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Acupuncturist what you need to know if a complaint is filed with the texas state board of acupuncture examiners 1

June 28, 2017Professional License Defense

Acupuncturist: What You Need to Know If A Complaint Is Filed with the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners

As a licensed acupuncturist, you provide your patients with non-invasive healing. You have worked hard to earn your acupuncturist license from the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners. Despite the Board's strict licensing regulations, the use of acupuncture in health care treatment often comes under fire. Further, a single complaint filed with the Board can destroy your acupuncturist career, livelihood, and your professional reputation. What You Need to Know About the Texas State Board of...

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May 03, 2017Professional License Defense

Using the “5 Whys” and Root Cause Analysis to Figure Out the REAL Reason Your License Has Come Under Attack… and What to Do About It Going Forward

You may have heard the saying that every crisis also presents an opportunity. Allegations against your license are a crisis, but they also present the opportunity to prevent similar problems. One powerful way to do this is a method known as the “5 Whys.” By asking “Why?” five (or more) times, you trace an event's causes and effects back to its root cause. Then, you attack the problem at the core. For example, begin with...

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Veterinarian

March 29, 2017Professional License Defense,Veterinarian License Defense

Licensed Veterinarians and Professional Standards of Care

Veterinarians, like any other medical professional, are held to a high standard of professionalism. Veterinarians are expected to provide an appropriate level of care to animals who are entrusted to them, and can face serious discipline if they fail to provide appropriate and professional treatment. There are many examples of situations where veterinarians have lost their licenses or have had their licenses suspended, ending a career after years of hard work to acquire the credentials...

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Dui law

December 12, 2016Professional License Defense

Can Getting a DUI Affect my Professional License?

If you are convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), this criminal conviction can impact many aspects of your life. It may even affect your career or put an end to your career. The impact of a DUI on your ability to keep working within your chosen career field is going to depend upon different factors, including the severity of the accusations against you and the specifics of the criminal charges.  It is...

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Real estate

October 16, 2016Professional License Defense

10 Ways to Endanger Your Real Estate License

Earning your real estate license is hard work, but can provide you with a valuable career. Once you have obtained your license, you do not want to do anything to put it at risk. If you are accused of wrongdoing, you also need to make certain you get help with real estate license defense as soon as possible. Realtor.com provided a definitive list of 10 possible ways a real estate agent could endanger his or...

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Bertolino LLP

October 20, 2014Professional License Defense

Changing their Last Name is Not an Automatic Decision for Many Women Getting Married Today

The decision that a bride makes concerning keeping her "maiden" name, a term that itself seems rather antiquated, or adopting the name of her new husband would not seem to be a topic that would make international headlines. However, when the woman pondering that choice is doing so because she is marrying George Clooney, the media websites and those gathered around office water coolers seem to pay more attention. The former Amal Alamuddin, whose resume...

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July 31, 2014Professional License Defense

City of Austin Could End Cell Phone Calls While Driving

Currently under Austin city ordinance, you may not text while driving (I hope!) or use your smart phone to make dinner reservations, movies times, or check football scores while caught in Austin traffic, as these activities are both illegal and dangerous. But, how many of you will admit to talking on your cell phone while behind the wheel? Just a quick glance at the drivers around you on any road will confirm that most of...

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Estate planning

July 30, 2014Professional License Defense

Avoiding Loss of Asset Value During Texas Probate

The probate process can sometimes last for a long period of time, especially for complicated estates. Assets must be valued, creditors and taxes paid and assets and property distributed to beneficiaries. During the probate process, there is a risk that the value of the estate could be adversely impacted unless proper estate planning occurred before death. A probate attorney can help to move the process of probating the estate along as quickly as possible. An...

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April 01, 2009Professional License Defense

Celebrity Divorce Proceedings Require Heightened Privacy, Sensitivity and Attention

Our American culture is one that has become obsessed with all things celebrity. We often know more about the love lives and personal struggles of the top Hollywood movie stars, sports figures and athletes, and singers in our country than we do about members of our own families. Moreover, all of this information can be gathered just from standing in line at the grocery store. We have television programs-even entire networks-that are dedicated to tracking...

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