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A Dismissal Secured in the Face of Fraud Allegations Our Client, a Physical Therapist (“J.C.”), was investigated by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy (“Board”), for allegedly committing Medicare fraud by charging for services not rendered. Through various pre-litigation maneuvers, we obtained documentation and prepared a response, which quickly stifled the complaint and secured a …

Suspension Lifted, Favorable Result Secured In April of this year, our Client, a pediatric dentist, self-reported an incident which resulted in a patient seizing after being sedated; the cause of the seizure remains unknown. In June, the Board responded by suspending our Client’s Anesthesia Permits without notice and dragged him across the state to appear …

Outright Dismissal Secured After Inappropriate Conduct Allegations In 2014, while our Client, M.A., worked as a physics teacher at a public high school, a group of female students from the 11th grade would study in M.A.’s office during downtime. The door to M.A.’s office was always left wide upon, and the students would come and …

Complaint Dismissed Outright After Written Argument Our Client, W.S., a L.V.N., faced a complaint (“Complaint”), filed by his former employer, with the Texas Board of Nursing (“Board”), which alleged W.S. (i) exceeded his scope of practice, (ii) obtained medications improperly, (iii) violated the professional boundaries of the nurse/client relationship, (iv) and inappropriately manipulated the patient …

Complaint Dismissed With No Disciplinary Action Our Client, J.R., faced a Complaint (“Complaint”), filed by his former employer, after a patient (“Patient”) with a history of cardiac complications expired. J.R. visited the Patient, in his home, to provide physical therapy. Prior to visiting, J.R. thoroughly reviewed the Patient’s treatment records, prepared by other healthcare professionals. …

Complaint Dismissed Following Informal Hearing Our Client, L.E., faced a Complaint (“Complaint”) filed by the School District she formerly worked for as a special educator. The Complaint alleged serious ethical violations after a third-grade student (“Student”) had a crisis, which nearly resulted in severe harm befalling several students. The School District terminated L.E. and she …

Complaints Dismissed After Written Rebuttal Our Client, D.C., faced two Complaints (“Complaints”), alleging ethical violations. We prepared and submitted written rebuttals to both Complaints and attended a Disciplinary Committee meeting held by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (“Board”). Through our written rebuttal, and the outcome of the Committee meeting, we convinced …

Complaint Dismissed & Back Pay Recovered Our Client, R.B., a COTA/L and Director of Rehabilitation, faced a complaint (“Complaint”), filed by his former employer, which alleged fraudulent billing practices. We compelled R.B.’s former employer to enter a pre-litigation settlement to the tune of $10,000 for overtime backpay. We also ascertained that R.B. did not commit …

Complaint Shut Down With Help From Handwriting Expert Our Client, O.A.A., Pharm.D., R.Ph., faced a complaint (“Complaint”), based on a signature, purportedly authored by O.A.A., on fraudulent documents sent to the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. The Texas State Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) prosecuted our Client and set an Informal Conference to discuss same. And tremendous …

The Texas Medical Board (“Board”) began prosecuting our Client, G.V., M.D., after he self-reported an arrest which occurred on Christmas of 2015. The arrest was purportedly based on driving while intoxicated, but there were a number of acts committed by the charging police department, which called the integrity of their claims into question. After receiving …