Joseph John Bogdan

I can’t thank my attorney Joseph Bogdan and associate attorney David Mattson enough for the work they did on my case. As a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator in Illinois, I received an Immediate Jeopardy citation from an IDPH survey, which was an incredibly stressful and overwhelming situation. Fr...om the beginning, attorney Joseph and David took the time to really listen and understand what I was dealing with from the case itself to my emotional and physical stress this has caused. They explained the process in a way that was easy to follow, gave me clear guidance on what to expect, and were always quick to respond to my questions. What impressed me most was how knowledgeable and dedicated they were. They knew exactly how to handle the complexities of the IDPH and IDPFR process and hold a very strong working relationship with IDPH and IDPFR. They also helped me feel supported every step of the way. Their professionalism and advocacy made a huge difference in the outcome of my case. Attorney Joseph has extensive experience with IDPH and is very knowledgeable with IDPH administrative hearings, which certainly made this process VERY easy and understandable. I am truly grateful for everything attorney Joseph and David did to help me through this challenge, and I would HIGHLY recommend them to any Licensed Nursing Home Administrator who needs strong, reliable legal representation that is facing an Administrative Hearing.

Several years ago, I was completing my Master’s Degree Education and was preparing to apply to Medical School. Unfortunately, I was arrested during that time and ended up pleading guilty to a misdemeanor reckless driving charge. I had never been in legal trouble before and I thought that this would r...uin my medical career before it even started. I contacted Jay Bogden, seeking his guidance in how to proceed in the application process with this “red flag” on my record. Mr. Bogden was kind, attentive and timely in helping me prepare statements for my applications and I was accepted to my first choice for medical school. Four years later, I was preparing to graduate medical school and enter “The Match.” Like most job applications, medical residencies ask that candidates disclose whether or not they have been convicted of a crime. I dreaded answering this question, so I called Jay Bogden again. I was unsure of whether or not he would remember me; but he met me with the same kindness as he had several years ago. He assuaged my concerns and he advised me as to how best approach the situation. I matched into residency at my first choice. 3 years later, I was ready to graduate residency and I was applying for my medical license. And again the question presented itself; “Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony?” At this point, it became abundantly clear to me that I would always carry the burden of my past transgressions. However, I wasn’t willing to compromise on my goals as a physician. Again, Jay was there for me. I got my medical license without any issue. Shortly after that, I decided to pursue fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine. At this point, I knew who to call. Jay was there for me once again. At every point in my career, for nearly 10 years, Jay has answered when I’ve had questions about how to navigate the medical system with conviction on my record. And today, I’ve been accepted to and I am preparing for the fellowship that Ive been working toward for nearly a decade. I may have made poor choices in the past, but with Jay Bogden’s help and his continued commitment to helping me with my career, I have been able to realize my goals in the medical field. He can help you too.

For those who actually got a positive result from him. I’m happy for you. However, here’s my experience. I’m a licensed healthcare professional that got into trouble with the law by accident few years ago. He was referred to me by one of my friends. Before I retained him as an attorney, my friend ...warned me that Joseph “tend to making too much promise” but “he is a smart guy”. I wasn’t sure what that means back then, because I was desperate, I paid him $5000 (which is a lot compare to other attorney, others usually charge $3500) to retain him and let him working on my case. During the first year, I was facing too much uncertainty, therefore, I had lots of questions for him and of course, he charge me EVERY SINGLE MINUTE ($450 per hr, $112 per 15 mins) and he round up those mins, so for those time i called him for 6, 7 or 10 mins, I still get charged for 15 mins. Bills aside, what’s really bother me was his professionalism. Most of the time, it always took a long time for him to respond to my email, text or voice mail. Sometimes just no respond at all. He didn’t keep me updated about that’s going on (for example, my current attorney, he usually reply to me within few mins if he’s not in court or busy or had his associates reached out. He also forwards me the emails communications between him and the IDFPR people.) so I’m basically in the dark until he needs something from me. I was thinking about switching to other attorney during this process but he talked me to stay. I am licensed in multiple states and one of my licenses was due for renewal. I decided to let Jospeh to handle my renewal and self-reporting. Knowing him probably won’t get to it right away, I send in all the required paperwork to him 30 days prior to the deadline, him and Patrick (long story short, I don’t recommend Patrick Callahan either) still couldn’t get it done til few days before the renewal deadline. Few months after my conviction, IDFPR decided to discipline my license. With Jospeh’s “help”, I got the second worse deal with the IDFPR and I even signed the paper agreed with the conditions. However, after some research and paid consult with other attorney, I realized I got a horrible deal and thank god I still had time to retract it. It only took two emails from my new attorney (he CC me on all the emails with the IDFPR) to get me a way better deal. That’s when I realized Jospeh didn’t fight for me at all. If you are thinking about hire him, proceed with caution. I know he does some MPJE tutoring, so that explains some of his 5.0 ratings. Joseph is known for “won’t fight” among his IDFPR peers. Money comes and goes but if your attorney doesn’t have your best interest in mind, your license/career will be done forever.

Joseph Bogdan’s law office came to the rescue when I was struggling to obtain Illinois nursing licensure by endorsement. After having my application deemed deficient on three separate occasions due to prior charges, I felt I had hit a wall and would never get my license. I completed a quick phone con...sult with the office, provided them with all my records and information, and created a plan with the office for how we were going to address the deficiencies. We were able to submit updated records to the licensing board within three business days of our phone consult and miraculously, I was granted licensure the following day. The office personnel were extremely knowledgeable, friendly, responsive, and understanding. I would recommend them to anyone struggling to obtain licensure.