFICE.
Posted by Rhonda | July 30, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Highly recommend
Defense against the nursing board is nothing short of impossible. Richard Hark makes the unachievable more than probable. When I was looking for an attorney, I researched reviews and talked to several attorneys. Richard’s knowledge and confidence during the consultation instantly put me at ease. Not ...
Thank you Rhonda. This was a really hard case that, through perseverance, we were able to prevail. We had a Pa Nursing Board MPE evaluation, Board ALJ full hearing, Final Nursing Board decision, and then a Commonwealth Court appeal -- which allowed us to then win the entire case and reverse all of the wrong decisions. I may have done the legal work, but Rhonda was on board fully with my strategy, plan, and execution. I could not have won the legal issues if Rhonda was not fully engaged on the facts. Thank you Rhonda for hiring me, working with me, being patience through some hard decisions, and believing in my strategy to help you win your case. Congratulations!
Posted by Megan | April 03, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Will win !
10/10 is not saying much. This man has saved my life and career. Countless nights of no sleep. Crying , giving up. Richard and Jessica have always been there. He is straightforward no bs and will win for you as long as your not bullshitting him. He is not about the $$$ age mmm he is about winni...
Happy to help Megan. She was cooperative, courteous, and responsive to getting us information that allowed us to properly represent her. The investigators from BEI or Attorney General from Pittsburgh were very aggressive. Stepping in as counsel and slowing things down, then assessing what was going on, and helping Megan organize her defense made a big difference. Call me to discuss your PHMP, PHP, BEI contacts so I can save you health care license.
Posted by Kelsey | March 09, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Tremendous Help with Nursing License
Richard and his team were extraordinarily helpful and knowledgeable when working on my case. I felt very prepared for the steps I had to take during my case thanks to Richard. I 100% recommend Richard Hark’s services.
Kelsey's case started in Pittsburgh. All contact with via video, telephone, and emails. We effectively prepared her for an evaluation, which timely resulted in her case getting closed. Zoom, Microsoft teams, and apple face time make practicing law easy these days. It is, however, the level of competence of your attorney that makes the difference. I am always available and happy to respond to inquiries, prep session follow ups, and answering emails. Kelsey had a great issue for which we fought and won her case. It does not matter where your case is or from what jurisdiction. If you have a Pennsylvania health care license, let me help defend it. My clients are from Altoona, Erie, Lackawanna, Scranton, Lehigh, Northampton, Montgomery, Delaware, Blair, Lancaster, York, Dauphin and almost every other county in Pennsylvania.
"I have known Richard Hark for years and he is an outstanding attorney. While he handled criminal defense matters for many years, he has shifted his practice focus to administrative law where he assists professionals (nurses, doctors, lawyers, etc) when they are being disciplined by their respective licensing board. This is usually as a result of contacts with the criminal justice system or drug/alcohol problems. Despite the shift in practice, the outcomes are the same. I have seen him successfully fight the most serious criminal charges and I now refer professional clients to him when their criminal case overlaps with their professional license. He has become extremely skilled in a very sensitive area where clients' livelihoods are on the line. This is no easy task but Richard's combination of legal smarts, common sense, and empathy for his client's plight make him a perfect fit. I strongly endorse Mr. Hark."
"I endorse this lawyer. Knowledgeable on board defense matters for licensed health care professionals."
"I recently referred a complicated criminal defense matter to Mr. Hark. He handled the case with a high degree of professionalism and was able to secure an excellent result."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Rich on many cases over the past 20 years. He is a straight-shooter and is honest with his clients. I trust him enough that I have referred dozens of my clients to him for assistance with various types of matters including criminal defense."
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1997 - Present
Partner, Hark and Hark
2017 - Present
American Association of Nurse AttorneysMember
1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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While incarcerated, can you get credit for license suspension for a mandatory suspension related to PWID?
03 Jun 2015
Can I get a gun license with an expunged record?
25 May 2015
I received a letter from the U.S. District attorney office about a grand jury investigation against me. What should I do.
21 Apr 2015
Nursing Home Overtime Pay
19 Jan 2024
SARPH is no more -- New PHP contract required.
25 Sep 2023
Intended fraud loss versus actual loss, when there is no actual monetary loss
03 Dec 2022