Proof of Rehabilitation in Appealing Denials of Professional License Applications
Nov 02, 2013
The decision of CA Sup Court in Stephen Glass' appeal of the State Bar's denial of admission to practice of law will result in objective standards binding on State licensing agencies, the Dept of Consu...
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COMING ATTRACTIONS: CA SUPREME COURT ON PROOF OF REHABILITATION IN LICENSE APPLICATION CASES
Nov 02, 2013
The Glass decision in February will be the CA Supreme Court's first decision in eleven years on the issue of rehabilitation, and the first in an even longer span of time to analyze rehabilitation in th...
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HARD FACTS FOR STUDENTS RE CHEATING, PLAGIARISM, AND OTHER ACADEMIC INTEGRITY VIOLATIONS
May 28, 2013
An accusation of breach of academic integrity is an emotionally disabling and potentially life-changing event. The legal rights and protections that apply when students face formal allegations of impr...
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Board of Registered Nursing Diversion Program? Get Legal Advice FIRST!
May 27, 2013
My firm handles a great many California Board of Registered Nursing matters and we almost never advise an R. N. to agree to BRN Diversion. If an R. N. has a substance abuse problem or mental health iss...
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CSLB DISCIPLINARY PENALTIES: WHAT CAN CSLB DO TO CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS?
Mar 16, 2013
It is all too easy for a licensed contractor in the home-remodeling and construction business to get cross-wise with the State Contractors Licensing Board. Many California contractors are seriously uni...
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Time Considerations in License Law Actions
Aug 22, 2012
Time Considerations in License Law Actions
License enforcement does not occur automatically, immediately, or suddenly.
Many State license-holders erroneously believe that their occupational licenses...
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Great Plea Bargains Can Cause Serious Consequences for State License-holders
Aug 22, 2012
It was a great disposition except for the consequences for the occupational license...
But the plea caused revocation of the occupational license, which in turn caused loss of the job with no abi...
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CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING LAW: Beware the “Gift” of License Probation In Lieu of Revocation
May 13, 2012
License probation often seems like a safe harbor an acceptable and available result for a California State license-holder who has been faced with criminal charges and now must deal with the fall-out o...
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WHY YOU SHOULD NOT FILE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION!
Feb 11, 2012
If a person unfamiliar with the American legal system were to describe it based just on reading Avvo Q and A's for a few days, that person would conclude that one of our most important and frequently u...
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YOUR CALIFORNIA CONVICTION WAS NOT "EXPUNGED"
Oct 20, 2011
My partners and I focus our practice on representing California professional and occupational State license-holders. Many -- perhaps most -- of our clients are involved in a legal matter affecting thei...
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