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July 06, 2022Professional License Defense

What Happens at an Administrative Hearing ?

When you have spent years obtaining a professional license and building a career, disciplinary proceedings can be devastating. The licensing agency that regulates your profession may decide to impose disciplinary sanctions on your license that could jeopardize your reputation and your livelihood.  Fortunately, you have the right to appeal those sanctions by requesting an administrative hearing. Our professional license defense attorneys can protect your rights at that hearing and present your side of the story....

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Avoiding Complaints Against Your Professional License

May 12, 2022Professional License Defense

Avoiding Complaints Against Your Professional License

Although it may seem unfair, our society often holds professionals to higher standards than others. You must complete specific amounts of education, pass licensure tests, and go through extensive background screening to attain a professional license. After obtaining your license, you also must avoid violating the laws and rules that apply to your profession, or you could face discipline from your licensing board. You cannot anticipate every situation that might lead to complaints against your...

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What is the Difference Between a License Suspension and a Probated License Suspension

May 11, 2022Professional License Defense

What is the Difference Between a License Suspension and a Probated License Suspension?

Different professions have varying degrees of discipline that individuals can receive. The severity of discipline depends on various factors. Still, a license suspension is one of the more serious forms of discipline, as it directly affects your ability to continue doing your job. Different occupations also provide for different levels of license suspensions, some of which are probated suspensions. State Board of Dental Examiners Under 22 Tex. Admin. Code §107.26(c)(5), the State Board of Dental...

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Financial Misconduct that Could Lead to Loss of Your Occupational or Professional License

May 10, 2022Professional License Defense

Examples of Financial Misconduct that Could Lead to Loss of Your Occupational or Professional License

Financial misconduct is a common ground for disciplinary action against the licenses of many professionals. Whether it relates to the mishandling of funds or fraudulent billing, financial misconduct can lead to serious sanctions, including the suspension or revocation of your professional license. Therefore, when you face disciplinary action based on financial misconduct, you owe it to yourself to get immediate legal advice and representation. The professional license defense lawyers of Bertolino, LLP, can help you...

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May 05, 2022Professional License Defense

Here’s How a License Defense Attorney Can Help with Your Case

Whether you are a doctor, civil engineer, plumber, teacher, or tow-truck operator, every profession that requires a license is a valued profession in need of legal representation from time to time. For example, our attorneys and legal professionals at Bertolino LLP have spent years acquiring the necessary qualifications, licenses, and skills to perform our job. We understand the economic and professional risks licensed professionals make every day to provide their services for others. However, every...

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Appealing the Suspension or Revocation of Your Professional License

May 03, 2022Professional License Defense

Appealing the Suspension or Revocation of Your Professional License

Texas licensing boards or agencies regulate the professionals who hold various professional licenses. These duties include receiving and processing complaints from customers, clients, or patients who allege that professionals have violated applicable laws or rules. Professionals have due process rights throughout their disciplinary proceedings, including rights to administrative hearings. If they end up with a professional license suspension or revocation after administrative proceedings, they typically have the right to appeal that ruling through the state...

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March 22, 2022Professional License Defense

5 Main Reasons Why Your License Can Get Suspended

It takes years of education and training to earn your professional license. Once you have the credentials, you work even harder to obtain the job and position to make all the effort worth it. When your entire career is dependent on an occupational license, its suspension is one of the worst threats to your livelihood. The best way to ensure your license remains in good standing is to understand how it can be put at...

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November 05, 2021Professional License Defense

The Texas Education Agency Accused me of “Inappropriate Communication with a Student” with my Social Media. What Next?

Teachers have an important job. You work hard to help shape the next generation and give them the skills and knowledge that they need to succeed. Because of just how critical your job is, it’s no surprise that your field is tightly regulated and that there are many rules about how you can conduct yourself. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is primarily responsible for enforcing these rules and regulations, and if you find yourself on...

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November 03, 2021Professional License Defense

What to do When You Receive a Notice of Investigation from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy

If you’re a pharmacist, you have an important job to do and many people to help. Because your job is such a critical one, with the very real possibility of affecting lives, it shouldn’t be a surprise that this is a career field that is tightly regulated and subjected to a significant amount of oversight. When you became a pharmacist, you had to apply to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to get your license....

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October 29, 2021Professional License Defense

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is Trying to Impose Monetary Penalties and Sanctions Against Me. What Next?

If you are working in what some would consider a “blue-collar” field, you have likely had to deal with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The TDLR is responsible for regulating a wide range of industries, and whether you are an electrician or an HVAC technician, you may have to answer to them at some point in your career. This department investigates complaints and can level sanctions and other punishments at Texas professionals. We...

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