Professionals in Florida are governed by their respective licensing boards. Board members assess complaints and determine disciplinary action against doctors, nurses, lawyers, architects, cosmetologists, realtors, accountants, teachers, and countless others. Whatever the infraction, we know how dedicated you are to your profession because you spent the time and energy to earn your license. Losing it would be losing a piece of yourself and your livelihood.
The infraction you are accused of could be a crime like an arrest for drug possession, or for breaching professional ethics, perhaps conducting an affair with a patient if you are a psychologist. It is a defense attorney’s job to ensure the process the licensing board conducts and the disciplinary action it selects is fair as we help you respond to it. A Winter Garden professional license defense lawyer stands by you for the duration.
If you are accused of an infraction that puts your professional license in jeopardy, it may not be anything related to your work performance. You may be charged with a drug crime by an Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy, but it could affect your professional status, for example, if you are a physician at AdventHealth Winter Garden. Common reasons you can lose your Florida professional license include:
Many other infractions can trigger an investigation by a Florida licensing board so it is a prudent move to call a professional license defense attorney once you learn you are targeted in Winter Garden.
Do not think that winging it on your own before a disciplinary board will work out. Certain crimes will impact your professional license even if it was a momentary lapse in judgment. You need a lawyer experienced not only in infractions associated with different professions, but in criminal law, too.
Our attorneys begin by familiarizing ourselves with the complaint lodged against you because the licensing board must provide this information so you can respond. We know that in many cases, complaints are retaliatory allegations that are untrue or embellished. We investigate to verify or refute the evidence and interview witnesses to understand their sides of the facts. We strategize with you to determine how best to proceed and, when we do, we ensure we meet the procedural guidelines the disciplinary board adheres to, but we also ensure they comply. We defend you similarly in a court action, by mitigating charges with merit and refuting charges that are untrue.
We also negotiate with the board. We could suggest a suspension instead of a termination if you offer to pay restitution. Resolutions to these actions are a give and take, and we generally can work with board members to refrain from terminating your license. If they suspend it, we also work with them to reinstate it when the punishment period expires. The services of a Winter Garden lawyer are invaluable if your professional license is at risk.
Our law firm’s uniqueness turns on our ability to represent you before a disciplinary panel because we are familiar with the process and rules associated with Florida’s professional licensing boards, but we are also criminal defense attorneys. That DUI that launched a disciplinary action comes with criminal penalties that we know how to rectify. Whether it is through a plea bargain after negotiating with the prosecutor, or making your case to a jury, a Winter Garden professional license defense attorney is also your criminal defense lawyer.
The threat of losing your professional license is stressful. Your future becomes uncertain, you will face a difficult time finding another job if your license is terminated, and your friends and family might unfairly judge you. You could even make the local news, adding to your embarrassment.
Act now. The Umansky Law Firm can represent you before the disciplinary board, offering mitigating factors that could tip the outcome in your favor. If the action rests on a criminal offense, our attorneys can pull double duty and defend you. Now is the time to contact a Winter Garden professional license defense lawyer.
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