Professional License Law

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By far the number one question we get in our law offices is about the disclosure of criminal convictions on license applications and license renewal forms.  Some  people see themselves facing the choice of whether to be honest and disclose, almost certainly triggering a license problem, as opposed to lying to possibly get away with it…

The toughest part of a license application is often not the test you had to pass, or the extensive experience information you have to list, but instead is the answer to one simple question: Have you been convicted of a crime?  Actually, this is not really the question the board, bureau, department or agency is…

At the firm we get calls from all types of licensees from jurisdictions around the country.  Many individuals, having had no problems in other states, are surprised when California denies their license application or comes after their license.  This has led us to often observe that California may be the strictest state for license discipline.  …

For California’s three million-plus licensed professionals, the name of the game is to stay off their licensing agency’s radar screen. If you run into a problem, you want to make it go away, or at worst, suffer as little damage as possible. Here are some tips:

1) Get Out of a Problem Workplace: Many license…