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September 20, 2020 Posts

How to Improve the Chance Your Licensing Board Investigation Will End Without Discipline

Receiving notice of a complaint against your license is something about which most professionals have nightmares from time to time. So when it happens in waking life, it is understandable that you may be upset and likely to fear the worst. Unfortunately, this is not a state of mind in which people tend to make their best decisions. Often professionals will either ignore the complaint (either believing it to be without merit, or simply avoiding...

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September 19, 2020 Posts

When the Investigator of Your Professional License Complaint Wants to Meet With You

Any Texas professional who goes under investigation by their licensing board or agency would rightly become nervous that their occupational reputation, career, and livelihood has come under fire. A complaint against a professional’s license is a serious matter, after all. And the formal investigation that follows notification of the complaint is the stage at which the rubber hits the road. Often the investigator will reach out with an attempt to gain information from you personally....

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September 18, 2020 Professional License Defense

Applying for a Texas Real Estate License When You’ve Had a Criminal Conviction

We all make mistakes. Occasionally, in our reckless pasts, some of us engage in some sort of behavior that brings us to the attention of law enforcement. This may lead to arrest and conviction for a crime. Our society, for the most part, understands that people are fallible, and leaves room for us to make changes in our lives for the better. The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is no different in this respect. It...

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May 25, 2020 Posts

When a Texas Psychologist is Accused of Failing the Standard of Care

Those who practice psychology in the state of Texas have pursued their vocation through multiple hurdles over the course of many years. These highly-qualified individuals are vital to the mental health of our communities, as they aid people going through some of life’s most difficult challenges. It is therefore imperative that a licensed Psychologist do whatever they can to follow the standard of care inherent to the profession in order to avoid any risk of...

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When a dentist is accused of offering a gift as part of advertising

May 24, 2020 Posts

When a Dentist is Accused of Offering a Gift as Part of Advertising

Dentists in Texas face heavy regulation in their day-to-day practice, at the level of practically every element of their behavior and business decisions. And what they may do in the course of advertising their services is no exception. While other businesses may make room for all sorts of inducements to reach out to and bring in new clientele—such as car dealerships holding raffles of a new automobile to bring people in to consider new vehicles—dentists...

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May 23, 2020 Posts

Discipline to Which a Texas Dentist May be Subjected

The practice of dentistry in Texas is a career toward which a practitioner strives through much education and effort. It is a vital service, one on which the lives and health of our citizens depend. The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is charged with establishing the suitability of individuals for licensure and with maintaining that licensure through the course of their dental careers. It is also the organization under whose auspices falls the prerogative...

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Protect your license to teach

May 22, 2020 Posts

Protect Your License to Teach

You worked hard to become a teacher. You earned your bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. You completed an Educator Preparation Program. You passed your certification exams. You applied with the state after ensuring you met all of the requirements to do so. You even got your fingerprints taken as part of a national criminal background check, which, naturally, you passed. And you’ve been active in your chosen...

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Teachers must maintain student confidentiality

May 21, 2020 Posts

Teachers Must Maintain Student Confidentiality

In the course of performing their duties, teachers must adhere to certain standards of behavior and a large number of rules in order to maintain their career. Among these rules are particular regulations relating to the maintenance of student confidentiality. The student-teacher relationship is important on various levels. There is, of course, the purely educational element. But as many teachers we work with inform us, they become privy to a great deal of information about...

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When a teacher is accused of misappropriating school funds

May 20, 2020 Posts

When a Teacher is Accused of Misappropriating School Funds

Licensed teachers in Texas have dedicated their time and energy to becoming practitioners of among of the most vital of professions to our state’s future well-being. Among the many challenges a teacher in Texas may face in the course of their chosen profession is the occasional allegation of improper behavior before the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Any such complaint may be considered to threaten their license. We consider it absolutely imperative that...

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May 19, 2020 Posts

Teachers May Not Accept a Gift That Impairs Personal Judgment

Teachers in Texas face numerous challenges in the course of practicing their chosen profession. Licensed educators have dedicated themselves to one of the most important—and, sometimes, thankless—of professions in our society. So when teachers find themselves facing allegations of impropriety that threatens their license, which in turn puts them at threat of losing both work and income, it is absolutely imperative that they hire an experienced professional license attorney to give them the best change...

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