Our newest associate, Mr. Matthew Truong, recently assisted a client with disclosure of a felony conviction to the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. The client plead guilty to felony vandalism and misdemeanor battery in late 2016. Two months later, Mr. Truong helped the client gather mitigation and rehabilitation evidence to present to the
Case Results
Fourth Disciplinary Case Against Physician Dismissed
Our firm just received a decision from the fourth consecutive disciplinary case against a physician by the Medical Board of California. The physician was already on probation, and in two prior cases, the physician’s probation had been extended. The Board accused the physician of misconduct while on probation, and forced the physician to make statements…
DOI License Granted Without Hearing to Applicant Convicted of Felony Assault
Senior Associate Ms. Lindsay Johnson recently represented a prospective insurance agent who had been summarily denied a license because of a felony conviction for assault. As we have discussed on the blog before, a “summary denial” is a denial that precludes the applicant from even having an administrative hearing on the issue of fitness for…
LVN License Reinstated After Revocation for Drug Conviction and Probation Violation
As we recently highlighted, our excellent associates are particularly successful when appearing in front of state agencies on Petitions for Reinstatement. Ms. Lindsay Johnson appeared in front of the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians on behalf of an LVN who had surrendered her license after being placed on probation. At the time of…
CPA License Reinstated After Multiple Crimes of Dishonesty
Our firm boasts some of the finest attorneys in California. Recently, our Senior Associate Attorney, Ms. Lindsay Johnson, achieved remarkable success with the California Board of Accountancy. Our client’s CPA license had been revoked in a prior disciplinary matter that was handled by another law firm. The client had been convicted of making false statements…
Registered Nurse Given a Public Reproval after DUI Conviction
Our firm recently represented an RN in an Accusation matter before the Board of Registered Nursing. The client had a single conviction for driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 or above, but had been acquitted of a charge of Driving Under the Influence. The Board was only willing to settle the case for…
DMV Salesperson’s License Saved After Fraud Conviction
In 2016, our firm represented a DMV-licensed salesperson who had been convicted of a felony for making a false insurance claim. With our help, he obtained a reduction of the felony and expugement of the resulting misdemeanor, but he had to defend his salesperson’s license from an Accusation by the DMV in administrative court. We…
Insurance Producer Accused of Fraud and Theft Ordered Only to Pay a Fine
We represented an insurance agent in 2016 who was accused by a former partner of diverting premium payments from his clients. Over a two-day hearing, the Department of Insurance aggressively brought evidence and witnesses against our client alleging that he was dishonest and lacked integrity.
We successfully proved that the client did not divert any…
RN Accused of Gross Negligence Avoids Probation
Earlier this year we were able to persuade the Board of Registered Nursing to drop its demand for a lengthy license probation and instead give a registered nurse a reprimand. Registered nurses are mandated reporters of abuse under California law. A reprimand, also known as a public reproval, does show on the license record but…
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