Medical License Defense Case Results - Page 8

Facts: Our client, A.M., faced a complaint filed by the Department alleging that our client falsified a medical report and allowed a subordinate to practice outside his scope. The Department pursued the matter through the investigative phase and argued that our client committed acts which required discipline. Outcome: Through negotiations with staff counsel, Bertolino LLP …

Facts: Our client K.C., faced a complaint filed by her former employer alleging that she violated the Texas Administrative Code by creating a dual relationship with a former client. The Executive Council pursued the matter through the investigative phase and argued that our client should not have entered into a business relationship with her former client. Outcome: Through …

Facts: A former employer of JY’s filed a complaint against her for negligence and for failing to provide timely reports after treatment sessions. The Board requested a response to the complaint from JY. Outcome: Bertolino LLP submitted a written response and provided evidence showing that JY did submit a majority of her reports prior to her …

​​​Facts:  AU was a licensed physician until he signed an Agreed Board Order (“ABO”) suspending his medical license. Prior to signing the ABO, AU was investigated by the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) for professional misconduct, two of which resulted in AU’s arrest. The order suspended AU’s license until his treating physicians could advise that he …

Facts:  RV hired our law firm to submit her application for licensure with the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”). RV had prior disciplinary history during her residency education, which she was required to disclose on her application. Our team submitted RV’s application and completed the proper forms that were required based on her educational history. Our …

Facts: Our client UL, hired us to represent her against a complaint filed against her license by the Board of Nursing (BON). The complaint was initiated by her former employer. The BON’s complaint alleged that she misappropriated morphine. After an investigation was completed by her employer she resigned. Her resignation was not accepted, and she …

Facts: Our client IM, hired firm to assist him in responding to a complaint filed against him by TMB. The complaint alleged that he was aiding and abetting nonmedical staff in the practice of medicine at the medical spa where he worked as medical director. There was video evidence of a nonmedical employee injecting a …

Facts: Dentist KH hired the firm to respond to a complaint filed with Texas State Board of Dental Examiners regarding an alleged Minimum Standard of Care violation of not maintaining a written informed consent signed by the patient. The firm researched the facts of the case and found out that the Complainant was not the …

Facts: Our client, GD, hired Bertolino Law Firm to defend him in an appeal concerning a patient’s civil malpractice claim in connection with dental work our client performed. The firm represented GD in the trial court, and we won the case at the summary judgment stage based on several arguments, but the patient appealed. Outcome: …

Facts: Our client MG, hired firm to represent her for a second time, against allegations brought by TMB. MG had two separate cases with TMB both set for an informal settlement conference. The first case was related to allegations stemming from her first matter. That prior case resulted in a non-disciplinary sanction. However, TMB brought …