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February 16, 2020Posts

Coping with the Stress of Unfounded Complaints

Let’s face it—online portals made for the filing of complaints against professional licenses have made it far too easy for people in the throes of negative emotions to endanger the livelihoods of professionals. A good proportion of the complaints made against professional licenses every year are made out of pique, totally unfounded. Even the agency boards that investigate them know this. That’s why so many complaints are dismissed out of hand before even reaching the...

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When an electrical subcontractoru2019s actions threaten your license

February 15, 2020Posts

When an Electrical Subcontractor’s Actions Threaten Your License

In the course of a complex building or retrofit project, Texas electricians at times find themselves having to hire a subcontractor in order to complete all the work that must be done. Every good electrician knows how important their skills and work product are to the proper, safe functioning of a home, high-rise, or commercial building. And they are also aware of just how important it is that the systems they install be carefully inspected...

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Our initial consultation itu2019s all about you

February 14, 2020Posts

Our Initial Consultation: It’s All About You

In the event that a complaint has been filed against you before a licensing board or regulatory agency in Texas, you will want to hire a professional license defense attorney as soon as possible. Any such complaint should be taken very seriously, as the regulatory and licensing authorities have the power to suspend your license, put it on probation, or even revoke it. Though professionals facing such a threat to their livelihoods often view the...

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February 12, 2020Posts

What Professionals Can Do to Combat Online Reputation Damage

Over the past thirty years, the internet has played an increasingly intrusive role in the work lives of professionals. This trend can be viewed as especially pernicious when a professional’s license falls under attack. The effects of a complaint or report, easily accessible to anyone with a web browser, can come as a serious blow to one’s professional reputation. And, as any professional knows, reputation is everything. The advice that the passage of time will...

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February 11, 2020Posts

Dealing with National Practitioner Data Bank Disciplinary Action Listings

As a national clearinghouse of information regarding the many sorts of disciplinary actions taken against those in the medical profession, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) carries the power to break the livelihood of a professional. Its reports are used by people at many levels in the healthcare industry—such as health plans, clinics, hospitals, state Medicare fraud control units, quality improvement organizations, professional societies with formal peer review, and licensing boards like the Texas Board...

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February 10, 2020Posts

How We Defend Your Professional License in Texas

Professionals of all stripes operate under licenses granted by the state of Texas under the auspices of numerous boards dedicated to enforcing the rules of their forming agencies. This sub-branch of administrative law holds an outsized level of importance in the lives of many Texans, from doctors to electricians, who dedicate years of their lives to getting the education and training they need in order to pass muster to earn the licenses to practice their...

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February 09, 2020Posts

Becoming Aware a Complaint Has Been Filed Against Your License

Professionals are often surprised to learn that a complaint against their license was not immediately reported to them. Indeed, the process for most licensing boards—though these various boards do differ in the particulars of their requirements and the procedures by which they enforce them—is to review a given complaint thoroughly for certain criteria before alerting the professional against whom the complaint was made. Those criteria include: Whether the agency has jurisdiction over the complaint. A...

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February 07, 2020Posts

TDLR Sunset Review Begins

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TLDR) recently entered the first stage of its scheduled Sunset Review. TLDR, established by Chapter 51 of the Texas Occupations Code, is the oversight agency for a broad swath of licenses granted in the state of Texas—from Air Conditioner and Refrigeration Contractors, to Licensed Breeders, to Weather Modification, and a whole host of professions between. In each of these professions, TLDR establishes advisory boards composed of representatives from...

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February 06, 2020Posts

Maintaining Your Texas Real Estate License

In the course of engaging in the real estate market, a sales or buyer broker will on occasion be met with an official complaint against their license. In the state of Texas, the governing agency over real estate professionals is the Texas Real Estate Commission. In addition to granting licenses to individuals who have fulfilled the established criteria, the Commission also oversees the maintenance and disciplinary functions for license-holders. An official complaint can be a...

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February 04, 2020Posts

Professional License Complaints: The Type of Attorney You Need

When you are subject to a professional complaint that comes under the review of a licensing board or agency in the state of Texas, you will want to have an attorney by your side. The process is too complicated to go through on your own, and most often the boards doing the review have been put in place by the legislature to be on the complainant’s side—as protectors of the public interest—rather than giving leniency...

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