I have been practicing licensing law in California for a long time, including service as an Administrative Law Judge for the State of California,...

Can a doctor or group of doctors release you as a patient without a lawful reason

Doctors, chiropractors, and other care-givers are free to pick and choose their clients so long as they do not utilize prohibited classifications...

How do I seal my criminal record?

You don't seal your record. You not only don't get to seal it, you have to affirmatively disclose all of it and -- even more -- you will be...

DMV's decision about your application for Vehicle Salesperson license will turn on the nature and character of the facts and circumstances...

I need factual innocence petition.

As other skilled and experienced California counsel have noted here, you do not qualify to bring a Petition for an Order re Factual Innocence. That...

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Will my misdemeanor show up on my background check, even if the case WILL GET DROPPED?

Employers, both public and private, are allowed by law to consider pending criminal charges. Ask your lawyer whether your case can be advanced so...

Over turning a Los Angeles county civil service disqualification.

L A C S always has thousands more qualified applicants than it does positions available. So, of course, the department inevitably declines to make...

How to file a formal complaint against a teacher for unprofessional remarks to my seven years old son?

When your usual mature judgment asserts itself, you will almost certainly conclude that a phone call to the vice-prioncipal is all that this...

Do I need a lawyer?

You may find a lawyer useful if the school pursues the matter. But, I think you are asking whether you need a lawyer for aggressive...

School district punishing my daughter for a faculty members mouth about another students family's personal issues.

My view is that you should have limited your communications of concern about the issue to the school and school personnel. By unilaterally...