The Department of Real Estate takes criminal convictions that occur in connection with a real estate license very seriously. We represented a client in one such licensee, where a misunderstanding regarding the nature of a visit to a property resulted in the licensee pleading to a misdemeanor that occurred on the property. As a consequence,
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Reinstating an Insurance Broker License After Revocation
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
Insurance Code section 1669(d) empowers the California Insurance Commissioner to summarily deny (without a hearing) a license application within five years of a license revocation. For an insurance broker who has lost their license, this five year window can present a trap. If you re-apply within five years and are denied, under section 1669(c), the…
Your Hearing’s Around the Corner? It’s Not Too Late to Get Legal Help
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
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…
Governor Brown Reinstates the Board of Registered Nursing
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in California Nurse Licensing
Today, February 14, 2012, Governor Brown signed SB 98, reinstating the California Board of Registered Nursing, which had been dissolved by an automatic sunset provision on December 31, 2011. The Board has been authorized to operate until 2016.
Our office had observed an apparent slowdown in the enforcement filings and hearing settings while Board enforcement…
Licensee Options After a Lost Hearing
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
Unfortunately, a large percentage of individuals facing license discipline fail to hire an experienced license law attorney. The result is often that the disciplinary hearing is lost. While the loss of an administrative hearing is tragic, it is not the end of the case. The Administrative Procedure Act and California law give the licensee some…