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
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Fighting to Save a DEA License from Discipline
The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to deny, suspend, or revoke a DEA registration. However, the Attorney General may limit discipline to the controlled substance or chemical list that is the subject of the discipline. A DEA registration is required for any health care professional who prescribes or dispenses…
Your Hearing’s Around the Corner? It’s Not Too Late to Get Legal Help
If for whatever reason your license discipline or license denial hearing has snuck up on you and is right around the corner, don’t throw in the towel or go it alone. Even with just a few days to prepare, an experienced license defense attorney can make a night-and-day difference in the outcome of an administrative…
Winning Writs of Administrative Mandamus to Appeal Adverse License Decisions
After an adverse decision, such as a decision by a Board or Department to revoke a license, a licensee has as little as 30 days to appeal that decision to the Superior Court. This appeal, called a petition for writ of administrative mandamus, seeks a court order commanding the agency to set aside the disciplinary…
The California Office of Administrative Hearings
In California, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) hears all professional license discipline or denial cases, except for liquor license and attorney discipline hearings. The same administrative court hears cases for such varied occupations as physicians, architects, dentists, insurance brokers and engineers. A panel of about 75 administrative law judges (ALJs), working our of four…
Understanding Your Rights as a Licensee Facing Discipline
Despite the relatively few rights that a licensee has, a skilled attorney can contain the damage from a license discipline action and even win cases.
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