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Avoiding Social Media During Your Disciplinary Proceedings

May 07, 2024 License Defense

Avoiding Social Media During Your Disciplinary Proceedings

Social media is a common outlet for many if not most, individuals in their professional and personal lives. Businesses benefit from advertising on social media and interacting with clients or patients. Individuals use social media for various reasons, including connecting with family and friends and airing opinions on different subjects. However, social media can also be problematic, particularly regarding one's employment, business, and professional licensing board. If you are facing investigation or a disciplinary proceedings...

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What to Do if You Know that Your Professional Licensing Board is Investigating You

May 06, 2024 License Defense

What to Do if You Know that Your Professional Licensing Board is Investigating You

Enlisting the help of an experienced Texas licensing board defense attorney from the outset of your disciplinary proceedings can result in a better outcome in your case. If you are facing a disciplinary complaint, contacting an attorney to prepare a quick and appropriate response is key. As your disciplinary case proceeds, we can explain the process, explore your potential defenses, and work to obtain the best possible outcome in your case. Together, we can find...

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Defense Strategies in Your Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

May 05, 2024 License Defense

Defense Strategies in Your Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

As a licensed professional in Texas, you are subject to various laws and rules that your licensing agency or board enforces. Failure to follow these laws may result in complaints against you, which, in turn, may lead to disciplinary proceedings against you. The sanctions you can receive because of these proceedings can be severe and devastating for your career and livelihood. The most serious cases may impair your ability to work in your profession in...

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How Do Criminal Convictions Affect Your Pharmacist’s License

May 04, 2024 Medical License Defense

How Do Criminal Convictions Affect Your Pharmacist’s License?

Complaints against pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacies go to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (“the Board”) for investigation, evaluation, and potential disciplinary proceedings. However, arrests, criminal charges, and convictions also can lead to disciplinary proceedings. If you fall subject to a disciplinary complaint before the Board, an experienced pharmacist license defense lawyer can assist you through the investigative process, informal negotiations, and any formal disciplinary proceedings that may result. We can explain the full...

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Disciplinary Proceedings Before the State Bar of Texas

May 03, 2024 Professional License Defense

Disciplinary Proceedings Before the State Bar of Texas

Under Texas law, the State Bar of Texas (the “Bar”) licenses attorneys and is authorized to monitor attorneys for ethical compliance with Bar rules and state laws. The Initiation of Disciplinary Proceedings Before the State Bar of Texas Any member of the public, including other attorneys and judges, can file a formal grievance in writing against an attorney with the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel (CDC) of the State Bar of Texas. The CDC...

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Getting a Criminal History Evaluation Letter from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

May 02, 2024 Professional License Defense

Getting a Criminal History Evaluation Letter from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (TBHEC)

The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) licenses and regulates several professions. Part of the licensure process involves BHEC performing a criminal background check to ensure applicants are eligible to hold these licenses. Upon request, BHEC will provide potential applicants with criminal history evaluation letters, which can help these individuals determine if BHEC may reject their licensing application based on their criminal history. BHEC is not the only agency to offer criminal history evaluation letters;...

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New Law Temporarily Places Texas Veterinary Board Under

May 01, 2024 License Defense

New Law Temporarily Places Texas Veterinary Board Under the Direction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Under the Texas Veterinary Licensing Act, the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) historically has licensed and regulated Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVMs), Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs), and Equine Dental Providers (EDPs). As a result, the TBVME has the authority to receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints against these licensed professionals who have committed alleged misconduct. However, as of September 1, 2023, the TBVME has operated under the guidance and direction of the Texas Department...

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Probated Suspensions of Your Professional License What You Need to Know

April 27, 2024 Professional License Defense

Probated Suspensions of Your Professional License: What You Need to Know

The sanctions for violating the rules and laws that govern your professional license can be severe. A simple misstep or oversight can lead to disciplinary proceedings threatening your license and livelihood. Therefore, consulting a professional license defense lawyer to defend your license is critical to successfully fighting against misconduct allegations.  One potential sanction in professional disciplinary proceedings is license suspension. During a license suspension, which the TMB typically defines for a specific period, you cannot...

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Disciplinary Proceedings Before the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

April 26, 2024 Professional License Defense

Disciplinary Proceedings Before the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) licenses and regulates certified public accountants (CPAs) in Texas. As a result, complaints against these professionals for violations of the Public Accountancy Act or TSBPA rules go to the TSBPA for investigation, evaluation, and initiation of disciplinary proceedings, if necessary. As the consequences of these proceedings can be severe, contacting an experienced Texas CPA license lawyer should be your first step if you receive notice of a...

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Disciplinary Proceedings Before the Texas Board of Professional Engineers

April 25, 2024 Professional License Defense

Disciplinary Proceedings Before the Texas Board of Professional Engineers

The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (PELS) licenses, monitors, and regulates professional engineers and land surveyors. This agency’s job is to ensure that these professionals follow the rules and laws that govern their profession. As a result, when someone files a complaint against one of these professionals, PELS evaluates, investigates, and processes the complaint.  Failure to comply with these laws can lead to disciplinary action by PELS, including license revocation, suspension, or...

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